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What is The Future for Cities?
WTF for Cities? is a platform to introduce and connect people who are actively and consciously working on the future of cities and to introduce research about the future of cities.
Episodes
- What is The Future for Cities?
111I_Dave Hakkens, an industrial designer, inventor and an overall pioneer
Are you interested in sustainable living? What do you think about creating settlements from the ground up? How can a city be overwhelming and impressive?…
- What is The Future for Cities?
110R_Global survey of Precious Plastic Projects: A summary of findings (research summary)
Are you interested in plastic recycling and reuse? Our summary today works with the report titled Global survey of Precious Plastic Projects: A summary of…
- What is The Future for Cities?
109R_How much sustainability substance is in urban visions? An analysis of visioning projects in urban planning (research summary)
Are you interested in how much sustainability substance is in urban visions? Our summary today works with the article titled How much sustainability substance…
- What is The Future for Cities?
108I_Dr Anthony Kent, economic geographer, researcher and educator
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?…
- What is The Future for Cities?
107R_Planning the post-political city: exploring public participation in the contemporary Australian city (research summary)
Are you interested in how much the political system influences cities? Our summary today works with the article titled Planning the post-political city…
- What is The Future for Cities?
106R_Smart cities as a platform for technological and social innovation in productivitiy, sustainability, and livability: A conceptual framework (research summary)
Are you interested in smart city as a platform for technological and social innovation? Our summary today works with the book chapter titled Smart cities as a…
- What is The Future for Cities?
105I_Richard Morrison, Industry Director, Technology Advisory APAC at AECOM
Interview with Richard Morrison, Industry Director, Technology Advisory APAC at AECOM. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, transport links…
- What is The Future for Cities?
104R_The story of NEOM city: opportunities and challenges (research summary)
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: opportunities and…
- What is The Future for Cities?
103R_A survey of environments and mechanisms for human-human stigmergy (research summary)
Are you interested in human stigmergy and how it works? Our summary today works with the article titled A survey of environments and mechanisms for human-human…
- What is The Future for Cities?
102_Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
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, Merry…
- What is The Future for Cities?
101R_What we owe the future (book summary)
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 reading experience…
- What is The Future for Cities?
100P_So much research but where is the smart city? Panel discussion with previous interviewees
Are you interested in the different meanings and implementations for smart cities from different viewpoints? What do you think about the solutions smart cities…
- What is The Future for Cities?
099I_Noel Tighe, architect and associate director at Denton Corker Marshall
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? How can…
- What is The Future for Cities?
098R_Building social capital: A learning agenda for the twenty-first century (research summary)
Are you interested in how to create social capital for the 21st century? Our summary today works with the article titled Building social capital: A learning…
- What is The Future for Cities?
097R_A multilevel method to assess and design the renovation and integration of smart cities (research summary)
Are you interested in smart cities to enhance quality of life for urban inhabitants? Summary of the article titled A multilevel method to assess and design the…
- What is The Future for Cities?
096I_Chris Maher, an architect and city planner and the director and national portfolio leader for urban development at Hames Sharley
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 needed for the…
- What is The Future for Cities?
095R_Housing as a social determinant of health and wellbeing: developing an empirically-informed realist theoretical framework (research summary)
Are you interested in social housing quality and its effects on the tenants’ life? Our summary today works with the article titled Housing as a social…
- What is The Future for Cities?
094R_Defining smart city: A conceptual framework based on keyword analysis (research summary)
Are you interested in the three main domains involved in smart cities? Our summary today works with the article titled Defining smart city: A conceptual…
- What is The Future for Cities?
093I_Jeni Paay, professor of human-computer interaction design and the leader of Centre for Design Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology
Are you interested in interaction design? Do you think we have the knowledge to save the world? What is the purpose of academic research? Interview with Jeni…
- What is The Future for Cities?
092R_The city as an urban interaction design platform (book chapter summary)
Are you interested in the connection between interaction design and the city? Our summary today works with the book chapter titled The city as an urban…
- What is The Future for Cities?
