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This case study examines the York Citizen Food Assembly held in November 2019, exploring the role of citizen participation in food system policy making to address complex challenges through authentic engagement.

This research paper details the New Earswick Good Life Initiative, an 18-month participatory action research project in York, UK, aimed at building community resilience and environmental sustainability in a low-income suburb.

The SEI Strategy 2015–2019 outlines the Stockholm Environment Institute's framework for bridging science and policy to support sustainable development. The strategy focuses on enhancing scientific research through new 'SEI Initiatives', expanding policy engagement to include 'hard-to-reach' stakeholders like the private sector, and strengthening capacity development across individual, organizational, and institutional levels. It also details the enabling infrastructure required for delivery, including communications, ICT tools, financial management, and a custom monitoring system (PMEC).

This research paper describes a cost-effective community engagement model implemented in York, UK, which used a targeted social marketing approach to reduce carbon footprints through neighborhood-level initiatives.

The York Green Neighbourhood Challenge was a community engagement project conducted from May 2009 to September 2010 in the City of York. Funded by the Without Walls Partnership Local Area Agreement (LAA) Delivery Fund, the initiative aimed to reduce household carbon emissions, raise awareness of low-carbon lifestyles, and foster community cohesion using a targeted social marketing approach.

The 'Green Streets' report analyzes the carbon footprint of York residents, finding an average of 12.58 tonnes of CO2 per person, slightly above the UK average. The study highlights significant variation between neighbourhoods, noting that rural and city-centre areas often have higher footprints, while student-heavy or poorer areas have lower ones. By correlating footprint data with resident attitudes and infrastructure, the report identifies specific neighbourhoods (such as Holgate and Osbaldwick for transport, and Heworth for housing) as having the highest potential for carbon reduction through targeted behavioural change campaigns.

This 2008 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the intersection of an ageing population and climate change, specifically focusing on the United Kingdom. It analyzes how older people are both contributors to carbon emissions and uniquely vulnerable to climate-related threats due to physical, financial, and social factors. The report proposes a national policy framework to reduce this vulnerability through improvements in housing energy efficiency, local accessibility, and integrated health and social care.

This 2008 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute, commissioned by the Environment Agency, analyzes the carbon footprint of the housing sector in the Leeds City Region (LCR). It evaluates the feasibility of meeting a target of an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, specifically identifying the measures needed to reduce CO2e emissions by 38 million tonnes between 2010 and 2026.

The provided text is a bibliographic entry and a list of related publications from the Stockholm Environment Institute. While it lists a 2002 technical report titled 'A Material Flow Analysis and Ecological Footprint of York', the text contains no actual content, data, or findings from that report.

This fact sheet describes the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), an international non-profit research organization focused on sustainability, climate change, and environmental policy. It outlines SEI's organizational structure, its commitment to open access and collaborative research, and the specific thematic focuses of its eight global centers.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute uses the Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP) to assess the environmental impact of housing policies in the Leeds City Region (LCR) between 2003 and 2026. It evaluates 15 scenarios to determine how different policy interventions—such as retrofitting existing homes, implementing 'Ecohomes' standards for new builds, and changing the electricity mix—affect carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the Ecological Footprint.