Looking at the World from a "One meter Height": Shanghai Building a Model City for Child Friendly Cities and Communities | Children | Communities
CCTV News: Children's growth is crucial for high-quality population development. China proposes to launch 100 pilot projects for the construction of child friendly cities nationwide by 2025. Shanghai has incorporated the concept of "child friendliness" into its urban development concept earlier, and is currently building a "one meter high" urban community that sees the world. The "one meter height" mentioned here actually starts from the height and perspective of children, and matches their special needs in urban construction. Let's take a look at the journalist's visit to Shanghai.
CCTV reporter Huang Yajie: This is the riverside of Pudong, Shanghai. Behind me is a 22 kilometer long cycling path. Here, not only can children enjoy cycling, but there are also dozens of children's playground facilities along the coast, such as pink sand pits, climbing, and swings. A bright childlike color by the Huangpu River is the 217-meter-long painted wall in my hand, which was jointly painted by 100 families, including special children. In addition, there are also children's theaters, ecological science popularization bases, and self-service libraries along the Yangtze River.
Pudong New Area gathers a quarter of the children's population in Shanghai, and children's elements such as rainbow zebra crossings and small animals climbing trees can be seen everywhere on the streets and alleys. Since last year, a total of over 25 million yuan has been invested in the child friendly renovation of public spaces in Pudong. Currently, child friendly service centers have been built in all 36 streets and towns in the region, and child friendly spaces have covered more than 1300 villages.
Pan Xiuhong, Director of the Office of the Women and Children's Work Committee in Pudong New Area, Shanghai: Our implementation project is called "Tongyue Space". Through small incisions and small volume space renovations, more children can feel a child friendly atmosphere right at their doorstep.
In this shopping mall in Shanghai, children have their own exclusive skateboard parking spaces, and everywhere in the mall, children can slide, build blocks, and learn to dance. Many shopping malls use the "considerate" level of mother and baby rooms as a marketing tool to attract customers. Whether the mother and baby rooms are clean and comfortable, and what new facilities are available in parent-child public spaces have become important considerations for many families to spend on weekends.
Zhao Jiali, Operations Manager of a shopping mall in Shanghai: We will introduce some popular IP gaming facilities in the atrium during the summer break. In addition, because the third floor is a children's business, fixed interaction points will be arranged throughout the year for nearby families to play.
Hospitals practice child friendliness: setting up small "playgrounds" in the operating area
At the Shanghai Children's Medical Center, children about to undergo surgery are playing and waiting in the "Sunshine Cabin". Here, children and parents will receive a preoperative instructions that are all hand drawn and designed by hospital doctors. In addition, each child of "Sunshine House" will receive a cute plush toy as a gift and receive the Little Warrior Medal through a challenge game. At present, several tertiary hospitals in Shanghai have set up "Sunshine Cabins".
Xu Weihong, Deputy Director and Nurse of the Anesthesiology Department at Shanghai Children's Medical Center: This is our game area. Children who come in will give them toys, and children of appropriate age can play some wiping and disinfecting Lego here.
Strengthening Top-Level Design Shanghai Launches Application of Child-Friendly Neighborhood Evaluation Tool
Based on small incisions and benefiting the general public. The Implementation Plan for the Construction of a Child Friendly City in Shanghai proposes 20 specific construction tasks in 5 aspects from the perspective of top-level design. Shanghai universities have also launched relevant evaluation tools, quantifying the complex work into 23 aspects and 143 elements.
Professor Yu Yifan from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University: Technical tools are a very common practice internationally. These elements can be achieved through artificial environmental evaluators, generally with professional backgrounds, or through specific social perception data, big data, or uploaded photo data.
