In the AFSEE Keynote Lecture, economist Kate Raworth discussed how we can create equal and just cities without overburdening the environment.
Doughnut Economics, a framework coined by Raworth, sets out a 21st-century economic vision of meeting the needs of all people within the means of the living planet, through regenerative and distributive design. Over 40 cities and regions worldwide have already started to engage with the concepts and tools, aiming to turn these concepts into practice in place. How are they getting started, and what are the challenges they face?
Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist and co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, shared the core concepts and tools, along with examples from cities and places that are seeking to turn this economic vision into practice. She was joined by Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Maria Carrasco, for the discussion.
Speaker
Kate Raworth
Kate Raworth (@KateRaworth) is an economist focused on making economics fit for the 21st century. Her book Doughnut Economics is an international bestseller that has been translated into 20 languages. She is co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, working with cities, businesses, communities, governments, and educators to turn Doughnut Economics from a radical idea into transformative action. She teaches at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute.
Discussant
Maria Carrasco
Maria Carrasco is an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, a social entrepreneur, and a public policy expert. She is Co-founder and Executive Director of Entramada, a cooperative in Santiago, Chile, that aims to strengthen local communities via work framed as “the good living concept”.
Chair
Professor Armine Ishkanian
Armine Ishkanian is the Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme and Professor in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research examines the relationship between civil society, democracy, development, and social transformation.
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