091R_The political premises of contemporary urban concepts: the global city, the sustainable city, the resilient city, the creative city, and the smart city (research summary)
Are you interested in contemporary urban concepts, like sustainable and resilient city, and their political premises? Summary of the article titled The…
- What is The Future for Cities?
090I_Matthew McCartney, professor of development economics and researcher at the Charter Cities Institute
Interview with Matthew McCartney, professor of development economics and researcher at the Charter Cities Institute. We will talk about his vision for the…
- What is The Future for Cities?
089R_African Railways could go bankrupt but this is not necessarily a bad thing & It will be the best of times, it will be worst of times: thinking about contemporary African railway mania (summary)
Are you interested in Africa and its opportunities with railway? Summary of two blog posts titled: African Railways could go bankrupt but this is not…
- What is The Future for Cities?
088R_The costs ad benefits of environmental sustainability (research summary)
Are you interested in sustainable solutions but unsure about their economic benefits? Summary of the article titled The costs ad benefits of environmental…
- What is The Future for Cities?
087I_Paul Brookbanks, principal landscape architect at Spiire
Are you interested in landscape architecture, its potential to tackle climate change, and how to connect regional and urban areas more? Interview with Paul…
- What is The Future for Cities?
086R_Advancing landscape sustainability science: theoretical foundation and synergies with innovation in methodology, design and application (research summary)
Are you interested in landscape sustainability science and its application? Summary of the editorial article titled Advancing landscape sustainability science…
- What is The Future for Cities?
085R_Stigmergy in human practice: Coordination in construction work (research summary)
Are you interested in how the concept of stigmergy applies to human cooperation? Summary of the article titled Stigmergy in human practice: Coordination in…
- What is The Future for Cities?
084I_Jacek Urbanowicz, an architect at COX Architecture and co-founder of Tunarch.org
Interview with Jacek Urbanowicz, an architect at COX Architecture and co-founder of Tunarch.org, architecture discovery platform that focuses on helping…
- What is The Future for Cities?
083R_Operationalising a concept: The systematic review of composite indicator building for measuring community disaster resilience (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Operationalizing a concept: The systematic review of composite indicator building for measuring community disaster resilience…
- What is The Future for Cities?
084I_Trailer_084I_Jacek Urbanowicz, an architect at COX Architecture and co-founder of Tunarch.org
Trailer to episode 084I for the interview with Jacek Urbanowicz, an architect at COX Architecture and co-founder of Tunarch.org, architecture discovery…
- What is The Future for Cities?
082R_Beyond defining the smart city – Meeting top-down and bottom-up approaches in the middle (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Beyond defining the smart city – Meeting top-down and bottom-up approaches in the middle from 2014 by Jonas Breuer, Nils…
- What is The Future for Cities?
081I_Nataly Arevalo, environmental designer, urban researcher, and lecturer
Interview with Nataly Arevalo, an environmental designer, urban researcher, and lecturer. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, environmental…
- What is The Future for Cities?
080R_Functionality between the size and indicators of smart cities: A research challenge with policy implications (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Functionality between the size and indicators of smart cities: A research challenge with policy implications from 2018 by Kamila…
- What is The Future for Cities?
079B_#1 Birthday Special - summary of the WTF's first year
The celebration of the first year of the podcast! I would like to thank you all for joining me on this adventure. I am really grateful for your support. And I…
- What is The Future for Cities?
078I_Ammon Beyerle, participatory architect, urban design theorist, and teacher
Interview with Ammon Beyerle, architect, urban designer, and lecturer. We talk about their vision for the future of cities, participatory design, the 3…
- What is The Future for Cities?
077R_Steering into the Skid – Arbitraging human and artificial intelligences to augment the design process (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Steering into the Skid – Arbitraging human and artificial intelligences to augment the design process from 2020 by Geoff Kimm and…
What is The Future for Cities?076R_Smart innovative cities: The impact of smart city policies on urban innovation (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Smart innovative cities: The impact of smart city policies on urban innovation from 2018 by Andrea Caragliu and Chiara F. Del Bo…
- What is The Future for Cities?
