What is The Future for Cities?
Episodes
184I_Trailer_Alby Bocanegra, the Chief Future Officer and Founder at The Urban Futurist Inc.
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 184 - interview with Alby Bocanegra, the Chief Future Officer and Founder at The Urban Futurist Inc. We will talk about his visio...
182I_Ted Baillieu, former Premier of Victoria and architect
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"We have the most expensive construction industry but not the best quality." Are you interested in urban retrofitting? What do you think abo...
181R_Built environment prototyping for design-value (research summary)
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how to make prototypes for the built environment? Summary of the article titled Built environment prototyping for design-value ...
182I_Trailer_Ted Baillieu, former Premier of Victoria and architect
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 182 - Interview Ted Baillieu, the former Premier of Victoria and architect. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities...
180I_Ben Vass, senior research engineer
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in city consciousness? What do you think about knowledge and knowledge-creation? How can we remove bad stuff to improve the good st...
179_Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today would be a research episode, but since it is 2023 Christmas time, I want to just wish you all relaxing holidays with or without celebrating Chri...
180I_Trailer_Ben Vass, senior research engineer
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in city consciousness? What do you think about knowledge and knowledge-creation? How can we remove bad stuff to improve the good st...
178R_Brighter: Optimism, progress and the future of environmentalism
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in a brighter future for our cities and humanity? Summary of the book titled Brighter: Optimism, progress, and the future of envir...
177I_Amelia Gaskell, an environmental science student
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in intergenerational equity? What do you think about the younger generation fighting for a better future? How can we use our own vo...
176R_Major transcitions: how college students interpret the process of changing fields of study
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how young people change their fields of study? Summary of the article titled Major transitions: how college students interpret t...
177I_Trailer_Amelia Gaskell, an environmental science student
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 177 - interview with Amelia Gaskell, an environmental science student. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, sus...
175R_Whose choice? Young people, career choices and reflexivity re-examined (research summary)
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how young people choose their careers? Summary of the article titled Whose choice? Young people, career choices and reflexivity...
174I_Aapo Huovila, senior scientist at Technical Research Centre of Finland
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in sustainable and smart cities? What do you think about the city as the scene of real change? How can we use urban rankings better...
173R_Comparative analysis of standardized indicators for Smart sustainable cities: What indicators and standards to use and when? (research summary)
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in indicators for smart sustainable cities? Summary ofh the article titled Comparative analysis of standardized indicators for Sma...
174I_Trailer_Aapo Huovila, senior scientist at Technical Research Centre of Finland
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 174 - the interview with Aapo Huovila, senior scientist at Technical Research Centre of Finland. We will talk about his vision for...
172R_Carbon-neutral cities: Critical review of theory and practice (research summary)
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in carbon-neutral cities? Summary of the article titled Carbon-neutral cities: Critical review of theory and practice from 2022 by...
171I_Nicole Garofano, the Head of Circular Economy Development at Planet Ark Environmental Foundation and the founder of UsePlasticBetter
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in circular economy? What do you think about raising the awareness about how we consume things? How can we plan our future based on...
170R_Sustainable circular cities? Analysing urban circular economy policies in Amsterdam, Glasgow, and Copenhagen (research summary)
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in sustainable circular cities? Summary of the article titled Sustainable circular cities? Analysing urban circular economy polici...
171I_Trailer_Nicole Garofano, the Head of Circular Economy Development at Planet Ark
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 171 - the interview with Nicole Garofano, the Head of Circular Economy Development at Planet Ark Environmental Foundation and the ...
169R_Circular economy: A brief literature review (research summary)
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in circular economy? Summary of the article titled Circular economy: a brief literature review from 2021 by Erick Hungaro Arruda, ...
168I_Jennifer George, commercialisation expert and strategic thinker
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the difference between fairness and equity? What do you think about experimenting instead of trial and error? How can we use wat...
167R_Smart city beyond efficiency: Technology-policy-community at play for sustainable urban futures (research summary)
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in why smart city initiatives fail sustainability? Summary of the article titled Smart city beyond efficiency: Technology-policy-co...
168I_Trailer_Jennifer George, commercialisation expert and strategic thinker
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 168 - interview with Jennifer George, commercialisation expert and strategic thinker. We talk about her vision for the future of c...
166R_What makes a city ‘smart’? (research summary)
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in synthetising a city’s intelligent to be smart? Summary of the article titled What makes a city ‘smart’? from 2016 by Emine...
165I_Michael Healy, the Smart Cities Programme Manager at Christchurch City Council
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how to move and look forward to a better future after negative experiences? What do you think about resilience? How can we becom...
