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

该项目将涉及一项跨学科的诗意探索，以支持苏格兰西北高地沿海社区净零愿景的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、感受和行动展开，这三个领域对西北高地至关重要。泥炭：已经交付的碳固存及其通过泥炭地管理和恢复而增加的潜力。柴油：海洋船只的燃料，包括渔船、养鱼船和近海风电场服务船，以及过渡到可再生氢气的可能性。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远景(https://www.northwest2045.scot/))中表达的对可持续发展的承诺，并将探索如何支持这一远景的交付，包括通过新知识，从而促进社区驱动的研究和知识交流议程，以实现智能、可持续的未来。这项研究将使用以诗歌为重点的方法，帮助当地人就三个具有战略意义的主题表达他们在应对气候危机方面的感受、想法和抱负，这些主题反映了西北部萨瑟兰人口稀少、自然资本丰富的海洋环境的独特情况。这些主题是与我们的合作伙伴、NW2045网络的主办组织Assynt Development Trust一起选择的，与道路交通、食物、废物和住房等其他主题相比，这些主题在当地相对讨论较少，在生物物理学和经济学方面研究较少，但具有重大的气候变化影响(无论是积极的还是消极的)，并具有改变和激励行为改变的潜力。研究将使用结构化访谈、研讨会和艺术活动来了解人们对这三个主题的想法和感受。会议将与泥炭地经理和港口工作人员进行密切重点的讨论。为了探索海藻和其他资源种植谋生的机会，将与年轻人举行更多开放式创意研讨会。研究结果将对NW2045‘S新数字平台上的区域土地利用框架做出重要贡献，这是一个基于地点的跨部门/利益相关者机制，旨在设计实现净零的协作行动。我们还将向能够帮助提供相关支持的机构和其他机构提交调查结果，并将其反馈给我们的当地社区。

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.