How do we approach environmental justice in the city? How can we understand and address the tensions and potential synergies between ecological sustainability and social justice? Join this webinar in our series on #JustSustainabilityTransitions to discuss #UrbanEnvironmentalJustice and #GreenGentrification with Dr. Panagiota Kotsila and Prof. Dr. Isabelle Anguelovski (BCNUEJ).

Date & time: Thursday, 17 June, 12:00-14:00 CEST/GMT+2
Location: Online (Zoom)
Fee: participation is free of charge, but registration is necessary.

Sustainable and just cities are human settlements that strive to enable life – not only in the present but also for the future not only for humans, but also of and with non-human beings and nature. Most importantly, sustainable and just cities ensure access to what enables people and societies not only to survive but to thrive and flourish, in an equitable manner and in balance with the natural environment. But how exactly do we approach justice in the urban context? What may be the tensions between ecological sustainability and social justice, and how do we address these?

In this webinar, we invite Dr. Panagiota Kotsila and Prof. Dr. Isabelle Anguelovski from the Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability (BCNUEJ) to share their research on urban environmental justice and green gentrification.

More specifically, Panagiota Kotsila will discuss how to approach environmental justice in the urban context and share examples on some of the main drivers of injustice in the context of urban sustainability, as identified in the UrbanA project on #SustainableJustCities. Isabelle Anguelovski will discuss insights from the the GreenLulus project on #GreenGentrification, as well as share a recently published report about Policy and Planning Tools for Urban Green Justice.

In between the talks, there will be room for discussion in smaller groups for participants to share their experiences, insights and questions around urban environmental justice and green gentrification, followed by a plenary Q&A session in which participants can share their questions with the speakers.

The webinar will be facilitated by Karlijn Schipper, Frank van Steenbergen and Flor Avelino, who will also share more information about the UrbanA project on #SustainableJustCities and how you can be part of the UrbanA community. During the webinar, artist Carlotta Cataldi will be present to harvest the insights from the webinar in a graphic illustration.


PROGRAMME (times are in CEST/GMT+2)
12:00-12:15 | Introduction with Karlijn Schipper, Frank van Steenbergen & Flor Avelino
12:15-12:35 | Talk "Drivers of Urban Environmental Injustice" by Dr. Panagiota Kotsila
12:35-12:50 | Group discussion round #1
12:50-13:10 | Talk "Green Gentrification" by Prof. Dr. Isabelle Anguelovski
13:10-13:25 | Group discussion round #2
13:25-13:50 | Q&A and plenary discussion
13:50-14:00 | Closing and follow up

Participation is free and people can register until Tuesday 15 June, after which they will receive emails to confirm with the zoom link.

The event is organized by the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT) and Vital Cities & Citizens (VCC) at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam in collaboration with the Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability (BCNUEJ) and the UrbanA project on #SustainableJustCities.