Planning Just and Joyful Cities With and For Young People
UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools is an interdisciplinary, action-research center, linking the fields of city planning and K-12 education.
We advance policies and practices that create opportunity-rich environments, both in and out of schools, where young people of all backgrounds can thrive.
Major Initiatives
“The essence of community resilience is found in young people. They hold the missing piece of the puzzle we struggle to complete. They are our present and our future.”
– Deborah McKoy, 2021
Featured Publications
Planning Cities With Young People and Schools: Forging Justice, Generating Joy
Drawing upon twenty years of civic youth engagement with students from around the globe, Planning Cities With Young People and Schools offers a set of best-practices with which urban planners can challenge the status quo, reimagining the future of our cities for and with young people.
Education Workforce Housing in California: Developing the 21st Century Campus
In this report, we assess the possibility and opportunity for school districts to build affordable housing on properties they already own and make it available for their employees.
Cultivating Inclusion: Belonging and Agency in Young Black Men through Civic Action Research
This article examines how community-based civic action research can cultivate civic engagement, civic belonging, and shifts in civic stakeholders’ perceptions of racially and economically minoritized youth’s civic agency.