164R_A discussion of resilience and sustainability: Land use planning recover from the Canterbury earthquake sequence, New Zealand (research summary)
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in whether a resilient community is a sustainable one? Summary of the article titled A discussion of resilience and sustainability...
165I_Trailer_Michael Healy, the Smart Cities Programme Manager at Christchurch City Council
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 165 - interview with Michael Healy, the Smart Cities Programme Manager at Christchurch City Council. We talk about his vision for ...
163R_Rethinking resilience: Reflections on the earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, 2010 and 2011 (research summary)
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in rethinking resilience? Summary of the article titled Rethinking resilience: Reflections on the earthquakes in Christchurch, New...
162I_Warren Hill, enterprise account director at Appscore
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the smart city as making urban life easier for people? What do you think about standards and their uses? How can we use the urba...
161R_Perception of the quality of smart city solutions as a sense of residents' safety (research summary)
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the privacy and security aspects of smart city solutions? Summary of the article titled Perception of the quality of smart cit...
162I_Trailer_Warren Hill, enterprise account director at Appscore
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 162 - interview with Warren Hill, enterprise account director at Appscore. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, comb...
160R_What is the city? (research summary)
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the city as the theatre for social action? Summary of the article titled What is a city? from 1937 by Lewis Mumford, from the A...
159I_Michael Browne, manager at Melbourne Water
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the Aboriginal understanding of country? What do you think about water in cities? How can we become more connected to country it...
158R_Integrating Aboriginal cultural values into water planning: A case study from New South Wales, Australia (research summary)
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in Aboriginal value integration into water planning? Summary of the article titled Integrating Aboriginal cultural values into wat...
159I_Trailer_Michael Browne, manager at Melbourne Water
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 159 - the interview with Michael Browne, manager at Melbourne Water. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, aboriginal...
157R_Ontological review of smart city research (research summary)
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in both smartness and the city in the smart city concept? Summary of the article titled Ontological review of smart city research f...
156I_Fanni Melles, future of cities researcher and podcast host
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"We are architects of our life, not victims of it" !!!!Book giveaway details at the bottom!!!! Are you interested in the city as the emergen...
155B_#2 Birthday Special - summary of WTF's second year
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What action will you take to create a better future for cities, thus humanity? The celebration of the second year of the podcast! I would like to than...
156I_Trailer_Fanni Melles, future of cities researcher and podcast host
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for the celebratory episode 156 - the interview with yours truly, Fanni Melles. I am interviewed by a very special guesthost – Ben Vass, Gra...
154R_Smart City? Smarter City? Smarter Approach? The Smarter City Flywheel
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in why the smart city is complete rubbish? We are starting our 2nd birthday celebration today!!! Our summary today works with the ...
153I_Ana Enache, overall sustainability enthusiast and Chief of Staff at AppScore
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how to talk about sustainability for people to care? What do you think about education about sustainability? How can we become m...
152R_Three pillars of sustainability: in search of conceptual origins (research summary)
21 Aug 2023
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Are you interested in where the three pillars of sustainability came from? Summary of the article titled Three pillars of sustainability: in search o...
153I_Trailer_Ana Enache, overall sustainability enthusiast and Chief of Staff at Appscore
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 153 - interview with Ana Enache, overall sustainability enthusiast and Chief of Staff at Appscore. We talk about her vision for th...
151R_Aesthetics of sustainability and architecture: An overview (research summary)
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the aesthetics of sustainable architecture? Summary of the article titled Aesthetics of sustainability and architecture: An ove...
150P_What is academia's role in establishing the future of cities? Panel discussion with previous interviewees
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in academia’s role in establishing the better future for cities? What do you think is not academia’s role? How can we improve a...
149R_Urban futures: systemic or system changing interventions? A literature review using Meadows’ leverage points as analytical framework (research summary)
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in what is the role of academic researchers in establishing the better future of cities? Our summary today works with the article ...
148R_Interstitiality in the smart city: more than top-down and bottom-up smartness (research summary)
31 Jul 2023
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Are you interested in how smart city can be more than just top-down or bottom-up? Our summary today works with the article titled Interstitiality in ...
147I_Damian Hewitt, Head of Smart Cities and Future Mobility at SAGE Group
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how focusing on disability needs in technology can enhance the whole user experience? What do you think about smartness meaning ...
146R_Including marginalised communities in urban development and smart cities
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the right to the city? Summary of the article titled Human rights and the city: Including marginalised communities in urban deve...
147I_trailer_Damian Hewitt, Head of Smart Cities and Future Mobility at SAGE Group
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for episode 147I - the interview with Damian Hewitt, Head of Smart Cities and Future Mobility at SAGE Group. We will talk about his vision for...
