I think I would have a better answer if I know whether you were seeking...

Historic-Narrative) the value of an earlier, less-developed locale to the citizen, and the effect that the trend has on the *life* of the citizen, (how has urbanization impacted their relationship with their family, or prompted change in the way the citizen conducts their life told by the citizen?)

or...

Phenomenological) how the citizen experiences change itself, as a disorientation from how things are now (increased density, change of public transit, etc.) with their earlier life, with their earlier life culminating into a reference used by how they experience the world *now.* How do they experience urbanization?

I hope this distinction helps.

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Phenomenological analysis (as you may be familiar) examines how the subject may experience without relying on quantitative science to evaluate it, i.e. it is concerned with the reception of experience. Heidegger's hammer is a cognitive example of this; the unthinking carpenter does not think about the hammer he wields, and therefore addresses (say) nails differently.

Narrativity adopts a historic dimension, stipulating many "phenomenologies" (modes by which each character experiences) to be underpinnings of a larger development(s). Going along with this, memoirs are retrospective, bildungsromans may have a character wisen throughout a story (and therefore we may conclude their phenomenology has changed in some way, and so on.

In my opinion, narrative inquiry, but the development of n

The following sources should be helpful:

• Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches, California, Sage Publications, Inc. (see pp. 53-62)
• Narrative Research vs. Phenomenological Research: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Narrative_Research_vs_Phenomenological_Research