Climate Resilience, Social Justice and COVID-19 Recovery in Preston

Abstract

This document reports on the ‘Climate Resilience, Social Justice & COVID-19 Recovery in Preston’ project. Funded by the Place-Based Climate Action Network (PCAN) with additional support from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)’s Institute of Citizenship, Society & Change and Centre for Sustainable Transitions, this comprised a rapid literature review (supported by a webinar and workshop) and a qualitative research project. The project sought to explore how recovery from COVID-19 could create innovative opportunities for climate action and social justice, translating into practice the rhetoric of ‘build back better’ and serving as a springboard to accelerate action for a future that respects and prioritises the wellbeing of people, places and the planet.