About the project
The River Don as a ‘place’ in which the compounding challenges we face intersect, is perfectly situated. Through the River Dôn Project we intend to demonstrate how our ontologies and civic infrastructures can be shifted from a world view of separation to one of relational, multi-agent interdependence.
We intend to demonstrate how systems of governance, value and public discourse could be reoriented to enable a holistic understanding of the social and ecological costs of externalities and the long-term risks created through the superseding of planetary boundaries. We intend to demonstrate how the rights of nature could be incorporated into new civic infrastructures and nurture the transitions ahead.
Contact
Partner orgs
Dark Matter Labs, Sheffield Hallam University, Urban Flows Observatory, Don Catchment Rivers Trust, Lawyers for Nature, South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre, Data for Action
Funded by
Transforming and Activating Places, Opus, Dark Matter Labs, Sheffield Hallam University
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Latest update
Latest updates
We are working on a series of generative interviews entitled Right to Thrive, exploring local people’s connections to the River Dôn, which will be published in Now Then magazine:
20 May 2024
On 14 May, we hosted How Can the River Dôn Ask For Help? at Weston Park Museum, exploring the agency & voice of critical commons such as the River Dôn:
14 May 2024
Photo credit: Andy Brown