Are you game for Climate Action? - Engaging young people in built environment climate research through co-design and play
Lead Research Organisation:
Birmingham City University
Department Name: CEBE Sch of Eng & the Built Env
Abstract
The Climate Action Game project will use a co-design method to develop a boardgame focusing on climate research/action in the built environment. Climate change adaptation and mitigation in the built environment, while being researched, are not yet at the forefront of policy, public awareness or action (Harrop, 2018); e.g., public awareness about the amount of carbon that buildings use and produce appears low.
The PI's doctoral research project, entitled 'Youth's perceptions towards the planning of the future 'smart city' in Europe' explores the perceptions of 15-19-year-olds towards future urban development and aims to develop new methodologies of engaging young people in urban planning and to critically appraise future city visions against the needs of that demographic. The PI has experience in working with teenagers in research and design contexts.
The Co-I's doctoral project 'A critical realist perspective on environmental governance in city region planning' uses Birmingham City Region as a case study to explore linking ecosystems science and urban planning, identifying barriers and opportunities for a shift towards effective climate change action and nature-based solutions. The Co-I's subject, knowledge and locational focus are directly relevant to this bid. She collaborated in past UKRC-funded projects that developed a game (Rufopoly; https://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/stories/rural-urban-fringe) a participatory game-making resource (www.participology.com) and a planning game (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-makers-educational-tool-for-teachers-11882632); in the latter instance working with GCSE and A-level students to test and refine the game.
The aim will be to co-design an action research game focusing on climate education in the built environment which can be used as a teaching tool and as a community game by young people to understand how their local built environment can adapt and help achieve the climate targets set by the Paris Climate Agreement/COPs. The main activities will be online climate literacy workshops, physical game design workshops and the peer/local research conducted by the young people. The final outputs will be presented in two Community game events at the GAP Art Centre. A further game launch event will be held at Birmingham City University in the week of COP26.
The target audience is threefold. First, the project aims to engage young people in climate research in the built environment by creating an engaging stand-alone product which will be enjoyable to play. Second, the game will be accompanied online by instructions how it can be used as a teaching tool in school settings. Third, other researchers and community organisations will be provided with the template (process) for developing specific local versions of the game.
The GAP Art Centre will provide access to artists, young people in Balsall Health and in-kind support (reduced venue hire costs). The Birmingham Architectural Association and the West Midlands Royal Town Planning Institute will provide support in-kind by providing access to practitioners, to volunteer and inform the young people about their work in sustainability and development and disseminate the final outputs. The Anthropocene Architecture School as an independent climate literacy education consultant will provide support with the development of the game and educational focus. The intended outputs will be a website, community game events and a boardgame. The innovative aspect of public engagement will be the focus on built environment climate literacy through play.
The project's impact addresses a gap in the provision of educational and youth engagement materials. Locally, the project has the potential to develop a group of young people as climate advocates. Nationally, the project can provide a clear output and a method for stimulating community interest, knowledge and action on climate change in the built environment.
The PI's doctoral research project, entitled 'Youth's perceptions towards the planning of the future 'smart city' in Europe' explores the perceptions of 15-19-year-olds towards future urban development and aims to develop new methodologies of engaging young people in urban planning and to critically appraise future city visions against the needs of that demographic. The PI has experience in working with teenagers in research and design contexts.
The Co-I's doctoral project 'A critical realist perspective on environmental governance in city region planning' uses Birmingham City Region as a case study to explore linking ecosystems science and urban planning, identifying barriers and opportunities for a shift towards effective climate change action and nature-based solutions. The Co-I's subject, knowledge and locational focus are directly relevant to this bid. She collaborated in past UKRC-funded projects that developed a game (Rufopoly; https://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/stories/rural-urban-fringe) a participatory game-making resource (www.participology.com) and a planning game (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-makers-educational-tool-for-teachers-11882632); in the latter instance working with GCSE and A-level students to test and refine the game.
The aim will be to co-design an action research game focusing on climate education in the built environment which can be used as a teaching tool and as a community game by young people to understand how their local built environment can adapt and help achieve the climate targets set by the Paris Climate Agreement/COPs. The main activities will be online climate literacy workshops, physical game design workshops and the peer/local research conducted by the young people. The final outputs will be presented in two Community game events at the GAP Art Centre. A further game launch event will be held at Birmingham City University in the week of COP26.
