This toolkit is the product of the YEP project’s collaborative training course, designed to empower children and youth to actively participate in spatial planning. It equips educators, youth workers, planners, and community leaders with practical tools like photovoice, collective mapping, and model-making. This toolkit encourages reflection on ecological and socio-spatial inequalities and supports the co-creation of just, sustainable spaces that prioritise the needs and voices of youth, esp...| Inter Alia
Our second YEP training course in Bacău, Romania, began with a recap of the key themes discussed during the first training in Italy. These included radical spatial sustainability, socio-spatial justice, degrowth, and participatory planning, concepts that set the foundation for our shared learning journey. Building on these theoretical insights, we transitioned into the practical dimensions of youth participatory spatial planning, delving into the unique YEP methodology. We explored participa...| Inter Alia
The YEP training course on radical spatial sustainability in Galatina had been a dynamic journey of learning, reflection, collective dreaming, and collaboration. We began with an insightful walk-and-talk session that encouraged participants to engage with one another and reflect on their diverse socio-spatial experiences. The discussions focused on both positive and negative practices and policies, accompanied by real cases of socio-spatial justice and injustice in Galatina. These were then...| Inter Alia