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Graffiti and Street Art Report Released

The report 'Public Entertainment, Graffiti and Street Art: Fostering the Creative Abilities of Darwin, Palmerston and Katherine Youth' has been presented to the Minister for Young Territorians.�

The report, compiled by the Youth Minister's Round Table of Young Territorians, makes a number of recommendations including more legal spaces for street art and liaising with graffiti artists when making policy decisions.

The full report can be viewed here.

Featured Academic Articles

The following is a bibliography of recent academic articles concerning youth and public space:

Driskell, D, Fox, C and Kudva, N. 2008. Growing up in New York: Youth space, citizenship and community change in a hyperglobal city. Environment &Planning 40 (12) : 2831-2844

Geenen, K. 2009. Sleep occupies no space: The use of public space by street gangs in Kinshasa. Africa 79 (3) : 347-366

*SCAPE

Yspace was excited to learn about the *SCAPE development which is currently underway in Singapore. The *SCAPE brand was created to in response to a lack of public space for young people. In 2010 they will open a shopping centre with a twist; only 30% of the floor space will be dedicated to retail and food outlets. The five-storey 'urban playground' will also feature a recording studio, broadcast station, art gallery, performance theatre, a space for sports and an IT lab, as well as much, much more. And it's all for young people.

This is an excellent example of designing and creating inclusive spaces for young people. If you are interested in the topic of young people and shopping centres, see our shopping centres page for more resources.

More information on the *SCAPE initiative can be found here.

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