From above and below : Empowerment through interplay between humans and nature

Sammanfattning: This thesis departs from the understanding of citizens concern for our Nature, and their feeling of powerlessness due to the climate crisis. Additionally, it has investigated the relationship between humans and nature, with the outcome that we need to start cooperating with our nature. As citizens need to become empowered to understand the issue of climate change before they can do any changes in their lives, education is key. To empower citizens in the issue of climate change I propose classrooms for environmentaland climatic knowledge development. The proposal is platforms with the goal of mutual learnings and meaningful interaction between academia and the community. Its organization is a collaboration that includes the necessary functions for both bottom-up and bottom-down initiated Citizen Science projects. Secondly, I propose the move of/ or initiation of new Research in Climate impact in Umeå, in an urban forest. This to create a closer relationship with the research and enabling participatory- and educational activities with the community. This thesis investigates the possibilities with knowledge cocreation as a response to societal change. Additionally, room for knowledge cocreation between the public and academia in Umeå in created. The aim is to empower citizens and strengthen the local community, and my hypothesis is that that the intervention acts as a catalyst for sustainable future development.