Climate resilience, social justice and COVID-19 recovery in Preston

There were two main strands:

• The first was a rapid literature review, supported by a webinar and workshop, looking at the inter-connections between three concepts - Place-Based Climate Action; Community Wealth Building and the Preston Model; and Doughnut Economics – and examining how they could collectively help frame and shape future thinking and strategic planning.
• The second was a research study using interviews and focus groups to capture perspectives from a total of 68 stakeholders – including staff and students from UCLan; officers and councillors from Preston City Council; staff, tenants and Board members from Community Gateway Association; and individuals from Preston's voluntary, community and faith sectors and its diverse communities. Additionally, to support a co-productive approach, five volunteer community researchers were recruited and trained to work with the UCLan researchers on the data collection and analysis. Training materials used are available {here}.