Join the Bristol Poverty Institute and the Cabot Institute City Futures theme for an interactive workshop on the topic of socially just future cities. The event will explore topics around a just transition and leaving no one behind, and how this intersects with issues including health, city planning, and the importance of systems thinking when addressing issues of sustainability to avoid unintended consequences for those experiencing or at risk of poverty. This touches on many aspects of everyday life including energy and transport poverty, access to white goods, and food options.

The event will begin with short ‘scene-setting’ talks from the BPI Director, Professor David Gordon, and Cabot Institute City Futures theme co-lead, Dr Ges Rosenberg. All attendees are also invited to give a one minute, one slide flash presentation to introduce themselves and their research interests (pre-registration required). This will be followed by breakout discussions to explore in more depth questions on this topic that cross disciplines, such as ‘what are the key synergies or conflicts between environmental sustainability and social justice?’ and ‘what would a socially just transition in Bristol look like?’.

Aim of the event

The aim of the event is to bring together colleagues from different disciplines and provide space for new connections and interdisciplinary discussion. We are using an interactive workshop format to explore synergies, innovate, and explore how we can tackle challenges in different ways from different approaches.

Who should attend

This event is for University of Bristol researchers only, including postgraduate researchers. We encourage anyone with an interest in any aspect of inclusiveness, poverty, future cities, social justice, and a just transition to attend.

The event will begin at 2pm, registration and refreshments available from 1.50pm.

For any queries, please contact Vicky Jones via vicky.jones@bristol.ac.uk.

Please be aware that the organisers plan to take photographs during the event, which we will share online (including our Twitter/X feeds, websites and/or blogs). If you are uncomfortable with this, please notify a member of the team on the day and we will endeavour to try and avoid including you in any photographs. Due to the nature of the event we cannot guarantee you won’t be in any images, but we will try and avoid taking photos where you are clearly visible.