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The Green Divide

Join us for the free screening of our documentary March 13th at Cine Maldà in Barcelon at 8pm

 

BCNUEJ

A Barcelona-based research lab focused on urban environmental justice

 
 

Internship!

We are looking for an intern to research the use of #naturebased therapies to improve mental health equity in the context of the European project GreenMe

 
 

New Book

Our latest book explores and questions common assumptions around urban sustainability using a unique typology of ten core drivers of injustice

 
 

Al Jazeera feature

Our director Isabelle Anguelovski interviewed for Al Jazeera's report on climate justice in megacities

 
 

Revalue Cities

A video explainer of a study co-authored by BC3's Julia Neidig, Unai Pascual (BC3 and Ikerbasque), Isabelle Anguelovski (BC3 and ICTA-UAB) and Aitor Albaina (UPV-EHU)

 
 

New article in Nature

Read our open access article on Green gentrification in European and North American cities

 
 

StoryMaps of Urban Justice Struggles

Visit our ArcGis StoryMaps, a critical mapping tool document environmental justice struggles in Barcelona

 
 

Toolkit for Urban Green Justice

Our new report provides planners and policymakers with 50 tools that fight displacement and green gentrification

 

The Green Divide

Our ongoing interactive web documentary featuring urban justice stories in six cities

 

To Green Or Not To Green

A short documentary on four struggles of urban injustice in Barcelona

 
 

10 Drivers of Urban Injustice

A series of videos outlining the top 10 drivers of urban injustice with our partner project UrbanA

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We develop novel research on environmental and climate justice that builds on urban planning, policy and studies in social inequality, uneven development and public health.

 

Research Lines

Environmental Gentrification

Examining gentrification, displacement, and exclusion in climate-responsive and green infrastructure projects.

Urban Health & Equity

Assessing the impacts of urban environments and interventions on the health of historically marginalized groups

Social Struggles

Exploring how communities challenge contentious infrastructure projects and neoliberal urbanism to create more  just urban futures

Housing Inequalities

Analyzing the socio-spatial dynamics of housing precariousness in the context of the climate crisis.

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Free Screening in Barcelona! The Green Divide

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Join us on March 13, 2024, for the screening of our new full length documentary of The Green Divide, March 13th at Cine Maldà in Barcelona at 8pm. The new…

Andreanne Breton-Carbonneau: “The climate crisis is an amplifier of our society’s dysfunctions”

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Andréanne Breton-Carbonneau is a doctoral researcher with BCNUEJ at ICTA-UAB, where she explores the health equity impacts of planning and implementing green resilient infrastructure. We caught up with her to learn more…

Austin Matheney: “Embodied knowledge will always surpass academic knowledge”

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Austin Gage Matheney is a doctoral researcher with BCNUEJ at ICTA-UAB, where he explores the impacts of urban greening projects on local communities. We caught up with him to learn…

Policy Brief: What does the ideal climate shelter look like?

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Cities need to start creating climate shelters that serve all members of society, especially those most affected by climate change. As climate impacts intensify, cities around the world are recognizing…

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