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Tables of Contents for Cities for Children
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
vii
Introduction
ix
Part One Understanding Children's Rights and Development
The Convention on the Rights of the Child
4
14
A brief history of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
5
1
The provisions of the Convention
6
4
Some questions raised by the Convention
10
5
The obligations created by the Convention for local and urban government
15
3
Children's Development
18
18
The significance of supportive environments for children's development
19
7
The developmental experience and requirements of children at different ages
26
6
Children who face special developmental challenges
32
4
Stable Families
36
24
Changing social realities
37
4
Adequate and secure housing
41
6
Basic municipal services
47
5
Other critical supports
52
8
Part Two Working for Urban Children's Rights
Prenatal and Birth Environments
60
8
The intrauterine environment of the child
61
1
Environments of childbirth
62
4
Follow-up after birth
66
1
The larger context
66
2
Housing for Children
68
25
The significance of the dwelling for children's development
69
1
Working towards homes that support children's rights
70
17
Residential care for children
87
6
Community Health
93
28
The health problems of the urban poor
94
2
Assessment and analysis
96
1
Creating healthy and livable neighbourhoods
96
4
The provision of comprehensive, integrated health services
100
11
Adequate nutrition for all
111
4
Health care education
115
2
The special needs of adolescents and older children
117
4
Neighbourhoods for Children
121
31
How supportive communities affect children's development
122
2
Community insecurity and social fears
124
9
Responding to traffic
133
1
Opportunities for play and recreation
134
8
Children's positive involvement in the community
142
9
Moving beyond the local community
151
1
Child Care
152
12
The role of local authorities
153
4
Some models for child care provision and support for early child development
157
7
Schools
164
24
The role of local authorities in fostering school-community links
165
2
Making education truly universal
167
3
Education that promotes children's rights
170
5
Schools and health
175
2
The Physical Environment of schools
177
5
Access to information: libraries and resource centres
182
1
Teacher resource centres
183
1
Secondary schools
184
2
Non-formal education
186
2
Working children
188
24
The implications of work for children's development
189
2
The challenges facing local authorities and their partners
191
1
Creating a framework for action
192
4
Making constructive use of laws and regulations
196
4
Finding practical alternatives for children and their families
200
6
Supporting children in the workplace
206
6
Street-based Children
212
13
The responsibilities of local authorities and their partners
214
2
Supports for children and adolescents on the street
216
9
Juvenile Justice
225
11
The role of local authorities
226
1
Common violations of the rights of children in conflict with the law
226
2
Some basic principles and models for action
228
8
Part Three Governance for Children's Rights
The Context of Local Government
236
12
The relationship of local government to community governance
237
2
The relationship of local government to the national level
239
1
The global context
240
4
The challenges facing local governments
244
4
Practical Implications for Local Government
248
25
Institutionalizing the Convention for sustained action
249
2
Raising awareness of children and their rights at every level
251
2
Improving the quality of information and communication
253
3
Effective government structures and processes
256
5
Supporting community action and building citizenship
261
6
Monitoring, evaluation and enforcement
267
2
Working with other municipalities to affect national policy
269
2
Participatory democracy - the basis for children's rights
271
2
Resources
273
13
Bibliography
286
12
Index
298