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Featuring the CAU: A growth mindset
3 July 2024
The CAU Project Manager describes how a UCL & Local Government Association programme led a council & academic partnership to repurpose derelict land into food growing community spaces.
The Net Zero Innovation Programme (NZIP) brings together local authorities, universities and other stakeholders to address climate challenges at the local level, and seek routes to achieve council’s net zero. The programme, run by the UCL Climate Action Unit and Local Government Association, has supported roughly 40 partnership projects across England to deliver locally-appropriate climate action initiatives.
One particular partnership used their time in the programme to launch an ambitious food-growing project – one that is repurposing derelict land behind the train station in the town of Staines. This article, written by the CAU's Project Manager, explains what climate challenge the Spelthorne-based team faced, how they tackled it, their results, and the top-tips learned that other council & academic partnerships can benefit from.
You can also read it online at the LGA First website, here