Sensemaking Stewardship






Sensemaking Land and River Stewardship

Citizen-led land and river stewardship takes shape within complex and often uneven systems of ownership, governance, and access. In contexts characterised by fragmented land ownership and layered regulatory frameworks, communities must navigate not only material constraints, but also relational dynamics between power holders such as private and institutional landowners, councils, and funders.

Developed with Surge Co-operative, a not-for-profit, community-led cooperative based on the Channelsea River in Newham, East London, Sensemaking Land and River Stewardship is an illustrated narrative series tracing Surge’s stewardship journey along the Channelsea River. The illustrations aim to surface the legal, ecological, social, and relational complexities of stewardship, revealing the invisible labour through which these practices unfold.





Loughborough University London

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