Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
Critical urban planning professor @ Tufts UEP. From Yorkshire UK, now living in Cambridge MA. Dad of English choccy Lab, Oso. Desperately seeking #justsustainabilities. Editor-in-Chief of Local Environment. Website: julianagyeman.com .. more
Critical urban planning professor @ Tufts UEP. From Yorkshire UK, now living in Cambridge MA. Dad of English choccy Lab, Oso. Desperately seeking #justsustainabilities. Editor-in-Chief of Local Environment. Website: julianagyeman.com
Julian K. Agyeman is a professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning and Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate at Tufts University. He is a co-founder and the editor-in-chief of the journal Local Environment. During his career, Agyeman has developed the concept of just sustainabilities, defined as "the need to ensure a better quality of life for all, now, and into the future, in a just and equitable manner, whilst living within the limits of supporting ecosystems." .. more
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Co-Production of Knowledge in Action: Emancipatory Strategies for Urban Equality
This open-access book examines the emancipatory potential of knowledge co-production for more equal cities, drawing on experiences from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Published by UCL Press.
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Co-production can serve to reproduce power structures if emptied of its political/transformative intent. This Open Access book seeks to understand the emancipatory potential of co-production as an incremental strategy with the power to transform urban planning practices www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
Cities@Tufts: Spring 2026
Tufts University Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning present this ongoing free lecture series hosted by Professor Julian Agyeman. Join us for free, one-hour events throughout Spr...
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This semester’s Cities@Tufts colloquium will focus on topics like the impact of refugees in host cities, energy justice, solidarity economy movements in Massachusetts, and more! Free tickets for all the sessions are now available. Check out the events www.eventbrite.com/cc/citiestuf...
One group in my Tufts UEP graduate Developing Sustainable Communities class did an excellent job of looking at what a sustainable community is through a "just sustainabilities" lens. Kudos (from L-R) Lily, Jasper, Nikki, Deanna, Ruth, Broden and Kailani!
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Plantations to Pollution: Black Communities, Legacy Pollution, and the Path Forward is a powerful multimedia storytelling series from the Southern Environmental Law Center that traces the often-unbrok...
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The Unbroken Line from forced labor to forced exposure: @selc.bsky.social "Plantations to Pollution: Black Communities, Legacy Pollution, and the Path Forward" traces the often-unbroken line from plantation slavery to today’s environmental injustices. plantationstopollution.selc.org?selcsrc
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Nurturing Food Justice
Amid the intersecting crises of climate change and inequalities, Nurturing Food Justice offers an unflinching and inspiring take on the ways communities are ...
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New chapter drop: "White Masculinist Pasts→Black Feminist Futures: Lessons from Spelman College’s Victory Garden as Black World-Making" by Whitney Barr and Nik Heynen in the important new book edited by @alisonhopealkon.bsky.social and @julianagyeman.bsky.social
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The hottest areas in U.S. cities are losing the most greenery
npj Urban Sustainability - The hottest areas in U.S. cities are losing the most greenery
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72.7% of cities are losing greenery and the hottest areas are consistently losing a greater proportion of their greenery than their cooler counterparts, highlighting the need for preservation of the existing greenery, particularly in areas with the hottest temperatures www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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In an inspiring overview of food justice scholar-activism edited by Alison Hope Alkon & @julianagyeman.bsky.social, "Nurturing Food Justice" examines how diverse communities are finding new ways to grow food and challenge institutions to create more just and sustainable food futures: bit.ly/49VxPeq
Feminist Climate Policy in Industrialised States: A Gender-Just Climate Emergency Response
Feminist Climate Policy in Industrialised States explores ways in which policymakers can overcome institutional barriers and conventions in pursuit of the radical changes necessary for a gender-just c...
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Excellent open access collection by susanjb7.bsky.social et al. We need to move beyond the gender mainstreaming and gender equality issues which have been integrated into existing – and failing – structures, to more transformative feminist approaches. www.routledge.com/Feminist-Cli...
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Jan 15
Opening the Door to Public Grocery Stores - Economic Security Project
Prepared April 2024 for the City of Chicago Economic Security Project commissioned this report in collaboration with HR&A to support applications to the Illinois Grocery Initiative. This feasibility s...
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Altogether, this report proves opening a public option grocery store is one way for municipalities to address food access and create a cornerstone of the community for future investments. economicsecurityproject.org/resource/ope...
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Decolonizing Planning Perspectives: opportunities for the future
The concept of decolonization has received significant critical attention across academic disciplines, including planning history, leading some scholars to caution against its conceptual stretching...
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Excellent paper on decolonizing agendas in planning history, in the context of wider interdisciplinary debates on the meanings/politics of decolonization, Reparatory Justice, and the legacies of colonialism in spatial planning, development and urban studies. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
These Refugees Are Developing a First-of-Its-Kind Community Land Trust in San Diego
In San Diego's City Heights community, refugees and immigrants are leading an effort to build a community-owned affordable housing and cultural space.
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This is the true meaning of "sanctuary" not simply refusing to comply with federal agencies but proactively creating a Global Village designed with more than 2,000 community members from Somalia, Afghanistan, Mexico, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia and other nations nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Racialized Landscapes and Climate Adaptation Economies
Author(s): Foster, Sheila R. | Abstract: This article examines how the enduring legacies of racial capitalism and discriminatory land policies shape climate vulnerability and adaptation in US cit...
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Great article by @sheilarose.bsky.social calling for “just adaptation economies” that embed antidisplacement measures in resilience investments, support community ownership/stewardship of land and prioritize policies to counteract persistent social/spatial inequities escholarship.org/uc/item/1f56...
