Historical Changes in Children's Access to U.S. Cities: A Critical Review

Sanford Gaster
Environmental Psychology Program
Graduate School, City University of New York

Citation: Gaster, Sanford (1992). "Historical Changes in Children's Access to U.S. Cities: A Critical Review." Children's Environments 9 (2): 34-55. Retrieved [date] from http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/

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Abstract

Although urban children's lack of access to their neighborhoods is a problem widely acknowledged as having roots in the historical development of cities, few investigations have illuminated this. The author offers a framework for the analysis of the ideas and institutions that have shaped public environments since the 1830s. This is done through a critical review of public policy, sentiment, and action regarding housing, parks, playgrounds, and recreation centers, with reference to New York City.

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