Lecturer & Programme Director of Urban Design & Planning, University of Sheffield working in #urbandesign #childfriendlycities #urbanplay 🇮🇪 co-author of ‘Applied Urban Design: A Contextually Responsive Approach’, Routledge Books https://amzn.eu/d/i4dPGoHhttps://bsky.app/profile/mic-martin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mic-martin.bsky.social/post/3lxyp7upisk2t😎 I was very chuffed to be interviewed by @lauriewinkless.bsky.social for her @forbes.com feature ‘How Can We Make Our Cities More Child-Friendly?’ #HelenWoolley and I reflect on our respective research on planning & designing cities that take children’s rights seriously @sheffielduni.bsky.social https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2025/08/26/how-can-we-make-our-cities-more-child-friendly/04 Sep 2025 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:nwqhixib2dwbb2ul75mis5on/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxyp7upisk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mic-martin.bsky.social/post/3lu3ckzzl5k2t‘How to give children the freedom to #play across the city - not just in playgrounds’ My article in @uk.theconversation.com #Play creates dynamic neighbourhoods, intergenerational encounters, & meaningful participation in #urbanspaces – if only we let it happen https://theconversation.com/how-to-give-children-the-freedom-to-play-all-across-the-city-not-just-in-playgrounds-260444?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com16 Jul 2025 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:nwqhixib2dwbb2ul75mis5on/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3ckzzl5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mic-martin.bsky.social/post/3lsj7j5ishk2qNew research on #Play & #ChildrensRightToTheCity published in #JournalofUrbanDesign Exploring four international cases of #creativeplacemaking for #children / #play in Australia EU and UK It uncovers new evidence on the significance of #informalspaces to promote #urbanplay https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2025.250501926 Jun 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:nwqhixib2dwbb2ul75mis5on/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsj7j5ishk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mic-martin.bsky.social/post/3lqtrkccizk24Our article in @uk.theconversation.com reveals substantial #play inequalities across #England Paul Brindley & I looked at England’s largest settlements & mapped patterns from +18,000 #playgrounds within them Serious #socialjustice issues for #children exist!! https://theconversation.com/we-mapped-18-000-childrens-playgrounds-and-revealed-inequality-across-england-252239?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com05 Jun 2025 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:nwqhixib2dwbb2ul75mis5on/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtrkccizk24https://bsky.app/profile/mic-martin.bsky.social/post/3lnmrn2mil22gHappening today! Looking forward to our Urbanism Hour for @academyofurbanism.bsky.social this afternoon @13.00 ‘Shaping Urban Design as a Technical Vocation’ Details below… [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2025 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:nwqhixib2dwbb2ul75mis5on/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnmrn2mil22g