As you know, I don’t do overtly political posts, but given what is about to happen, this seems apposite
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Dec 27
Tracing the 'just' in just transition: conceptualizations of justice by citizens’ juries in climate policy-making
The efforts to mitigate climate change have been accompanied by calls for a just transition, meaning a sustainability transition that takes into accou…
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The findings suggest that advancing just transition requires policy mixes, where mitigation measures are explicitly combined with redistributive policies and investments in infrastructure and public services. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Dec 26
Nurturing Food Justice
Amid the intersecting crises of climate change and inequalities, Nurturing Food Justice offers an unflinching and inspiring take on the ways communities are ...
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“An expansive follow-up to the field-defining Cultivating Food Justice, this edited volume provides an overview of food justice scholar-activism, redefining the field and looking to future theoretical and political futures.” Available now for preorder! mitpress.mit.edu/978026255369...
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Shareable
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· Dec 19
🎧 NEW: The latest Cities@Tufts episode is here, featuring Tufts University Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning student Ashanee Kottage!
Listen to the inspiring talk at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts: www.shareable.net/podcasts/gra...
Listen to the inspiring talk at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts: www.shareable.net/podcasts/gra...
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Municipal Grocery Stores: Public Ownership in Practice and Policy (Dec 10, 2025)
YouTube video by CUNY SPH
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The CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute hosted a timely and thought-provoking forum to examine the opportunities and challenges of city-owned food retail. Check out this discussion on how cities like NYC can reshape their food systems to promote justice and affordability www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qaE...
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Christian Dimmer
@remmid.bsky.social
· Dec 14
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
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Psychology of changemaking：
“For decades，cities around the world have said they’re too spread out，too cold，too hilly，too car-dependent to make cycling mainstream．Paris proves that narrative wrong．In the end，the French capital didn’t just build bike lanes—it built（the）belief（that change’s possible).”
“For decades，cities around the world have said they’re too spread out，too cold，too hilly，too car-dependent to make cycling mainstream．Paris proves that narrative wrong．In the end，the French capital didn’t just build bike lanes—it built（the）belief（that change’s possible).”
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Does gender equality matter in the mitigation of CO2 emissions? An OECD country analysis
Grounded in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, the analysis explores the implications of gender disparities for environmental impact.…
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Integrating indicators of gender, income, and wealth inequality with data on emissions and resource use, the findings show that increasing concentrations of wealth and income pose real barriers to achieving gender equality, with big environmental consequences. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cities@Tufts
Urban Thought Leaders | Inspiring Conversation Cities@Tufts Colloquium As issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) come increasingly under threat in our current political climate, it...
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The Cities@Tufts Virtual Colloquium exposes a broad base of students, researchers, professionals, organizers, and others who watch our presentations to different urban stories and narratives, ones that challenge the status quo. Check out our 69 videos/Podcasts! www.shareable.net/cities-tufts/
Reviewing metrics and indicators for energy, climate, and environmental justice: A synthesis of 25 years of research
This study provides a systematic and interdisciplinary assessment of metrics for energy, climate, and environmental justice. It enriches existing lite…
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Political, health, and demographic impacts or toolkits on the household scale are under explored. The smaller proportion of complex indicators underscores the need for more sophisticated tools that integrate diverse dimensions or impacts of justice. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Navigating justice in climate adaptation: Gender and class complexities under neo-liberal development in the Sundarbans delta of Bangladesh
Climate justice is attracting increasing attention from both scholars and practitioners, becoming an important topic in the climate change discourse. …
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The state shows a paradoxical character as it tries to reconcile economic expansion, climate adaptation and development interventions, contributing to changing gender and class structures/relations by reifying heteronormative and capitalistic norms and practices www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it harms sales
Site deletes feature after real estate agents and some homeowners say scores appear arbitrary and hurt sales
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Climate risks are now a critical factor in home-buying decisions for many Americans. Yet Zillow has deleted its climate index because of complaints from real estate agents and some homeowners that the rankings are arbitrary, couldn’t be challenged and harmed sales www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Nov 28
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An Equity Index illustrates that equitable urban rail-trail development has various components that must work together for trails to be just spaces for the historically excluded. It identifies where equity planning may be improved for existing and future trails. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Infrastructure (in)Justice: a multi-scalar framework and review of epistemic, restorative, and reparative justice dimensions
Distributive, recognition, and procedural dimensions of justice in environmental justice frameworks are common starting points for justice-oriented research and practice. Additional dimensions of j...
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Incorporating epistemic, restorative, and reparative justice an analytical Infrastructure (in)Justice framework is proposed. The framework further develops the 6 + 1D typology of injustice: Disinvest, Disrespect, Disenfranchise, Dismiss, Distress, and Dispossess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Documentation and validation of indigenous knowledge by rural women for climate change adaptation in the Himalayan ecosystems of Uttarakhand
Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) serves as a reservoir of wisdom passed down through generations, with rural women in Uttarakhand playing a pivotal role in its preservation and adaptation to me...
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Rural women in Uttarakhand are essential in maintaining and adapting ITK in response to climate change, showing the critical role of women’s experiences and traditional knowledge TK in fostering resilient and comprehensive approaches to address climate challenges www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Co-creating climate knowledge: informal networks, local innovation, and ecosystem restoration in coastal Tanzania
This study investigates the role of informal knowledge networks in climate adaptation and ecosystem restoration in coastal Tanzania. Focusing on coral reef and mangrove restoration efforts in Soman...
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The research applies a knowledge co-creation framework to analyse how local actors serve as intermediaries/translators/brokers/innovators, revealing that knowledge isn't merely transferred re-contextualised through embodied practice, metaphor and social learning www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Julian Agyeman
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies
Destruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say
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The storm hit rural Jamaica hardest – people who are poorest/least protected/historically marginalised. The same communities shaped by slavery, colonial extraction, and racialised policies are now on the frontline of climate disaster….we’re not in theory any more
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