Inclusive Growth & the "Doughnut Model" with a focus on Air Quality/Climate Change

The changes we’ve all made to our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic are considered by many as a unique opportunity to imagine a different future.

This workshop led by Dr James Hall and Dr Suzanne Bartington from the University of Birmingham will consider the potential of “Doughnut economics” by Kate Raworth as a guide to recovery from the negative economic impacts of the pandemic. Published in 2017 “Doughnut economics” took on mainstream economics, calling for an end to the pursuit of growth at all costs and urged economists and policymakers to begin thinking about how we can meet our core needs in balance with the planet –thereby aligning with public health and sustainable development.

Accordingly, the workshop will contain four distinct sessions;

1. Critiques of traditional economic approaches, before introducing the doughnut model.

2. A talk entitled “Covid-19 and the Economy: Forms of life and the tensions between the biological, the biographical and the environmental" by Professor John Bryson, Chair in Enterprise and Economic Geography, Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham.

3. An interactive case study; exploring how the municipality of Amsterdam is using the model as the starting point for policy decisions

4. A group activity considering the local applicability of the model with regard to inclusive growth in the West Midlands region

This workshop will be of interest to public health professionals and practitioners who are seeking an improved understanding of health and economic equity, inclusivity and regional COVID-19 recovery. The workshop will have a particular focus upon air quality and climate change, providing tangible examples of policy actions which align public and planetary health.

Registrations are closed

Inclusive Growth & the "Doughnut Model" for Economic Recovery