For over four decades, the Wealdstone Brook has grappled with persistent water quality issues, culminating in an unbearable stench by April 2022. In response, the CAMELLIA (Community Water Management for a Liveable London) research project seized the moment, rallying concerned residents, councillors, council officers, water utilities, and national government departments. Two transformative workshops were orchestrated, not only to dissect differing perspectives on the prolonged water quality dilemma, but also to collectively engineer solutions. These solutions, encompassing priorities, funding, responsibility, and technical feasibility, have done more than address the problem at hand; they've metamorphosed the discourse from adversarial to collaborative.
Guiding us through this remarkable journey is Dr. Tse-Hui Teh, a luminary in the field of urban design and planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. Dr. Teh employs an innovative "collective coevolution of actant trajectories" (CCAT) framework to illuminate the path to sustainable water and sanitation infrastructures. She wields CCAT to craft co-design games that empower public participation in reshaping urban infrastructure. At present, Dr. Teh's endeavors are dedicated to investigating London's urban water quality, pioneering green-blue infrastructure, and introducing alternative sanitation methods.
This year, we invite you to join us in the Environment and Society Seminar for 2023. Delve into the intersection of urban planning, sustainable infrastructure, and collaborative solutions as we chart a course toward a more liveable future.
