Feeling the Heat?
Hopeful Futures with Good Studio, 2024
How did you experience the heat of the summer in 2024? This zine was produced by six Londoners, from Lambeth, Southwark and Tower Hamlets, who documented their experiences and those of their friends and family, through images, interviews and diary entries. Produced as part of the Hopeful Futures research project, the zine offers evidence of how Londoners are experiencing the risks and impacts of climate change, alongside scientific and policy evidence. Hopeful Futures aims to understand how lived experience and creative methods can lead to more hopeful and inclusive discussions about how we adapt to climate change, in ways that break down traditional power asymmetries.
The zine was made in collaboration with printmaker-in-residence Jo Brinton of Good Studio and King’s College London researchers, and produced in partnership with London Councils, and climate teams from the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Tower Hamlets. The Hopeful Futures research team is Dr George Adamson (Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences and Public Policy), Dr Kirstie Hewlett (Policy Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences and Public Policy) and Dr Johanna Kieniewicz (King’s Culture, Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
Dr George Adamson (Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences and Public Policy) focuses on the complex relationships between climate and society. Since 2016, he has also convened King's Climate Research Hub, a multidisciplinary research cluster focused on questions at the intersection of climate science and society. He is chair of the postgraduate Faculty Assessment Board in the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy.
Dr Kirstie Hewlett (The Policy Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences and Public Policy) has interests in public attitudes to poverty and inequalities, climate adaptation and mitigation, social division and migration policy, along with the role of values, trust and inclusion in policy making. She is an experienced mixed methods researcher, with particular specialism in deliberative, participatory and creative approaches, and survey design. She works closely with local authorities in London and policy stakeholders to deliver applied research.
Dr Johanna Keiniewicz (King’s Culture, Faculty of Arts and Humanities) As Head of Research, Impact and Innovation, King’s Culture, Johanna focuses on strategic cultural partnerships for research and innovation. This includes supporting creative collaboration within research, developing capacity for knowledge exchange with the cultural and creative industries, contributing to funding bids, and leading work on impact and evaluation across the Strand and Science Gallery London platforms.