THE CHILD FRIENDLY CITY APPROACH TO CREATING A SECURE URBAN LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN MAKASSAR MUNICIPALITY

As one of the metropolitan cities in Indonesia, Makassar�s economic condition rapidly grows. Living in an economically growing area will mean living in crowded, unsafe and polluted environments for children. Condition where place for children to play in conducive outdoor spaces and engage with natural environment diminish. Nonetheless law on children protection has open up new possibilities to fight for the rights of children to have appropriate playing spaces, participate and live in safe and clean environment. In this study, children from elementary and junior high school students were surveyed regarding to their perception and ideas about the spaces around them in term to explore and understand on how they appraise their urban living environment. An argument to convince stakeholders of children�s need on better outdoor spaces and their valuable capacities. Capacities that through children participation can be develop into awareness to build their responsibility as future residents which further may help to protect their selves from degraded environment