145R_Smart city and simplicity? Modular business models for smart cities (research summary)
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how to reduce complexity of the smart city business models? Summary of the article titled Smart city and simplicity? Modular bu...
144I_Morley Muse, cofounder of iSTEM Co and renewable energy consultant
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in renewable technologies? What do you think about thinking inward and using present opportunities? How can we accept problems to i...
143R_Extraction of microalgae as a form of wastewater treatment: Opportunities in biodiesel, biogas, biohydrogen, and volatile fatty acids production (research summary)
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how to use microalgae to treat wastewater? Summary of the summary titled Extraction of microalgae as a form of wastewater treat...
142R_Becoming future-proof STEM teachers for enhancing sustainable development: A proposed general framework for a capacity-building programs in future studies (research summary)
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how to future-proof STEM education? Summary of the article titled Becoming future-proof STEM teachers for enhancing sustainable...
141I_Soheil Sabri, Digital Delivery Lead for Urban Digital Twin at the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration at the University of Melbourne
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the difference between prediction and forecasting? What tools do you think can improve urbanisation? How can we use digital twin...
140R_Creating digital twins to save our cities
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the benefits and challenges of digital twins? Summary of the article titled Creating digital twins to save our cities from 2023...
139R_The landscape and evolution of urban planning science (research summary)
19 Jun 2023
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Are you interested in the boundaries and directions of urban planning science? Summary of the article titled The landscape and evolution of urban pla...
138I_Luis Natera, software developer and geospatial network scientist
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested cities as beautiful monsters? What do you think about consciously choosing your city to live? How can be our procrastination regard...
137R_Quantifying life quality as walkability on urban networks: The case of Budapest (research summary)
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how walkability and quality of life are connected? Summary of the article titled Quantifying life quality as walkability on urb...
136R_An analysis of the legal framework influencing walking in Australia (research summary)
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how the legal framework in Australia influences walking? Summary of the article titled An analysis of the legal framework influ...
135I_Paul Satur, research fellow and lecturer at Monash Water Sensitive Cities and co-founder and CEO of Our Future Cities
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in prosperous cities? What do you think about urban pessimism? How can we be more punk music tragic for the better future of cities...
134R_Social inequality and water use in Australian cities: the social gradient in domestic water use (research episode)
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how social inequality influences domestic water and thus broader water sustainability issues? Summary of the article titled Soc...
133R_Multifunctional Urban Spaces – a solution to increase the quality of urban life in dense cities (research summary)
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how multifunctional urban spaces can contribute to increasing the quality of urban life in dense cities? Summary of the article...
132I_Michael Batty, Bartlett professor of planning - What are cities and and their futures?
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in inventing the future of cities? What do you think about urban evolution? How can we predict the future of the city? Interview wi...
131R_Inventing Future Cities (book summary)
15 May 2023
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Are you interested in how can we create better, more sustainable cities for the future? Summary of the book titled Inventing Future Cities from 2018 ...
130R_A new framework for very large-scale urban modelling (research summary)
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how large-scale urban modelling going beyond the usual land use and transport interactions? Summary of the article titled A new...
129I_Alan Donegan, founder at Rebel Business, Entrepreneur and Finance School
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in creating your own future? What do you think about urban stability and entrepreneurship? How can we charge into the future? ...
128R_Entrepreneurship in cities (research summary)
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how cities and entrepreneurship are connected? Summary of the article titled Entrepreneurship in cities from 2021 by Sam Tavass...
127R_Urban futures – Idealization, capitalization, securitization (research summary)
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how urban futures have changed over time? Summary of the article titled Urban futures – Idealization, capitalization, se...
126I_Corey Gray, engineer and Global CEO of the Smart Cities Council
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in beauty as a sustainability element? What do you think about people being pragmatic for change and transformation? How can we cre...
125R_Aesthetics of Sustainability: a transdisciplinary sensibility for transformative practices (research summary)
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in aesthetics for sustainable progress? Summary of the article titled Aesthetics of Sustainability: a transdisciplinary sensi...
124R_Smart cities: Utopia or neoliberal ideology (research summary)
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in whether smart city is a utopia or a neoliberal ideology? Our summary today works with the article titled Smart cities: Uto...
123I_Alex Louey, managing director and co-founder of AppsCore Digital
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in sustainable urban transport and development? What do you think about urban sustainability in Australia versus the world? How can...
122R_Urban sprawl and its impact on sustainable urban development: a combination of remote sensing and social media data (research summary)
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how urban sprawl affects sustainable urban development? Summary of the article titled Urban sprawl and its impact on susta...
