New urbanisms in India: Urban living, sustainability, everyday life

This data collection consists of interview transcripts, guided walks, drawings, focus groups and photographs. The methodological approach for this project was qualitative, collating a diverse range of data about the everyday lives of young people (aged 5-23) and their families living in a site of urban change. As Children’s Geographers, our approach enables children and young people to be key informants in retelling their experiences of urban change – through their voice, mobilities and everyday interactions. Grounded in ethnography, for an eleven-month period the researchers lived in the case study site (January 2015 – November 2015), getting to know what life is like for children and their families. Project methodologies included: individual in-depth interviews, guided walks, drawings, focus groups, community based workshops and the use of a research mobile app ‘Map my Community.’ Forty core families from a diverse range of social backgrounds participated in the project – the team conducted 170 interviews and engaged with 350 children, young people and their families. <p>This project investigated the everyday lives of children, young people and their families living in a site of urban change in India (2013-2016). Three hundred and fifty people from diverse backgrounds took part in this research which set to explore interactions, issues and experiences of urban transformation. Three core thematic areas were pursued: (1) everyday routines, mobility and access, (2) experience and access to nature and green space in a new urban development and (3) everyday experiences of internationalising principles of urban design. </p>