Lots of different services take up space in London. Food banks, warehouses, galleries, charity shops, libraries, health services, schools, universities, barbers, hardware stores, florists, supermarkets, corner shops, restaurants and office spaces all vie for attention and investment.
So where does climate change show up in London and what kind of spaces does it take up?
- Camden Fixing Factory is next to Kentish Town (one of many repair cafés)
- Greener and Cleaner are in a mall in Sutton
- Library of Things are mostly set up in public libraries but also in Livat Hammersmith.
- 56A INFOSHOP is a radical bookshop behind Elephant and Castle and Housmans are next to King’s Cross station.
- Refill and no/low packaging shops are dotted around the capital
- Club Zero has drop-off points
- A former art gallery in Greenwich is being developed to be a climate and care space
- Hisbe in Brighton only choose products from local companies and with ansustainable ethos.
What other kinds of urban experiences can inspire us ?