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

该项目将涉及跨学科的诗歌探究，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一起，围绕三个对西北高地至关重要和独特的绿色过渡领域进行思想、感受和行动。泥炭：通过泥炭地的管理和恢复，已经实现的碳固存及其增加的潜力。柴油：用于船舶的燃料，包括渔船、养鱼船和海上风力发电场服务船，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/）中对可持续发展的承诺，并将探索如何支持实现这一愿景，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。这项研究将采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，涉及三个具有重要战略意义的主题，这些主题反映了西北萨瑟兰人口稀少、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Assynt发展信托基金（NW2045网络的主办机构）一起选择的，与道路运输、食品、废物和住房等其他主题相比，这些主题在当地的讨论相对较少，在生物物理和经济上的研究也不足，但对气候变化有重大影响（积极和消极），并有可能有所作为，激发行为改变。该研究将采用结构化访谈、研讨会和艺术活动来了解人们对这三个主题的看法和感受。将与泥炭地管理者和港口工作人员进行高度集中的讨论。为探索海藻等资源种植生计机会，将与年轻人举行更多开放式创意工作坊讨论。研究结果将对NW2045新数字平台上的区域土地利用框架（RLUF）做出重要贡献，该平台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。

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.