121R_Smart City appropriation by local actors: An instrument in the making (research summary)
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in smart cities as a functional instrument to influence public debate and policy? Our summary today works with the article ti...
120I_Matt Ferrell, Youtube creator specialising in sustainable and renewable technologies
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in sustainable and renewable technologies? What do you think about urban sustainability and its implementation? How can we create e...
119R_Pessimism and optimism in the debate on climate change: A critical analysis (research summary)
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in why we have pessimistic and optimistic views on climate change? Summary of the article titled Pessimism and optimism in th...
118R_Smart sustainable cities – Exploring ICT solutions for reduced energy use in cities (research summary)
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in ICT solutions to reduce urban energy use? Our summary today works with the article titled Smart sustainable cities – Exp...
117I_Colin Chee, the creative director of the Never Too Small YouTube channel
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in small footprint living? What do you think about the effects of good neighbour relationships? How can we create more compassionat...
116R_Small is beautiful? Stories of carbon footprints, socio-demographic trends and small households in Denmark (research summary)
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in small footprint living? Our summary today works with the article titled Small is beautiful? Stories of carbon footprints, ...
115R_Towards Post-Anthropocentric Cities: Reconceptualising smart cities to evade urban ecocide (research summary)
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in post-anthropocentric cities after smart ones? Our summary today works with the article titled Towards Post-Anthropocentric...
114I_Kelly Boucher, a scholar, education consultant and breakthrough coach
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in pedagogy as the agency of teaching and learning? What do you think about radical relearning about how we interact with our envir...
113R_Radical collaboration: flipping the paradigm on learning (research summary)
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in radical collaboration as an education form? Our summary today works with the chapter titled Radical collaboration: flippin...
112R_Engaging with place – Foregrounding Aboriginal perspectives in early childhood education (research summary)
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how to embed Aboriginal perspectives in early childhood education regarding space? Our summary today works with the chapte...
111I_Dave Hakkens, an industrial designer, inventor and an overall pioneer
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in sustainable living? What do you think about creating settlements from the ground up? How can a city be overwhelming and impressi...
110R_Global survey of Precious Plastic Projects: A summary of findings (research summary)
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in plastic recycling and reuse? Our summary today works with the report titled Global survey of Precious Plastic Projects: A ...
109R_How much sustainability substance is in urban visions? An analysis of visioning projects in urban planning (research summary)
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how much sustainability substance is in urban visions? Our summary today works with the article titled How much sustainabi...
108I_Dr Anthony Kent, economic geographer, researcher and educator
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in economic geography? What do you think about the political influence on cities? How can we put on environmental lenses on cities?...
107R_Planning the post-political city: exploring public participation in the contemporary Australian city (research summary)
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how much the political system influences cities? Our summary today works with the article titled Planning the post-politic...
106R_Smart cities as a platform for technological and social innovation in productivitiy, sustainability, and livability: A conceptual framework (research summary)
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in smart city as a platform for technological and social innovation? Our summary today works with the book chapter titled Sma...
105I_Richard Morrison, Industry Director, Technology Advisory APAC at AECOM
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Richard Morrison, Industry Director, Technology Advisory APAC at AECOM. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, transpo...
104R_The story of NEOM city: opportunities and challenges (research summary)
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in city of NEOM and its history and future? Our summary today works with the book chapter titled The story of NEOM city: oppo...
103R_A survey of environments and mechanisms for human-human stigmergy (research summary)
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in human stigmergy and how it works? Our summary today works with the article titled A survey of environments and mechanisms ...
102_Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today would be an interview, but since it is 2022 Christmas time, I want to just wish you all relaxing holidays with or without celebrating Christmas,...
101R_What we owe the future (book summary)
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in what we owe the future? Summary of the book titled What we owe the future from 2022 by William MacAskill, based on my read...
100P_So much research but where is the smart city? Panel discussion with previous interviewees
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the different meanings and implementations for smart cities from different viewpoints? What do you think about the solutions sma...
099I_Noel Tighe, architect and associate director at Denton Corker Marshall
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in the citizen engagement in urban areas and its effects? What do you think about the need for updating our educational systems? Ho...
098R_Building social capital: A learning agenda for the twenty-first century (research summary)
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in how to create social capital for the 21st century? Our summary today works with the article titled Building social capital...
097R_A multilevel method to assess and design the renovation and integration of smart cities (research summary)
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in smart cities to enhance quality of life for urban inhabitants? Summary of the article titled A multilevel method to assess...
096I_Chris Maher, an architect and city planner and the director and national portfolio leader for urban development at Hames Sharley
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in creating proper urban connections? What do you think is the architect’s job in the urban fabric? What kind of approach is need...