{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/662689795dd0140012bec35b/66c74d560f3233b2d38cc1f3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Alba: What can Alba teach us about local activism as a response to environmental challenges?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/662689795dd0140012bec35b/1724337395047-9bacc380-7a7f-468a-9883-817168e8fadd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we discuss Ustwo’s 2020&nbsp; <em>Alba: A Wildlife Adventure</em>, a heartwarming exploration game in which you play a young girl who documents wildlife and strives to save the local nature reserve from being replaced by a luxury hotel while visiting her grandparents. Join us as we explore what <em>Alba </em>has to say about the trade-offs between economic growth and environmentalism, the power of community action, and the role of young people in changing the world.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Works mentioned:</p><ul><li>Figueres, C. and Rivett-Carna, T. 2020. The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.&nbsp;</li><li>Leston-Bandeira, C., 2019. Parliamentary petitions and public engagement: an empirical analysis of the role of e-petitions. Policy &amp; Politics, 47(3), pp.415-436.&nbsp;</li><li>Raworth, K. 2017.&nbsp;Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st-Century Economist.&nbsp;London: Random House Business Books. See also: <a href=\"https://doughnuteconomics.org/about-doughnut-economics#what-is-the-doughnut\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://doughnuteconomics.org/about-doughnut-economics#what-is-the-doughnut</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.museumfortheunitednations.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.museumfortheunitednations.com/</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Write to us! - levellerpodcast@gmail.com</p><p>Avatars by MostlyPixels /&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.lunaii-dollmaker.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lunaii</a> @ https://www.avatarsinpixels.com/</p>","author_name":"Emma and Adam"}