Peat, Diesel and Seaweed: A Poetic Inquiry to Design Green Transition in Northwest Highlands

泥炭、柴油和海藻：西北高地绿色转型设计的诗意探究

• 批准号: AH/Y000331/1
• 负责人: Mandy Haggith
• 金额: $ 4.09万
• 依托单位: University of the Highlands and Islands
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FY000331%2F1
• 关键词: Peat; Diesel; Seaweed; Poetic; Inquiry

This project will involve an interdisciplinary poetic inquiry to support the strategic design of key elements of the net zero vision of the coastal communities in the northwest Highlands of Scotland. The research will engage in creative ways with local organisations and young people on ideas, feelings and action around three areas of the green transition that are crucial for and distinctive to the northwest Highlands.1. Peat: The carbon sequestration already delivered and its potential to be increased through peatland management and restoration.2. Diesel: Fuel for marine vessels, including fishing boats, fish-farming vessels and offshore wind farm service boats and the potential for transition to renewably generated hydrogen.3. Seaweed: The potential for seaweed and other local resource cultivation to deliver green livelihoods in future.The project will support the commitment to sustainability as expressed in the Northwest2045 vision (https://www.northwest2045.scot/) and will explore how delivery of this vision can be supported, including through new knowledge, thus contributing to a community-driven research and knowledge exchange agenda for a smart, sustainable future. The research will use a poetry-focused methodology to help local people to articulate their feelings, ideas and aspirations in responding to the climate crisis, on three strategically important topics that reflect the unique situation of NW Sutherland's sparsely-populated, natural-capital-rich maritime environment. These topics have been selected with our partner, Assynt Development Trust, the host organisation for the NW2045 network, as relatively under-discussed locally and understudied biophysically and economically, compared to other topics such as road transport, food, waste and housing, yet with significant climate change impacts (both positive and negative) and potential to make a difference and inspire behaviour change.The research will use structured interviews, workshops and arts events to find out how people think and feel on each of the three topics. There will be tightly focused discussions with peatland managers and harbour staff. In order to explore seaweed and other resource cultivation livelihood opportunities, more open-ended creative workshop discussions will be held with young people.The findings will make a vital contribution to the Regional Land Use Framework (RLUF) on NW2045's new digital platform, which is a place-based cross-sector/stakeholder mechanism to design collaborative action towards net zero. We will also present findings to agencies and other bodies that can help to deliver relevant support, as well as back to our local communities.

该项目将涉及跨学科的诗意探究，以支持苏格兰西北高地沿海社区净零愿景关键要素的战略设计。这项研究将以创造性的方式与当地组织和年轻人就绿色过渡的三个领域的想法、感受和行动进行合作，这三个领域对西北高地至关重要，也是其独特之处。泥炭：已经实现的碳固存，以及通过泥炭地管理和净化增加的潜力。柴油：渔船、渔业养殖船和海上风电场服务船等海洋船舶的燃料以及向可再生氢过渡的潜力。海藻：海藻和其他当地资源种植在未来提供绿色生计的潜力。该项目将支持西北2045愿景（https：//www.northwest2045.scot/）中表达的可持续性承诺，并将探讨如何支持这一愿景的实现，包括通过新知识，从而为社区驱动的研究和知识交流议程做出贡献，以实现智能，可持续的未来。该研究将使用以诗歌为中心的方法，帮助当地人表达他们在应对气候危机方面的感受，想法和愿望，关于三个具有战略意义的重要主题，反映了西北萨瑟兰人口稀少，自然资本丰富的独特情况海洋环境。这些主题是与我们的合作伙伴Assynt Development Trust（NW 2045网络的主办组织）一起选择的，与道路运输、食品、废物和住房等其他主题相比，这些主题在当地讨论相对不足，在生物制药学和经济学方面研究相对不足。然而，随着气候变化的严重影响，（积极和消极）以及做出改变和激励行为改变的潜力。该研究将使用结构化访谈，研讨会和艺术活动，了解人们对这三个主题的想法和感受。将与泥炭地管理人员和港口工作人员进行重点讨论。为了探索海藻和其他资源种植的生计机会，我们将与年轻人举行更多开放式的创意工作坊讨论。研究结果将为NW 2045新数字平台上的区域土地利用框架（RLUF）做出重要贡献，这是一个基于地方的跨部门/利益相关者机制，旨在设计实现净零的合作行动。我们还将把调查结果提交给能够帮助提供相关支持的机构和其他机构，并反馈给我们的当地社区。