The target audience is threefold. First, the project aims to engage young people in climate research in the built environment by creating an engaging stand-alone product which will be enjoyable to play. Second, the game will be accompanied online by instructions how it can be used as a teaching tool in school settings. Third, other researchers and community organisations will be provided with the template (process) for developing specific local versions of the game.
The GAP Art Centre will provide access to artists, young people in Balsall Health and in-kind support (reduced venue hire costs). The Birmingham Architectural Association and the West Midlands Royal Town Planning Institute will provide support in-kind by providing access to practitioners, to volunteer and inform the young people about their work in sustainability and development and disseminate the final outputs. The Anthropocene Architecture School as an independent climate literacy education consultant will provide support with the development of the game and educational focus. The intended outputs will be a website, community game events and a boardgame. The innovative aspect of public engagement will be the focus on built environment climate literacy through play.
The project's impact addresses a gap in the provision of educational and youth engagement materials. Locally, the project has the potential to develop a group of young people as climate advocates. Nationally, the project can provide a clear output and a method for stimulating community interest, knowledge and action on climate change in the built environment.
Publications
| Title | Climania: The Climate Action Game |
| Description | "Climania: The Climate Action Game" is an engagement, educational and discussion board game tool aimed at informing the public of the role of the built environment in the climate emergency - specifically focusing on urban planning and retrofit. The game is freely available online under a Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The game files are set-up to be printed on a standard A4 colour printer. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | During the game development our young co-researchers interviewed more than 30 people from all ages in the community, asking them about their climate worries. In the testing of the game over two Community Events we engaged more than 50 people, majority of which were under the age of 18. Outside of the two community events we demonstrated the game at informal and formal university events, museum events, engaged with families and worked with local climate action networks to test the game - overall, more than 40 people engaged in testing of the game outside of the funded events from the project. The game development was presented as the TET Dialogues event which engaged more than 50 people nationally working in the field of youth inclusion in built environment. Since the completion of the prototype, we presented the Game at the Festival of Tomorrow ran in collaboration with UKRI where more the 50 people from all ages (4+) engaged with the game and learned about retrofit. We played the game with Civic Square, a Birmingham based arts-organisation engaging diverse group of people from across The game is now awaiting final changes and print-out before the official website - www.climaniathegame.com is launched in late March where the print and play verson of the game will reside. We have received interest from more than 20 academics, professionals, politicians and other practitioners internationally that would like to download and play the game, even before we have ran a promotional campaign. |
| URL | https://climaniathegame.com/ |
| Description | What were the most significant achievements from the award? The most significant achievement of the award were the creation of a playable board game. "Climania: The Climate Action Game" is an engagement, educational and discussion tool aimed at informing the public of the role of the built environment in the climate emergency - specifically focusing on urban planning and retrofit. The findings of the research point to successful co-design research methods with young people, engagement techniques and serious play design as a means to disseminate complex climate research. In our engagement we worked with 13 young people as co-leads on the project! During the game development they acted as researchers and interviewed more than 30 people from all ages in the community, asking them about their climate worries. We engaged 4 external professionals in our development of the game. In the testing of the game over two Community Events we engaged more than 50 people (majority under the age of 18). Outside of the two community events we demonstrated the game at informal and formal university events, museum events, engaged with families and worked with local climate action networks to test the game - overall, more than 40 people engaged in testing of the game outside of the funded events from the project. The game development was presented as the TET Dialogues event which engaged more than 50 people nationally working in the field of youth inclusion in built environment. To what extent were the award objectives met? If you can, briefly explain why any key objectives were not met. We delivered the events and research participation that we aimed for: a co-designed process generating a physical board game; a website hosting the downloadable files; public engagement events in the GAP Art Project and Birmingham City University (to take place on the 23rd of March). We delivered dissemination through public media such as podcasts, conference discussion and publications on BCU website. As part of the launch we are preparing a press release and will work with partners to amplify the dissemination. We are not yet to deliver a journal article, this is because of the project still ongoing. How might the findings be taken forward and by whom? The findings in the research project will be taken forward by the PI and Co-I to generate academic articles after the end of the project ton the 31st of March. The Game will be explored as a further IP product by BCU. There has been interest by the commercialisation team to take the game forward and develop it as a product which could be purchased. However, as the PI ceased to be an employee on 31st of January 2022, but continued as PhD Student, the work completed on this research project in February and March 2022 is outside of the remits of any contractual obligation with Birmingham City University, which means that there are some intellectual properties relationships to be ironed out first. |
