Isabelle Anguelovski is the director of BCNUEJ (Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability) and an ICREA researcher at ICTA-UAB (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
This interview took place in January 2026.
Interview by Gaia Pilia
Video edition by Luiza Perrone
In this conversation Isabelle Anguelovski examines the tension between urban greening, climate interventions, and social justice. She outlines how the concept of green gentrification emerged from the realization that greening projects, while environmentally beneficial, could also drive investment, displacement, and the segregation of lower-income communities.
Isabelle Anguelovski is the director of BCNUEJ (Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability) and an ICREA researcher at ICTA-UAB (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
This interview took place in January 2026.
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