Professor Andy Jonas A.E.Jonas@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Human Geography
Alderman Kneeshaw Park: the replenishment of a neglected urban public space
People Involved
Project Description
The aim of this project is to re-engage a community in East Hull with its 17-acre park - Alderman Kneeshaw Park - and, in doing so, enable people and nature to work together for a healthy and sustainable urban future. The project represents a unique opportunity to link the replenishment of a neglected public urban space to principles and practices of healthy and sustainable urban living. It aims to achieve this by (1) replenishing the existing park assets and resources; (2) exploring the development of new leisure activities such as nature trails, horticulture, urban gardening, music, observing night skies, etc; (3) building stronger relations between the currently diverse yet fragmented and disconnected park user communities; and (4) creating a stronger sense of place by building meaningful relations between the community, the researcher and the wider city.
| Project Acronym | Kneeshaw |
|---|---|
| Status | Project Complete |
| Funder(s) | Wellcome Trust |
| Value | £3,504.00 |
| Project Dates | Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2022 |
You might also like
CiRcular Economy: SusTainability Implications and guidING progress Jan 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2021
Project website: http://cresting.hull.ac.uk/
Global infrastructure public-private partnerships and the geopolitics of city-regions Nov 1, 2015 - Oct 30, 2017
In a context of global austerity and regulatory instability, city-regional authorities in many countries are turning to a new generation of global infrastructure public-private partnerships (GIP3s) in order to leverage private investment for major in...
Read More about Global infrastructure public-private partnerships and the geopolitics of city-regions.
A ‘New Civil Politics’ of Climate Change? An examination of contemporary climate communication, actions and policies in the UK Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2022
The proposed research will examine whether, and in what form, a new ‘civil politics’ of climate change is emerging from recent populist climate events in the UK and around the world. These events include school climate strikes and declarations of a c...
Read More about A ‘New Civil Politics’ of Climate Change? An examination of contemporary climate communication, actions and policies in the UK.