The interactive website was created with the support of the Institution of Environmental Sciences, Bristol City Council and the Bristol Green Capital Partnership. The two scenarios depicted on the site are based on the results of Rose's PhD, which explored possible low carbon futures for the Bristol region in 2050.
This research project, starting in August, seeks to understand how the public perceives,
comprehends and engages with the notion of Bristol as a low carbon city in 2050,
by exploring responses to the scenarios and website, and aims to answer the following research questions:
- How do different groups engage with and respond to alternative visions for a low carbon future?
- Which options and features of low carbon futures are popular/unpopular? What additional ideas are elicited by the public engagement process
- Are creative media and web tools effective for engaging and communicating low carbon futures?
Rose will be using the results of this research to support a bid to the ESRC Knowledge Exchange Opportunities Scheme later in the year to further develop research and engagement activity in Bristol around low carbon futures.
