Just Transition

A synthesis and vision for how we can transition to sustainable urbanism that centers environmental protection, community rights, and global equity in the materials we use to build our cities.

A three-part forensic series introducing the Displacement-Adjusted Job Count (DAJC) metric to demonstrate that EV transition investment announcements systematically overcount job creation by excluding the drivetrain supply chain displacement they create.

Examines the gap between collective bargaining agreements and the economic geography of EV supply chains, and the structural limits of just transition frameworks in protecting workers outside direct OEM employment.

Applies the DAJC formula to four documented EV transition cases to produce the net job displacement figure that investment announcements systematically omit.

Introduces the Drivetrain Labour Intensity Ratio and constructs the DAJC formula by tracing the labour content of ICE and EV drivetrains through the tiered supply chain.

Exploring the origins of networks in ancient empires.