"Children’s health and wellbeing in urban environments", by Christina R. Ergler, Robin Kearns and Karen Witten (Eds.), 2017; London: Routledge; 257pp., hardback £ 110.00, ISBN 978-1-472-44601-5

Parsons, Katie J.

Abstract

If you want a book to take you on a journey around the world which provides a range of experiences of the different lived realities of children in today’s urban environments, then this is the book for you. The editors have beautifully assembled a series of papers which offer the reader a window into primary school aged children’s worlds. Telling a story of ‘subtle yet potent influences upon young lives’ (p.7), the editors acknowledge that this book is not just for Health Geographers but has a scope that spans multiple subjects and ‘ … acknowledge the need for interdisciplinary perspectives to help create a better world with health and wellbeing outcomes for children and future generations’ (quote from preface). As someone who personally and professionally straddles various disciplines of children’s geographies, education, children’s social care and children’s health, I view this interdisciplinary breadth as a key strength of the book, and because it engages so well, I believe anyone could pick it up and feel at ease with the content and the way in which it is assembled.

Citation

Parsons, K. J. (2020). "Children’s health and wellbeing in urban environments", by Christina R. Ergler, Robin Kearns and Karen Witten (Eds.), 2017; London: Routledge; 257pp., hardback £ 110.00, ISBN 978-1-472-44601-5. Children's Geographies, 18(6), 744-745. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2019.1705645

• Journal Article Type: Book Review
• Acceptance Date: Dec 1, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Dec 19, 2019
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: May 5, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: May 26, 2021
• Journal: Children's Geographies
• Print ISSN: 1473-3285
• Electronic ISSN: 1473-3277
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 744-745
• Item Discussed: Children’s health and wellbeing in urban environments", by Christina R. Ergler, Robin Kearns and Karen Witten (Eds.), 2017; London: Routledge; 257pp.
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2019.1705645
• Keywords: Geography, Planning and Development; Sociology and Political Science; Social Psychology
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3763159
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14733285.2019.1705645