How do we create a sustainable and resilient city in 2050?
Newcastle upon Tyne has changed beyond all recognition over the last 40 years and is
still changing fast. In 2010 Forum for the Future ranked
Newcastle as the most sustainable of the UK’s twenty largest cities
for the second year running (see Sustainable Cities Index). Is this an accolade
we should attempt to retain?
What can we do to ensure that Newcastle is better in 2050 than it is today?
A group of engineers each presented their answers to these questions to a public audience
and then discussed and adapted their ideas.
The event used the
Crowd Wise process designed by new economics foundation
to seek a consensus:
Beginning with the open question above, participants (engineers and audience)
were invited to work together to create and refine possible answers.
This is a collaborative process, where answers can be merged, split or refined
by anyone, in order to create the most interesting, wide ranging and appealing
range of possibilities.
Then, instead of voting for their favourite, each participant was asked to
rank each answer from best to worst. Votes were then counted to establish which
option has the broadest support.
Presenters:
Claire Walsh, Newcastle University,
John Whitehead, Sentient Cities project,
Mark Wilkinson, Newcastle University
click here for
videos of speakers' introductory remarks
Special Guest:
Chi Onwurah,
MP for Newcastle Central.
Come along, join in the discussions and play your part in this fascinating experiment!
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Please note, this event is FREE, but places are limited so
PLEASE RESERVE YOUR PLACE.
To book contact Caspar Hewett on the e-mail address below.
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