[divider] We are pleased to invite you to a workshop for the Re-Distributed Manufacturing for a Resilient Sustainable City (RDM|RSC) research project. Colston Hall, 10.30 – 15.00, 14th October 2015.
[divider]UK manufacturing has been transformed by globalisation, but this has been at the cost of a loss of manufacturing jobs and core capabilities, increased risks of disruption in the highly interconnected and interdependent global systems, and higher resource demands and environmental impacts.
New highly adaptable manufacturing processes capable of operating at small scales, such as additive layer manufacturing, offer the possibility of changing where and how manufacture is carried out. This change could help to minimise environmental impacts, improve product specialisation to markets, and improve the resilience of cities and regions under natural and socio-political disruptions.
This workshop will include wide-ranging presentations on resilience, sustainability and manufacturing futures. We will use an innovative participatory systems modelling method to explore the following issues for Bristol:
- The causal relationships between different types of sustainability and resilience and the region’s manufacturing sectors.
- The resilience of the city’s manufacturing sectors in the face of long-term and short-term disturbances.
- The role re-distributed manufacturing could play in improving local sustainability and resilience.
We are delighted to have guest speakers and workshop facilitators from academia, local industry and the third sector, including a keynote introduction from Sarah Toy, Bristol City Council’s Strategic Resilience Officer. Lunch will be provided.
Please register here.