e71: East London Waterworks Park w/Nathan Miller

About this episode

Nathan Miller discusses the vision for transforming an industrial site into a biodiverse park in East London.

In this week's conversation, Nathan Miller discusses the ambitious vision for the East London Waterworks Park, a community-led initiative aimed at transforming an underused industrial site into a biodiverse park with natural swimming ponds and outdoor learning spaces. The project emphasises community engagement, co-design, and sustainability, while navigating challenges related to funding and social value. Find out more about East London Waterworks Park Chapters 00:00 The Vision for East London Waterworks Park 12:37 Community Engagement and Co-Design 24:14 Funding Challenges and Future Prospects 40:55 Navigating Complexity in Community Engagement 51:25 Creating Organic Collaboration in Projects

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Scally

Guest: Nathan Miller

Topics covered

• community engagement
• sustainability
• biodiversity
• co-design
• funding challenges

Keywords

• East London Waterworks Park
• community-led initiative
• natural swimming ponds
• outdoor learning spaces
• social value

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: East London Waterworks Park

Places: East London Waterworks Park

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