A conference paper on multispecies labour alliances as potential levers for urban degrowth. Presented in the Animal Labor session at the 2025 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting in Detroit. The discussion centres on Urban degrowth, Multispecies labour, Non-human agency, and Political ecology.

The contribution is developed through Conceptual framework, critical theory, and conference presentation. The geographical or conceptual scope is Detroit, United States; global urban theory. It was presented at 2025 AAG Annual Meeting — Animal Labor Session during 24–28 March 2025.

The contribution reflects the Lab’s interdisciplinary approach, combining quantitative and qualitative evidence to translate urban-metabolism research into planning, design, governance or policy.