| Exploitation Route | We foresee a wide appeal of the game. The game is now awaiting final changes and print-out before the official website - www.climaniathegame.com is launched in late March where the print and play version of the game will reside. We have received interest from more than 10 academics, professionals, and other practitioners internationally that would like to download and play the game, even before we have ran a promotional campaign. The game files are free to play and govern by a Creative Licence, which will allow people to print and play the game at home reaching wide audiences. We will monitor this engagement on the website when launched. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Education,Environment,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | https://climaniathegame.com/ |
| Description | We have seen the game being used in community settings across Birmingham. In Ladywood ward, the organisation Civic Square has used Climania as a spotlight of good practice and a retrofit catalyst amongst community members. They havealso started to develop their own game. In the ward of Balsal Heath, the game has contributed to the creation of Retrofit Balsall Heath - a community-led retrofit group aiming to channel investment in local renovaitons. We have also seen the game being used as education and continuous professional development tool in non-academic settings (open days, field trip, community engagements) at private practices, Birmingham City University, Architects Climate Network, London School of Architecture, University of Birmingham. We have not been reported of all the |
| First Year Of Impact | 2022 |
| Sector | Construction,Creative Economy,Education |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Description | Royal Town Planning Institute West Midlands |
| Organisation | Royal Town Planning Institute RTPI |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We worked with the RTPI West Midlands board to engage with their desire to reach young people and popularise town planning as career. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We were joined by Stephanie Eastwood, RTPI,, chair of the RTPI West Midlands Board for one workshop where Stephanie was able to answer questions by the young people participating on the project and inform them about their ideas. |
| Impact | Climania the Climate action board game |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Architecture is Climate Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Architecture is Climate is a programme of residencies in the Lethaby Gallery by architecture research collective MOULD in collaboration with Soft Agency, Climate and Cities, Anthropocene Architecture School and Civic Square. It begins by tracing architecture's relationship with the causes of climate breakdown. In particular, it argues that architecture needs to address its reliance on extractivist practices that propel climate breakdown. An evolving programme of interventions and workshops, propose ways in which architecture might become part of the wider systemic change that puts climate first. Architecture is Climate invites you to be part of reimagining spatial practices by focusing on positive change, that can happen from within cracks in the present system. A reorientation of architecture can have radical potential in reformulating social and spatial configurations to better serve climate justice. To say that architecture is climate means that other possible architectures are also other possible climates. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/central-saint-martins/whats-on-at-csm/lethaby-gallery/architecture-i... |
| Description | Association of Collaborative Design Podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Association of Collaborative Design (ACD) responds to a growing number of built environment collaborative and participatory design practitioners and community groups who felt the need to come together to have a stronger voice in advocating for empowering people and nature to have agency. Our aims are: Championing Networking Research Events and Training Collaboration The ACD brings together a network of individuals, practitioners, professionals and organisations that endorse the collaborative process of creating and managing environments with and for people and nature. The ACD was founded in 2020 as a 100% voluntary Community Interest Company (CIC) with a team from a mixture of industry and academic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.theacd.org.uk/podcasts |
| Description | BBC Radio 3 Green Thinking Podcast: Activism and Young People |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Green Thinking: Activism and Young People Arts & Ideas How can zines and board games help us understand climate change? Projects in Birmingham and Glasgow are using these techniques to allow young people to express their hopes and their experiences of activism. Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold and Simeon Shtebunaev talk to Rosamund Barraclough about why we should listen to and include the thoughts of young people. Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold is Senior Lecturer in Children's Literature Studies at the University of Glasgow. More information on zine-making workshops: https://festivalofsocialscience.com/events/the-climate-in-your-hands-empowering-young-peoples-engagement-in-climate-action-through-zine-making/ Simeon Shtebunaev is a doctoral researcher and lecturer at Birmingham City University. You can find more information about 'Are You Game For Climate Change?' here: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our-phds/news-and-events/new-board-game-to-educate-young-people-in-climate-change Both projects are funded through the AHRC's 'Engaging young people with climate research' fund. More information can be found here: Food, theatre and music engage young people with climate research - UKRI The podcast series Green Thinking is 26 episodes 26 minutes long looking at issues relating to COP26 made in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of UKRI. It explores the latest research and ideas around understanding and tackling the climate and nature emergency. The podcasts are all available from the Arts & Ideas podcast feed - and collected on the Free Thinking website under Green Thinking where you can also find programmes on mushrooms, forests, rivers, eco-criticism and soil. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07zg0r2 For more information about the research the AHRC's supports around climate change and the natural world you can visit: Responding to climate change - UKRI or follow @ahrcpress on twitter. To join the discussion about the research covered in this podcast and the series please use the hashtag #GreenThinkingPodcast. Producer: Sofie Vilcins |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b273kr |
