Twenty-five years of children's geographies: a planner's perspective

ABSTRACT

This paper considers the key trends and changes that have taken place in my 25 years of children's geographies research. I reflect on the growing awareness of children in research but also the continued marginalisation of children and children's concerns in my own planning profession, and the continuing need for a greater presence for Majority world children in research. I ask if we as children's geographers can rise to the growing global challenges children face. To do so will require greater interdisciplinary work and recognition of the ever more complex and dynamic nature of societies if we are to create a robust forward-looking research agenda with and for children.

Keywords:

• Children's geographies
• achievements
• challenges
• planning profession

Acknowledgement

I would like to acknowledge Professor John McKendrick as this paper derived its inspiration from the session ‘Absent–presence of children and young people in everyday landscapes’ he convened at the GCYFRG, RGS-IBG International Conference, Cardiff, August 28–30, 2018.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.