Abstract
In a post-colonial Aotearoa New Zealand, solutions by rangatahi (youth) for rangatahi are essential (Hunia et al., 2020), as are civic participation and building economic agency in an increasingly challenging economic climate. Upsouth was an online community crowdsourcing platform developed by The Southern Initiative in collaboration with Itsnoon (TSI, 2021), which provided rangatahi and whānau (family) a safe space to share a lived experience, thoughts, and ideas about local kaupapa (issues/topics) of importance to them (TSI, 2019b). This chapter contextualizes the potential and the challenges of rangatahi and whānau civic engagement in Aotearoa New Zealand, and presents a brief reflective case study of the Upsouth project with some of the unexpected outcomes, presented through examples. This chapter formed part of the Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities 2022 conference New Ground sub-theme as a critical reflection on a design intervention, conceived and implemented by the lead author to overcome the post-colonial divisions of Māori, Pacific and minority ethnic rangatahi and whānau in South Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities |
| Editors | Amira Osman, John Nagle, Sabyasachi Tripathi |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Pages | 101-104 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031273070 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Conference, The City is [NOT] a Tree: The Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities, UEDC 2022 - Virtual, Online Duration: 5 Jul 2022 → 7 Jul 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation |
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| ISSN (Print) | 2522-8714 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2522-8722 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference, The City is [NOT] a Tree: The Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities, UEDC 2022 |
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| City | Virtual, Online |
| Period | 5/07/22 → 7/07/22 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords
- Civic engagement
- Creative thinking
- Critical thinking
- Digital platform
- Enabling
- Participation
- Rangatahi
- Relating
- Youth empowerment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Architecture
- Environmental Chemistry
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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