Peri Zee - Degrowth For Connected Communities

Peri Zee is an urban planner and sustainable transport professional working towards more inclusive and connected communities that are supported to live good lives within planetary boundaries. Peri is head of mobility at Pollock Consulting Limited and was previously the climate action pathway lead and healthy city design lead at Hutt City Council.

Peri covers some essential topics in this episode, discussing the concepts of planetary boundaries and degrowth, and the importance of public transport in connecting our communities while providing a pathway to a more sustainable future. Peri leaves us with some inspiring words about becoming our own changemakers – the more people that see the big picture and act on it, the greater the transformation will be, and there is a role for everyone.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Peri’s background and passion for a sustainable future
• The important concept of planetary boundaries
• How a degrowth approach could help us live within safe planetary boundaries
• The fallacy of green growth
• Acknowledging the importance of technology while adhering to degrowth principles
• Achieving an equitable transition to degrowth
• New Zealand’s public transport crisis
• Building community trust to ensure more successful public transport projects in future
• The importance of bike and footpaths, and public transport access in urban areas
• The sprawling cities of Australia and New Zealand vs the 15-minute city concept
•  ‘Keep cup smugness’ vs advocating for effective change individually and as a community

To view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, leave us a review and share this episode with your friends and family.

Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee.

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.