Reimagining walkable cities

Exploring the experience of mothers of premature babies

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ID17475005
AuthorsSilvia Gullino (0000-0002-1478-6708, Silvia Gullino is Professor of City Making, Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, Birmingham City University, Millennium Point, Birmingham, B4 7XG, Birmingham, UK, ORCID iD: email: ., corresponding author)
Year2026
Pages1-21
Publication date2026-03-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTown Planning Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0041-0020 • E-ISSN: 1478-341X
PublisherLiverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3828/tpr.2025.50
OpenAlexW7134271580
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited40

This article highlights an overlooked social group in urban planning: first-time mothers of premature babies requiring neonatal care. It explores how to reimagine urban spaces for a sustainable and inclusive city. Set in inner London, the article delves into the challenges these mothers face while caring for their newborns, who often rely on medical aids. These mothers face practical challenges when navigating the city, including being vulnerable to infections and managing oxygen tanks and nonfolding prams, which can lead to complications that make urban travel difficult. Based on an interdisciplinary research project with neonatologists, the article explores the emotional and sensory experiences of mothers navigating the city. Using diary entries and walking interviews, it calls for integrating emotional responses into urban planning to create more inclusive and sustainable cities

Emotional support · Face (sociological concept) · Set (abstract data type) · Sustainable development · Urban Environment · Urban planning · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Neonatal skin health care · Urban Green Space and Health

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