2013 Children, Youth and Environments Children, Youth and Environments 23(3), 2013 Greenways as Educational Opportunities: Lessons from Boulder, Colorado Alessandro Rigolon Department of Design and Planning University of Colorado Denver Citation: Rigolon, Alessandro (2013). “Greenways as Educational Opportunities: Lessons from Boulder, Colorado.” Children, Youth and Environments 23(3): 148-163. Retrieved [date] from http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=chilyoutenvi. Abstract This field report describes the greenway network in Boulder, Colorado, highlighting its design and management features that help increase the chances for meaningful experiences in nature for children and youth. Among them are some large-scale strategies that can contribute to redesigning neighborhoods and some small-scale strategies that represent easy and affordable interventions to create educational opportunities in greenways. Ultimately, this report illustrates how greenways can provide children and youth with opportunities to experience nature every day and, through that, develop ecological literacy. Keywords: urban greenways, children, youth, outdoor education, ecological literacy, landscape design, Boulder, Colorado This content downloaded from 128.138.165.237 on Thu, 5 Dec 2013 16:51:32 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions