ABSTRACT
In this book about Amsterdam and its inhabitants, spatial developments, social problems, and political issues it is logical, necessary and interesting to also pay attention to the position of its youngest citizens. Children make up a considerable part of Amsterdam’s population. Their numbers certainly justify some attention. In addition, the study of children’s geographies is a further step in the development of the geography of households (Vijgen and Van Engelsdorp Gastelaars 1992). Households cannot be considered as homogenous boxes. The processes of emancipation contribute to the recognition of the different positions of men and women, and adults and youngsters in a family household. In many respects, children’s daily activities, their needs and opinions are different from those of their parents. Children form a unit of analysis in their own right.
