Meetup #547

The Playability Gap: Measuring the Child-Friendliness of Urban Neighbourhoods

with Emily Gemmell

How well do urban neighbourhoods support young children's outdoor free play — and why does it matter? Dr. Emily Gemmell discusses the development of an urban playability index for young children, how neighbourhood-level scores vary across Canada's 35 largest cities and what this means for children's health and development.

Speakers

Emily Gemmell

Emily is a post-doctoral environmental health researcher at the University of British Columbia. Her work focuses on how urban environments impact health across the lifespan.