| Description | BCU Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Climania was featured as part of the Birmingham City University summer school for secondary and sixth form students, hosted by CEBE faculty. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | BHXR New Year Meet-up Play Climate Action board game "Climania" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BHXR New Year Meet-up Play Climate Action board game "Climania" Drinks and nibbles was an event where we gathered with Exctinction Rebellion group in Balsall Heath to play the board game and discuss built environemnt's ole in climate action. Around 15+ people were present. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://fb.me/e/1BGWuMovj |
| Description | Balsall Heath Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Playing Climania with the genral public in July 2022 at the Balsall Heath Festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | CIVIC SQUARE Week #3 - Neighbourhood Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Monday 21st - Sunday 27th February 2022. Two events of 2 hours play on the Tuesday and Thursday. Engaged 20+ people playing the game as part of the Civic Square organised neighbourhood science week activities. *"Regeneration can only begin when we understand the life and connections of our own place."* -Damon Gameau Throughout this first year of co-creating how we move our neighbourhood into the safe and just space of the doughnut, we continue to learn about the practices that help us to bring the ideas to life together in our places. The doughnut consists of two concentric rings: a social foundation, to ensure that no one is left falling short on life's essentials, and an ecological ceiling, to ensure that humanity does not collectively overshoot the [planetary boundaries](https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries/planetary-boundaries/about-the-research/the-nine-planetary-boundaries.html) that protect Earth's life-supporting systems. Between these two sets of boundaries lies a doughnut-shaped space that is both ****ecologically safe and socially just: a space in which we can all thrive. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://civicsquare.notion.site/Week-3-Neighbourhood-Science-a0605e7ce49b46f590578da54a8f1cee |
| Description | Carbon Copy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Climania is featured on the Carbon Copy website which is a key website hosting different climate case studies.Carbon Copy is a UK charity that accelerates local action - and a community-powered response in particular - to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. The Carbon Copy network includes our flagship website which powers a publishing platform; a unique collection of inspiring climate action stories told by 1,000 different organisations across the UK; our Carbon Zero Explorer; a library of fascinating and informative climate blogs from our own and guest commentators; a skilled social media and PR team; and nationwide events that bring people together to build greater fairness in their own communities and a better place to live. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/climania-the-climate-action-board-game |
| Description | Child in the City |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Covered by Chld in the City. Child in the City is an independent foundation. The main objective of the Child in the City Foundation is to strengthen the position of children in cities, promote and protect their rights, connecting people around these shared objectives and giving a platform for the exchange of research results and good practices directed at the creation of child-friendly cities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.childinthecity.org/2022/04/08/lets-play-how-a-new-board-game-devised-by-teenagers-is-tac... |
| Description | Climania Website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Climania is available to download from the dedicaded website. We launched the website on 21st of March so low engagement at the moment, only with test subjects. The website does have integrated opportunities for people to report experience and impact and will be monitoring the game as it becomes more widely accessible. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://climaniathegame.com/ |
| Description | Climate Action Cafe Balsall Heath |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Involvement with Climate Cafe at Moseley Hive, wellcoming 30+ climate activitst froma cross the West Midlands to play the game and engage with other activities there. Climate Cafe - Saturday 22nd, 10am-1pm at Moseley Hive. Are you worried about the climate crisis? Would you like to understand more about it? Or perhaps you would just like an opportunity to discuss the issues around climate change in a warm and friendly environment. Climate café is a space to talk about the climate crisis. How it affects us and our communities and what we can do about it. (free) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://neighbourhoodnewsonline.com/climate-cafe-and-talk-at-moseley-hive/ |
| Description | Climate Action Game Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Activity as part of the Balsall Heath Second Saturday Activities. We attracted engagement with general public as part of the festivities on the 11th of December. In two hour workshop we attracted 25+ participants who played the board game prototype and contributed feedback. We received interest from visitors to follow up and organise further events. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.secondsaturday.org.uk/ |
