A list of people who have published articles or books in the last 5 years about
designing urban communities in Australian settings that are suitable
for the needs of young children aged 0-8 years. URL references that I
can follow up with would be helpful.

<p><a href="http://www.kunstler.com/index.html" target="_blank">James
Howard Kunstler</a> has a site about his writing and speaking, mainly
on the New Urbanism.

Hello,

I joined this place to answer peoples questions.

Please visit 
http://www.carfree.com/link/furp.html
and you will find an extensive resource on Urban planning

as for your document, a fantastic newsletter/report I found on urban
design for young people can be found at
http://www.cabe-education.org.uk/360_Issue5_oct2004.pdf

Good luck and i hope this helps.

Best Regards
David
iam@davidrudge.com

I forgot to say. The cabe website
http://www.cabe-education.org.uk/
CABE Education exists to ensure that young people understand the value
of well-designed  buildings and spaces.

You will find a place on the last page to subscribe to the newsletter,

please donate all that you can to the trust. 

Thanks for your time

Thanks for the web sites which I was not aware of but found quite
helpful. If you know of anything with more of an Australian flavour, I
would b grateful to hear of them.

TIM

I can't help with Australain flavor, but vehicals are a major hazard,
followed by sharp edges at heights of 1/10 th meter to one meter. Zero
to 8 year olds are likely to crawl through things with dimentions of
about 1/10 th meter and get stuck. Falls on stairways are rarely
fatal, but injuries are frequent, so all on one floor is safer for all
ages.   Neil