Geography, Pollution and Inequality: Manipulating the market

agile-ox at Low Carbon Oxford Week 2016
Geography, Pollution and Inequality: Manipulating the
market mechanism to promote frugality, prudence and
deferred gratification without the perversion of profit.
Danny Dorling
Connecting people & research for Oxfordshire’s environmental future
Increase usefulness of University’s environmental research at local level
 how do we harness it to tackle local environmental challenges?
• Showcase relevant research
• Use local priorities to shape research agendas
• Create new partnerships & collaboration
• Events
www.agileox.org
Tonight’s event
In aid of Asylum Welcome
Welcoming asylum seekers, refugees and detainees
who have fled persecution and danger in their own
countries and seek refuge in Oxford and Oxfordshire.
Raised £200+ - donations welcome
Danny Dorling
Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the School of Geography & the Environment
Been here 3 years
Grew up locally, before heading to Newcastle in 1980s
‘That, and growing up in Oxford back then, made me think inequality mattered’
What can we do in Oxford & Oxfordshire as well as agitating for a better country and a better
world?