Nobila Bano

Collaborative and Creative Research co-lead

Thesis title: The role of intergenerational knowledge transfer in mediating British South Asian families’ relationships to/with the natural environment 

Nobila’s work uncovers how British South Asian families in North West England experience and shape urban nature spaces, blending sociocultural insights with creative, community-led research. Through participatory and place-based approaches, she explores what it means to engage with the natural environment through wider cultural and heritage perspectives.

Forthcoming Publications: 

• Bano, N. (forthcoming, 2026) ‘Moving beyond marches and placards: Unveiling everyday activism in South Asian migrant-background communities’, in Bowman, B. and Akram, S. (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Young People and Environmental Activism. London: Routledge.
• Kraftl, P….Bano, N. et al (forthcoming, 2026) Children, young people and trees: Transdisciplinary perspectives. Routledge. 

Follow Nobila’s wider research and community collaborations on Instagram@ Reflections_through_nature and at https://treescapes-voices.mmu.ac.uk

Contact Nobila: nobila.bano@stu.mmu.ac.uk