This case study outlines a Cabot day seminar which took place with funding from the Cabot Open Call Awards 2013. Patricia Lucas, from the School for Policy Studies describes the concept for the seminar and what impact this has had on Cabot Institute research and on the wider community.
An amalgamation of all the research that has taken place around the issue of Small Island States who are living at the sharp end of environmental uncertainty.
Systems Thinking for comprehensive city Efficient Energy Planning (STEEP) is a project funded by the EU FP7 Energy - Smart Cities programme involving San Sebastián, Bristol and Florence. The purpose is to better understand how to intervene to improve energy use – including energy supply/distribution, buildings, transport, street lighting, digital infrastructure and waste – in order to meet the ambitious European 20-20-20 targets.
