Worksheet: self-evaluation of your city as a place for young people
Social integration Positive attributes Negative attributes
Do young people feel welcome throughout the community?
Do they interact with other age groups in public places and in formal and informal activities?
Do they have a sense of belonging and being valued?
Gathering Places and Activity Settings
Are there a variety of places for young people to meet friends, talk, play sports and informal games, shop, be alone, or just ‘hang out’?
Safety and freedom of Movement
Is there a general sense of safety? Are young people familiar with the local area? Are they able to move around the community freely on their own, without fear or concerns about their safety?
Access to Nature
Do young people have access to natural settings? Are there trees to climb? Fields for organised sport? Developed parks and play areas? ‘wild areas’ where they can explore on their own?
Community Image and Identity
Do residents in general, and young people in particular, have a positive opinion about where they live? Are they aware of its history and proud of its accomplishments? Do they participate in community activities and cultural life?
Land tenure
Do residents own the land and structures in which they live? Do they have undisputed legal title? Are there any threats of relocation or displacement from the authorities or private developers/ landowners?
Basic goods and services
Do residents have secure access to food, water, shelter and sanitation?
Local power and Control
Does the local community have a sense of control over its destiny? Do they feel a stake in local decision-making and have a say in political outcomes? are young people involved in the decision-making process? Do they have hope about the future?
Driskell, 2002, 28-9
Social integration Positive attributes Negative attributes
Do young people feel welcome throughout the community?
Do they interact with other age groups in public places and in formal and informal activities?
Do they have a sense of belonging and being valued?
Gathering Places and Activity Settings
Are there a variety of places for young people to meet friends, talk, play sports and informal games, shop, be alone, or just ‘hang out’?
Safety and freedom of Movement
Is there a general sense of safety? Are young people familiar with the local area? Are they able to move around the community freely on their own, without fear or concerns about their safety?
Access to Nature
Do young people have access to natural settings? Are there trees to climb? Fields for organised sport? Developed parks and play areas? ‘wild areas’ where they can explore on their own?
Community Image and Identity
Do residents in general, and young people in particular, have a positive opinion about where they live? Are they aware of its history and proud of its accomplishments? Do they participate in community activities and cultural life?
Land tenure
Do residents own the land and structures in which they live? Do they have undisputed legal title? Are there any threats of relocation or displacement from the authorities or private developers/ landowners?
Basic goods and services
Do residents have secure access to food, water, shelter and sanitation?
Local power and Control
Does the local community have a sense of control over its destiny? Do they feel a stake in local decision-making and have a say in political outcomes? are young people involved in the decision-making process? Do they have hope about the future?
Driskell, 2002, 28-9