Resilient Public Spaces, a Participatory Design Approach with Children

This article presents a reflection on the development of participatory design exercises for the resilient intervention of public space, from the contribution of children as main ac-tors in the process and with a "bottom-up" approach for the reduction of vulnerability to floods. The text analyzes the contributions in the field of urban design of the creative bets developed by children, based on dialogue and collaborative work around the concept of resilience, presenting as main results urban interventions that allow achieving three ob-jectives: i) technical, by fulfilling a mitigation function; ii) educational, by serving as an interactive scenario for learning environmental concepts; and iii) recreational, by con-solidating as public spaces for the enjoyment of the community. Thus, a direct relation-ship is established for the appropriation of urban design projects when the planning and construction process is developed in an inclusive manner.