Safe and sustainable cities: human security, migration and well-being 2017-2019

This project used quantitative and qualitative methods, namely a cross-sectional survey with self-identified migrants and photo-elicitation interviews with self-identified migrants and city planner in Chattogram (formally Chittagong), Bangladesh. Both methods were employed to investigate self-identified sources of urban precarity and insecurity among migrant populations and undertakes action research with city-scale urban planners and migrants seeking to implement sustainable lives and city infrastructure in Chattogram. The project explored opportunities to integrate the perspectives and lived experiences of migrant urban populations into policy processes through two follow up activities namely a perspective-taking workshop, where several migrants and city planners who participate in the photo elicitation process reflected on their experiences and challenges associated with well-being and security in a fast-growing urban environment; and two policy-oriented workshops (one local level in Chattogram and one national level in Dhaka) exploring legitimate solutions to potentially lead to more effective urban governance.