About the Project

This project will apply our expertise in participatory mapping, data analysis and visualization and digital storytelling, to develop collaborative work with secondary schools and community organisations in Prato, one of the most multiethnic cities in Italy, around the theme of “one city, many cultures”.

The ‘superdiversity’ of the population in many European cities calls for innovative and multidisciplinary practices that directly involve both migrants and the broader community in identifying key benefits, major issues, and effective strategies in dealing with transcultural complexity.

Through a series of hackathons, the project will produce an opensource, multilayered and interactive digital mapping of Prato, which will provide an original interpretation of the city from the many perspectives of its youth, through geolocalised stories, photographs, artefacts and testimonies produced directly by school students.

This project is a pilot study for a broader study looking at collaborating with culturally diverse communities to develop successful tools for digital storytelling and visualisation.

Learn more on the project’s website.