One of our great challenges is how to repair and build thriving infrastructure and communities as we face climate change, volatile economies and socio-political changes. A new, free guidebook offers real-world Aotearoa New Zealand case study examples to support transitioning to resilient, ecological, wellbeing-centred communities.
Massey Geography Professor Kelly Dombroski co-authored 'Transitions in Action: An Urban and Regional Transitions Guide' with Amanda Yates, Gradon Diprose and Thomas Nash. The guidebook is an outcome of their National Science Challenge Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities programme research.
The guidebook provides practical advice and real case studies on 6 critical areas – transport, community, economy, energy, environment and housing – of needed change for a healthier, safer future for Wellington area communities. The practical advice focuses on change that can be made by 2040, a close enough timeframe to keep efforts moving forward and far enough away for projects to be successful.
Read about the guidebook's creation, its launch and the guide itself.
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Transitions in Action: An urban and regional transitions guide
Read the guide and learn about the range of innovative initiatives and projects occurring in the Greater Wellington region to help activate positive transitions more broadly.
Professor Kelly Dombroski
Discover more about Professor Dombroski's achievements and areas of research.
Image: Professor Dombroski (standing) with 2 colleagues at the Innermost Gardens.
Professor Kelly Dombroski
Professor Dombroski's research work is in community development in the Asia-Pacific. She uses qualitative research methods to investigate diverse economies and community economies, the things people do to support their livelihoods that are usually ignored by economists. Published work is in the areas of feminist geography, community economies, diverse economies and urban commons.
Research funders
Building Better Communities, Kia whakamana i ngā hāpori katoa
Building Better Communities was a National Science Challenge interested in investing in research that will harmonise people and their communities with living spaces that meet the diverse needs of the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
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