Environmental Inequalities Cumulative Impacts Dr Kieron Stanley Principal Social Scientist Environment Agency

Combinable Perspectives? The relevance of scientific paradigms Influencing Behaviours – scientists, publics, policy makers? Power in Knowledge Brokerage

The relevance of scientific paradigms

Influencing Behaviours – scientists, publics, policy makers?

Power in Knowledge Brokerage

Why work with the public…?

Whose job is it anyway?

Knowledge Brokers Research Councils Policy Advisors Private Sector (MORI) Universities??? Third Sector Publics Whose science counts? “… Britons are fattest people in Europe”

Research Councils

Policy Advisors

Private Sector (MORI)

Universities???

Third Sector

Publics

Whose science counts?

What counts as evidence? not everything that can be counted counts, not everything that counts can be counted

Social justice principles Rights Needs Deserts Merit Equality Procedural justice Principles Moral claims Fair process Fair outcome Distributive justice

Evidence: Flood Risk & River Quality The most deprived communities in society are 62% more likely to be living in areas at high risk of tidal flooding , and are more likely to be less aware of the risk, less well prepared and suffer the greatest losses and health effects. There are eight times more people in the most deprived 10% of the population living in tidal floodplains than the least deprived 10% 1/4 of rented households are not insured, average costs to a household are estimated to average £28K+ for recovery River water quality is worse in the most deprived areas in England, where up to 50% of watercourses are extensively modified, providing less natural habitats for wildlife.

The most deprived communities in society are 62% more likely to be living in areas at high risk of tidal flooding , and are more likely to be less aware of the risk, less well prepared and suffer the greatest losses and health effects.

There are eight times more people in the most deprived 10% of the population living in tidal floodplains than the least deprived 10%

1/4 of rented households are not insured, average costs to a household are estimated to average £28K+ for recovery

River water quality is worse in the most deprived areas in England, where up to 50% of watercourses are extensively modified, providing less natural habitats for wildlife.

Prediction & Reaction: heat waves

Critical Infrastructure

NO 2 concentrated in urban, deprived areas and transport routes

Access and Environmental Benefits

we know that people in deprived areas experience greater exposure to: Air pollution Sea flooding Close proximity to PPC and waste management sites Poor river water quality

Air pollution

Sea flooding

Close proximity to PPC and waste management sites

Poor river water quality

Developing our understanding: cumulative environmental impacts Single Exposure (A ) Single Exposure (B) Single Exposure (C ) Single Exposure (B) Single Exposure (C) Outcome Time Multiple and Cumulative Single Exposure (A) Multiple and Cumulative Outcome Outcome

The Environmental Quality Index: IDeA, Local Govt Information House GORS Additional Learning Support Structures 22 events throughout 08 Financial Support to Local Authorities to participate Link to well being work of Defra, Young Foundation, LSE, HPA Building Resilience, Evidencing Vulnerability to Climate Change and Emergency Response

IDeA, Local Govt Information House

GORS

Additional Learning Support Structures

22 events throughout 08

Financial Support to Local Authorities to participate

Link to well being work of Defra, Young Foundation, LSE, HPA

Building Resilience, Evidencing Vulnerability to Climate Change and Emergency Response

www.sei.se/relu University of York

The UK Sustainable Development Indicator of Environmental Equality

Which indicators: Air Emissions Proximity to Regulated Sites Ecofootprint CO2 Emissions Derelict land Green space Bio-diversity Flood risk River water quality Street cleanliness Fly-tipping Quality of social housing

Air Emissions

Proximity to Regulated Sites

Ecofootprint

CO2 Emissions

Derelict land

Green space

Bio-diversity

Flood risk

River water quality

Street cleanliness

Fly-tipping

Quality of social housing

Gathering Local Evidence Understanding Cumulative Impacts – the combined effects of multiple environmental hazards Parkfield, Stockton-on-Tees Pillgwenlly, Newport Longsight, Manchester The Manor, Sheffield West Thornton, Croydon

Action Research

Tame Bridge Parkway

Vulnerability & Resilience

Vulnerability & Resilience

Area Profiling & Measuring Performance Local Govt Performance Framework Local /Multiple Area Agreements

Local Govt Performance Framework

Local /Multiple Area Agreements

Risk Based Analyses

Risk Based Analyses

Cultures of Nature and Knowledge

Collaborative Approaches – shared problem formulation

Critical Infrastructure – helping to price uncertainty and re-define ‘exposure’

Procedural justice and community engagement: good practice in Shaldon South Devon community at serious risk of tidal flooding 2005: Public exhibition to build trust Public meeting to identify issues and respond to queries Liaison group formed to develop remit for Agency Decide - Announce - Defend E ngage - Deliberate - Decide

South Devon community at serious risk of tidal flooding

2005:

Public exhibition to build trust

Public meeting to identify issues and respond to queries

Liaison group formed to develop remit for Agency

Decide - Announce - Defend

E ngage - Deliberate - Decide

Questions?

Many thanks!

Many thanks!