Sustainable Society
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Sustainable Society
Engaging stakeholders is crucial for successful strategic planning. It involves identifying and involving people who have a stake in the outcome of a plan or project. Effective stakeholder engagement management requires a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative approach. SRI has engaged with various stakeholders and decision-makers in the UK on policy issues related to climate change and the environment through different projects. Community engagement is a broader issue and a key component of a sustainable society. In this regard, SRI works closely with people and organisations to consider their perspectives in various research areas such as Energy decarbonization, Energy efficiency, Climate change adaptation, biodiversity and green infrastructure.
SRI has some key projects and contracts: such as Residential Cooling in a Changing Climate, Barking Riverside Community Investment Company, Beckton Sustainable Living, Bright Sparks, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, London Students Towards Sustainability, Olympic Games Impact Study, Poplar HARCA.
SRI has several ongoing partnerships with Barking Riverside, the organisation responsible for asset management and community engagement in a new housing development by the Thames in East London. In addition, SRI has also coordinated ecological engagement activities with the Barking Riverside residents and carried out surveys to assess their needs and interests, on behalf of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
Both in Barking and in Beckton, SRI has promoted sustainable urban food production and the engagement of residents in community gardens. Some other examples of our projects have been included in key project sections.
Key areas of focus
Our research areas are social science aspects of sustainability, biodiversity, climate change adaptation, environmental behaviours, decarbonisation, energy-efficient buildings and energy systems.
This research theme mainly addresses UN Sustainable Development Goals:
