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Gera, Krity, 2025, Show, Exhibition or Event, MyCity: Mapping Socio-spatial experiences of teenage girls in urban public spaces (Unpublished)

Abstract or Description:

Urban public spaces as play a crucial role in social transformation and identity formation of individuals and groups. However, teenage girls are significantly underrepresented in these spaces due to a combination of environmental, social, and structural barriers. Such factors not only deter girls from accessing public spaces but also impact their physical and mental well-being. Therefore, it is crucial to have girls’ perspectives and active participation in the socio-spatial environment for fostering inclusive and equitable cities. By using design-led methods, MyCity engages with teenage girls from London Borough of Wandsworth to map and understand their daily experiences of using urban public spaces to initiate a dialogue with relevant decision-makers in the design and planning processes. A set of participatory workshops were conducted two different groups of teenage girls; one from a school and the other through a local youth organisation in Battersea. Design-led creative methods were adopted to engage the participants to share their experiences about neighbourhood public spaces / streets. The outputs of the workshops were exhibited from 4th June - 30th June 2025 at Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth. This also involved one-day public engagement session to invite the local community's views on the issue.

Subjects: Architecture > K400 Planning (Urban > K420 Urban and Rural Planning > K421 Urban Planning
Architecture > K400 Planning (Urban > K430 Planning studies
Architecture > K400 Planning (Urban > K440 Urban studies
Architecture > K400 Planning (Urban > K460 Transport Planning
Creative Arts and Design > W200 Design studies
Creative Arts and Design > W200 Design studies > W210 Graphic Design > W213 Visual Communication
Other > Social studies > L100 Economics > L170 Economic Systems > L174 Collectivism
Other > Social studies > L200 Politics > L210 Political Theories > L216 Feminism
Other > Social studies > L400 Social Policy > L430 Public Policy > L434 Transport Policy
Other > Social studies > L700 Human and Social Geography > L790 Human and Social Geography not elsewhere classified
Other > Social studies > L700 Human and Social Geography > L720 Human and Social Geography by topic > L724 Transport Geography
Other > Social studies > L500 Social Work > L540 Community Work
School or Centre: School of Design
Uncontrolled Keywords: Socio-spatial integration, marginalised groups, design for periphery, participatory approaches, community engagement, social design
Date Deposited: 26 Nov 2025 14:27
Last Modified: 03 Dec 2025 21:29
URI: https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/6627
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