IL DIRITTO DI GIOCARE: UNA NECESSITÀ PER I BAMBINI, UN POTENZIALE PER SCUOLA E LA CITTÀ

Francesco Tonucci

doi:10.22481/praxisedu.v16i40.6899

Authors

Francesco Tonucci Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias da Cognição – Itália http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1406-7997

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22481/praxisedu.v16i40.6899

Keywords:

Childreen, City, School, Right to play

Abstract

The main question addressed in this article is: why and how should child play be considered an important parameter in urban policies? A possible answer to this problem is found throughout the text. I would like to begin by drawing the most recent evolution (or rather involution) of urban structure and organization, emphasizing how it defines an environment that is forbidden and hostile to children, unless they are accompanied by adults; I will summarize the impact of this environment on the game and therefore on the development of children, accentuating the different characteristics of spatial mobility in children and adults, and the extreme danger of isolating children from the experience of danger. I will propose a radical alternative to urban policy in which children and their play are the main focus, rather than a marginal problem and not known to be considered only as a later reflection, and I will present some concrete cases in those where such an alternative was put into practice by children and politicians together, and its effects were tested and evaluated. In conclusion, similar experiences seem to justify a moderate amount of hope for the future of our cities, despite their worrying current conditions.

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Author Biography

Francesco Tonucci, Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias da Cognição – Itália

Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione – ISTC - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Itália.

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