Insights from the humanities deserve greater attention in debates about the role of evidence and expertise in policy.
Poets don’t often pop up at infrastructure conferences. But a few months ago, at a debate for infrastructure developers and policymakers, I began my remarks by quoting William Wordsworth.
Supporting the transition to a low carbon economy is a priority for Green Alliance, the think tank where I work. We’re part of that breed of environmentalist that reckons reducing the carbon in our energy system will require new infrastructure: pylons, turbines and railways, rather than roads and runways. But we’re democrats too, and believe there are real problems with the way the public is excluded from infrastructure planning at present.
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