Housing
Kids in India Are Sparking Urban Planning Changes by Mapping Slums
A new project aims to give young Indians a voice in the city-development process.
Every kid likes to draw. But in India, young people living in slums are using their sketching skills to spur urban change.
As part of a broader civic campaign centered on "child clubs," groups of children are creating detailed "social maps" of their marginalized neighborhoods to voice their concerns about public space, as first reported in Citiscope, a CityLab partner site.