| Description | Climate Action Game Night |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Organised a two hour Game Night Event 1 December 5-7pm at the GAP Art Centre to play, evaluate and test the prototype of the board game. Engaged 25+ young people and general public members. The events was part of popularising the game and collecting views about the climate research in the built environment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Festival of Tomorrow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Climania the game was featured at the Festival of Tomorrow 2022 with an exhibition stand. More than 50 people - children from 4 year old to parents stopped by to familiarise themselves with the game, test their knowledge of retrofit and to learn about built environment climate research. Festival of Tomorrow is a action packed exploration of the wonders of science, technology and research to share new discoveries and help choose the future we want to see. Centred in Swindon, the hub of UK research and innovation, we share the knowledge and research which will shape the future of the World. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.festivaloftomorrow.com/ |
| Description | GBCC Feature |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce covering the game. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/latest-news/news/2022/3/30/board-game-developed-to-boost-c... |
| Description | Innovation Fest |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop as part of Innovation Fest showcasing research and student projects to wider practice audience in the West Midlands. 25th May, 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.innovationfest.co.uk/ |
| Description | Old Print Works Game |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A gameplay at the Old Print Works at Balsall Health in Novermebr 2022, engaging with the community festival and the Retrofit Balsall Heath group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Parcipatory Blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Cimania was featured on parcitypatory blog. parCitypatory started out as a blog to inspire city makers, urban planners, NGOs, local government members and citizens all over the world to make their cities more participatory. Once a month, you will find a new article on an issue related to participation. You can also hire me as a writer or get support in implementing some of the participatory methods by inviting me as a consultant to your city! The parCitypatory blog is divided into four main sections: Stories about Participation, Innovations in Participation, Resources for Participation, and the Basics of Participation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://parcitypatory.org/2022/04/26/climania-boardgame/ |
| Description | Peace Hub Blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Covered at Quackers blogs. As Quakers we are called to act for Peace and Justice. Peace Hub seeks to provide a centre from which an inclusive community is inspired to take up this call. We aim for Peace Hub to become a Quaker service to the public that Birmingham and the Midlands are proud to have. We hope that Peace Hub will become a place to which people naturally come when wanting to act for peace and justice, and provide a base for networks of peace-makers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | http://peacehub.org.uk/news/2022/04/05/new-climate-board-game-designed-by-young-brummies/ |
| Description | RIBAJ Article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article in the Royal Institute of British Architects Journal. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ribaj.com/products/climania-board-game-climate-action-anthropocene-architecture-school |
| Description | RTPI Blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An article on the Royal Town Planning Institute Blog |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.rtpi.org.uk/news/2022/march/climate-change-board-game-could-be-a-game-changer/ |
| Description | Retrofit Reimagined Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | We hosted the game at a key Retrofit Reimagined Festival in Edgebaston Reservoir, Birmigham. Retrofit Reimagined forms part of a wider CIVIC SQUARE Regenerative Neighbourhoods Festival that follows on from Re_ Festival in 2020. Taking place Sunday 10th - Thursday 28th July 2022, join us for 3 weeks of workshops, talks, walks, boat rides, lunches, dinners. Let's join together to celebrate our neighbourhood and be inspired by ideas from all over the world to explore how we nurture places where everyone can thrive in balance with their local ecology, the planet and people globally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://civicsquare.notion.site/Retrofit-Reimagined-9eb1d36585824faa89486ebfa12d1e86 |
| Description | Stewart Management and Planning Solutions Blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Covered by a professional planning practice blog. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://stewartmaps.co.uk/2022/04/07/climate-education/ |
| Description | The Developer Article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article on community-led retrofit featuring Climania both online and in press. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://thedeveloper.live/opinion/community-led-retrofit-can-deliver-more-than-energy-efficiency |
| Description | ThinkTank Birmingham Youth Climate Panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | 16th of December 2022 Discussion with the youth panel at the Birmingham ThinkTank. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/blog/posts/meet-our-new-youth-climate-forum |
| Description | University of Birmingham Planning Students workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A workshop with planning students from University of Birmingham course in March 2023 at the GAP Arts in Balsall Heath. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | WUF11 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Attendance at the World Urban Forum 11 in Katowice Poland where we featured the game on side-events. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |