Kimberley CroftsCommunity participation in sustainable transition decision-makingTransitions away from fossil fuel are, unfortunately, very rare, which means it has been difficult to find case studies of where the…7 min read·Jul 27, 2022----
Kimberley CroftsSocial Design Sydney talkI was invited by Jax Wechsler to talk about my PhD at the Social Design Sydney event she runs and curates. This is the transcript and video…29 min read·Apr 6, 2022----
Kimberley CroftsThe role of local knowledge in flood recovery and future mitigationI write this from a humid and damp Sydney that has been under a weather pattern called an ‘east coast low’ for the past two weeks. This…5 min read·Mar 7, 2022----
Kimberley Crofts“The making of lives that we feel are worth living”bell hooks the Black feminist scholar has died. I’ve not read her directly, only through others, but I know her work is very important and…4 min read·Dec 15, 2021----
Kimberley CroftsWorkshop overview: Future-proofing the HunterAs part of my PhD I am looking at the role for design and designers in increasing community participation in transition planning. Having…8 min read·Dec 2, 2021----
Kimberley CroftsCommunity expertise: Adding contextual richness to technoscientific decisionsIn early November I was invited to share my research at the weekly project share at the DAB Faculty. I gave a brief introduction about the…14 min read·Nov 15, 2021----
Kimberley CroftsStage 1 PhD presentationA few weeks ago I passed my first stage of the PhD receiving my confirmation of candidature. The presentation was to a panel consisting of…1 min read·Oct 12, 2021----
Kimberley CroftsDiversity in citationsEDIT: I have just come across this useful tool to assess gender balance in bibliographies. It is from Jane Lawrence Sumner, Assistant…3 min read·Aug 2, 2021----
Kimberley CroftsThe embodied designer: A new draftEDITS: ADDED BELOW TO THE MODEL 27 JULY 20215 min read·Jul 26, 2021----
Kimberley CroftsThe embodied designer: A model for community-based transition planningOne of the aims of my PhD is to investigate roles for a designer within the process of transition planning within a community. So far, this…5 min read·Jul 7, 2021--1--1
