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‘Living outside the house’: how families raising young children in new, private high-rise developments experience their local environment

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  • Fiona J. Andrews
  • Elyse Warner

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Families are increasingly choosing to raise children in the growing number of private, high-rise apartment complexes developed in Australian capital cities. However, most of these developments have been designed for the childless and there are concerns as to how supportive these settings are for young children. This paper explores parents’ experiences of the environment surrounding their high-rise dwellings in an inner-city municipality of Melbourne, Australia using the participatory method, Photovoice. Ten parents photographed elements of their dwellings and environments that had positive or negative impacts on raising young children. Findings indicate that environments surrounding parents’ high-rise dwellings were used on a daily basis, often due to limited space within apartment complexes. However, aspects of this environment were challenging, requiring mutual accommodation between families and their immediate settings. This has implications for policy to ensure the neighbourhoods surrounding high-rise developments in inner-city areas are more child friendly.

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  • Fiona J. Andrews & Elyse Warner, 2020. "‘Living outside the house’: how families raising young children in new, private high-rise developments experience their local environment," Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(3), pages 263-285, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjouxx:v:13:y:2020:i:3:p:263-285
    DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2019.1696387
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    1. Jinyun Lyu & Huiying Yang & Stella Christie, 2023. "Mommy, Can I Play Outside? How Urban Design Influences Parental Attitudes on Play," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-19, March.
    2. Hazel Easthope & Laura Crommelin & Sophie-May Kerr & Laurence Troy & Ryan van den Nouwelant & Gethin Davison, 2022. "Planning for Lower-Income Households in Privately Developed High-Density Neighbourhoods in Sydney, Australia," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 213-228.
    3. Märit Jansson & Emma Herbert & Alva Zalar & Maria Johansson, 2022. "Child-Friendly Environments—What, How and by Whom?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-26, April.
    4. Karen Villanueva & Amanda Alderton & Carl Higgs & Hannah Badland & Sharon Goldfeld, 2022. "Data to Decisions: Methods to Create Neighbourhood Built Environment Indicators Relevant for Early Childhood Development," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-18, May.
    5. Lia Karsten, 2022. "Young Families and High-Rise: Towards Inclusive Vertical Family Housing," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 245-252.

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