Habitable Air
“Habitable Air” is a groundbreaking project that seeks to explore the intersection between urban inequality, political divisions, and the impact of pollution and climate change. Using qualitative research methods and working closely with a network of experts, policymakers, and community members, the project aims to generate actionable knowledge to promote cooperation between governments, the public, and marginalized communities.
About the research project
Habitable Air: Urban Inequality in the Time of Climate Change is a project that addresses the under-analyzed relationship between three urgent issues: (1) the rapid growth of urban inequality; (2) the amplification of political divisions in major democracies; and (3) the increasing impact of pollution and global warming.
The project uses qualitative methods – including ethnographic participant observation and the analysis of historical archival documents – at a scale that only quantitative studies of climate change have yet achieved by working within a clear network of scientists, policymakers, workers, and residents in transnational sites.
By studying networked citizen practices and interactions as key drivers for reordering urban life and politics, as well as in what ways they fail or are effective, we may better be able to dismantle a homogenized view of air pollution across borders to help create more equitable and sustainable cities.
Through major publications, teaching and training, a documentary film, policy briefs, media outreach, public workshops, and an international symposium, the project will produce actionable knowledge to build cooperation between the public, governments, and marginalized communities.
People
Project manager
Kerry Ryan Chance Professor, University of Bergen
Project members
Sharad Chari Associate Professor, UC Berkeley
Laurence Ralph Professor, Princeton University
Courtney Morris Associate Professor, UC Berkeley
Charlotte Bruckermann Research Associate, University of Cologne
Kefiloe Sello Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Bergen
Stefan Ogedengbe Ph.D Researcher, University of Bergen
Felix Lussem Researcher, University of Cologne
Dara Kell Filmmaker
Project Affiliates
Wesley Maraire Researcher, University of Bergen
Jé Judson Research Scientist, University of Minnesota
Mareike Winchell Assistant Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science
Sibahle Ndwayana Ph.D student, UC Berkeley
Adam Hasan Research Fellow, UC Berkeley
Katja Müller Heisenberg Professor, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
Fadeke Castor Associate Professor, Northeastern University
Major Eason Ph.D student, Harvard University
Contact
Faculty of Social Sciences | University of Bergen | 5007 Bergen, Norway
- Emails
- habitableair@uib.no