Keywords:Child-friendly cities,
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civic engagement,
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community social awareness,
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Mingdong community,
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social cohesiveness,
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social development,
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young planning professionals,
,
youth participation
Abstract:
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) initiatives of Child-
Friendly Cities have operated in more than 3000 cities around the world. However, the concept
of making the city child-friendly has not been extensively recognized in China. This article aims
to report a regeneration project in a migrant workers’ community, the Mingdong, and is used
to illustrate the reactions of residents to youth participation (youth civic engagement) and the
project through an international workshop. The article concludes with a discussion of how social
workers help in the social development of migrant communities by promoting youth participation,
community social awareness and social cohesiveness.
