Purpose
UAL Climate Studio is a 6-months collaboration between three UAL colleges to develop an urban network of citizens, organisations and government to support collaborative place-based climate action.
Process
UAL Climate Studio consists on a series of events with local communities, tackling climate justice at a neighbourhood scale, building on local needs, practices and knowledge.
The south cluster delivered 200 hours of activities in four local venues, engaging 100 children and young adults to co-design alternative food systems through the design of provocative future services. This work foregrounds residents’ lived experience, demonstrating the potential for design to bring situated perspectives into policy-making.
Impact
Southwark Council’s sustainable food strategy was built on insights gained from these engagements, later achieving national recognition for their leadership in securing good food for residents.
Partners:
Southwark Council, Paper Garden, Buzzie Buddies, Sounds Like Chaos, PNK Garden
Date:
2022
Funder:
UKRI Higher Education Innovation Fund
Team:
Dr Lara Salinas
Tom Taylor (Southwark Council)
Digby Usher (UAL)
Claire O’Brian (UAL)
Further info:
Salinas L. (2022) Designing for local policy: exploring preferable futures in the UK Policy Design and Practice 5(4):516-528 21 Nov 2022 (Article)
Kimbell, L., Durose, C., Mazé, R. and Richardson, L. (2023) Design and Policy:
Current Debates and Future Directions for Research in the UK: Report of the AHRC. Design|Policy Research Network. London: University of the Arts London. Available at https://www.arts.ac.uk/?a=418648 (Report)
UAL Social Design Institute (2022) Dr Lara Salinas – Practice Research in Social Design & Design for Sustainability. (Video)
Salinas L. (2023) Climate Studio: local climate action by design 6th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference, Dublin, 19 Jun 2023 – 21 Jun 2023. 19 Jun 2023 (Conference, Symposium or Workshop Item)
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