Description
As part of a research collaboration between the University of Dundee and the University of Strathclyde with support from the Scottish Universities Insight Institute, we developed four workshops with urban and rural communities across Scotland, with the aim of understanding the links and joint challenges of fuel and transport poverty in Scotland, and to help enable a just transition to low carbon heat and mobility.The four participatory workshops:
1st and 2nd workshops: urban/suburban (Glasgow and Dundee)
Dundee workshop co-organised with Dundee city council, 02. December 2022
Glasgow workshop co-organised with EHRA (Easterhouse), 03. February 2023
3rd and 4th workshops: rural (Thurso and Castletown)
Highlands workshops co-organised with the Caithness Voluntary Group, 13. & 14. Feb 2023
Workshop outcomes include:
ranked list of challenges people face
list of specific issues in their locality
discussion of suggestions and potential solutions for these issues
| Period | Dec 2022 → Feb 2023 |
|---|---|
| Degree of Recognition | National |
Keywords
- fuel poverty
- transport poverty
- community engagement
- just transition
- low carbon communities
Related content
-
Activities
-
Final dissemination event - Understanding Fuel and Transport Poverty for a Scottish Just Transition
Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation
-
Projects
-
Understanding Fuel and Transport Poverty and Associated Challenges for a Scottish Just Transition
Project: Internally funded project
-
Research output
-
Fuel and transport poverty in Scotland: Actions towards accurately identifying fuel and transport poor households in Scotland
Research output: Book/Report › Policy Briefing/Paper
-
Understanding fuel and transport poverty and associated challenges for a Scottish just transition (FTP-SJT): SUII Knowledge Exchange Programmes Summary Report
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report