ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how the connection to 'natural' and mundane local spaces differs between suburban and central city children, and what implications this has on children's wellbeing affordances. It considers how ordinary local environments offer wellbeing affordances for primary school age children by linking the concepts of environmental literacy, affordances and a sense of place. The chapter also explore suburban and central city children's experiences of these components in contributing to their individual wellbeing and the health of the environment. It outlines the conceptualisation of wellbeing affordances in order to contextualise the analysis of urban children's wellbeing. The chapter presents a case study evidence of how suburban and central city children connect to the social and physical fabric of their neighbourhoods and what features and activities they value as part of feeling and being well in their neighbourhood.
