Placemaking and urban public spaces are important but often neglected factors in the integration and wellbeing of forcibly displaced people and other migrants.
This briefing explores how refugees and asylum seekers experience wellbeing and placemaking in urban contexts, through interviews with people working for non-governmental and community organisations in southeast England.
Between 2001 and 2011, India’s urban population increased from almost 28 per cent to just over 31 per cent. Almost 139 million people migrated to cities (mainly Delhi and Mumbai), often bringing their children with them.