A GREEN CAPITAL FOR ALL? Austerity, inequalities and green space in Bristol

Austin Matheney, Carmen Pérez del Pulgar, Galia Shokry

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Abstract

Bristol’s institutional green transition was set in motion by progressive planning policies in the late 1990s that built upon a strong history of environmental activism. Though lauded for achievements such as its robust cycling infrastructure, having the lowest carbon footprint of any British city and its over 400 parks and local nature reserves, Bristol has been unable to ensure that all Bristolians have access to these benefits. New levels of austerity are tasking communities and the city council with discovering new paths and partnerships in their fight to build a green city that is also just, an assignment which continues to leave the most vulnerable behind.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Green City and Social Injustice
Subtitle of host publication21 Tales from North America and Europe
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages49-60
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9781000471601
ISBN (Print)9781032024134
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2021

Keywords

  • (green) gentrification
  • broader “European Green Capital” agenda
  • budget cuts and austerity policies affecting green space
  • continued exposure to contamination
  • creative industry/class
  • decontamination policies
  • fast recent growing and green growth
  • fee-based services related to green spaces
  • health inequality
  • income inequality
  • parks
  • the inequalities at stake: insufficient affordable housing for middle class
  • the urban development pattern of the city and neighborhood: industrial legacy
  • the urban greening of the neighborhood: waterfront redevelopment

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