There’s an aphorism that suggests that one should not meet one’s heroes. That aphorism is without doubt incorrect when it comes to Dr. Julian Agyeman FRSA FRGS. Julian is certainly one of my heroes (indeed, the title of this podcast derives from the concept of just sustainabilities that — I believe — he coined roughly 20 years ago) and meeting him was very much a delight!

During our conversation, which was recorded late spring in 2020, Julian offered an abundance of gems about how he thought about equity and sustainability, the importance of ensuring that spaces are accessible (and how to make them more so), and how sense of belonging is something that we must attend to when we think about how we design and plan our spaces.

Julian Agyeman is a Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning and the Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate at Tufts University. He’s also a Fellow of both the UK Royal Society of the Arts and UK Royal Geographical Society. Dr. Agyeman is one of the most influential scholars driving discourse about the intersection between social justice and sustainability.

Links: https://julianagyeman.com/ https://as.tufts.edu/uep/people/faculty/julian-agyeman https://julianagyeman.com/2012/09/21/just-sustainabilities/