Vulnerable Youth’s Perspectives and Priorities for Informal Settlements: Photovoice Evidence from Lusaka, Zambia

Type Journal Article - Journal of Planning Education and Research
Title Vulnerable Youth’s Perspectives and Priorities for Informal Settlements: Photovoice Evidence from Lusaka, Zambia
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2017
URL http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0739456X17709914
Abstract
The “youth bulge” in developing world cities is a significant planning challenge that requires new participatory tools for planning more inclusive cities. Photovoice data from 38 orphaned and vulnerable youth from Lusaka’s informal settlements (where median age is 15) are presented to: further understanding of unmet youth needs in informal settlements; compare participants’ priorities to informal settlement development goals; and demonstrate photovoice for a planning audience. Participant priorities include personal safety, nuisance abatement, safe spaces for socializing/recreation, and spaces for self-reflection and personal development. The article shows that youth priorities warrant departures from typical practice and that photovoice effectively elicits essential information from marginalized groups for planning more inclusive cities.

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