075I_Gavin Cotterill, consulting director of the Cohesive Group's Asia Pacific Digital Practice and co-chair of the Smart Cities Council Digital Twin Task group
Interview with Gavin Cotterill, consulting director of the Cohesive Group's Asia Pacific Digital Practice and co-chair of the Smart Cities Council Digital Twin…
- What is The Future for Cities?
074R_Resilient urban planning: major principles and criteria (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Resilient urban planning: major principles and criteria from 2014 by Ayyoob Sharifi and Yoshiki Yamagata presented at the…
- What is The Future for Cities?
073R_Smart communities initiatives (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Smart communities initiatives from 2004 by Helena Lindskog presented at the 3rd ISOneWorld Conference, 2004. Since we are…
- What is The Future for Cities?
072I_Dr Tamás Mezős, architect, engineer, architectural historian
Interview with Dr Tamás Mezős, architect, engineer, architectural historian, among others. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, building…
- What is The Future for Cities?
071R_Towards intelligently sustainable cities? – From intelligent and knowledge city programmes to the achievement of urban sustainability (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Towards intelligently sustainable cities? – From intelligent and knowledge city programmes to the achievement of urban…
- What is The Future for Cities?
070R_Citizen-centred big data analysis-driven governance intelligence framework for smart cities (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Citizen-centred big data analysis-driven governance intelligence framework for smart cities from 2018 by Jingrui Ju, Luning Liu…
- What is The Future for Cities?
069I_Dr Éva Kereszty, doctor, teacher and forensic medical expert
Interview with Dr Eva Kereszty, doctor, teacher and forensic medical expert, among others. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, urban services…
- What is The Future for Cities?
068R_Measuring urban sustainability: the potential and pitfalls of city rankings (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Measuring urban sustainability: the potential and pitfalls of city rankings from 2012 by Phil McManus, published in the…
- What is The Future for Cities?
067R_Theoretical underpinnings of regenerative sustainability (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Theoretical underpinnings of regenerative sustainability from 2015 by John Robinson and Raymond Cole, published in the Building…
- What is The Future for Cities?
066I_Johan Tijssen, director of HempBlock Australia
Interview with Johan Tijssen, the director of HempBlock Australia. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, the city itself, urban reevaluation…
- What is The Future for Cities?
065R_Smart cities concept and Challenges – Bases for the assessment of smart city projects (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Smart cities concept and Challenges – Bases for the assessment of smart city projects from 2016 by Andres Monzon, published at…
- What is The Future for Cities?
064R_The network state (article summary)
Summary of the article titled The network state from 2021 by Balaji Srinivasan, usually known as Balaji, published on the 1729 website. Since we are…
- What is The Future for Cities?
063I_Lilly Ryan, lead security specialist at Thoughtworks
Interview with Lilly Ryan, lead security specialist at Thoughtworks. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, safety and security, public and private…
- What is The Future for Cities?
062R_Urban Eutopia vs smart city (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Urban Eutopia vs smart city from 2015 by Marina Montuori, published in the Festival Architettura Magazine. Since we are…
- What is The Future for Cities?
061R_Conceptualising smart city with dimensions of technology, people and institutions (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Conceptualising smart city with dimensions of technology, people and institutions from 2011 by Taewoo Nam and Theresa Prado…
- What is The Future for Cities?
060I_Gala Camacho Ferrari, data scientist and director at Diagonal Works
Interview with Gala Camacho Ferrari, data scientist and director at Diagonal Works. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, steward ownership…
- What is The Future for Cities?
059R_Smart city and horizon ... beyond (every) "hypocrisy" (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Smart city and horizon – beyond every hypocrisy from 2015 by Paola Scala, published in the Festival Architettura Magazine. Since…
- What is The Future for Cities?
058R_An adaptive learning process for developing and applying sustainability indicators with local communities (research summary)
Summary of the article titled An adaptive learning process for developing and applying sustainability indicators with local communities from 2005 by Mark Reed…
- What is The Future for Cities?
057I_Amélie Uhrig, a climate change and sustainability advisor and manager
Interview with Amélie Uhrig, a climate change and sustainability advisor and manager. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, sustainability, city…
- What is The Future for Cities?
056R_A place-based model for understanding community resilience to natural disasters (research summary)
Summary of the article titled A place-based model for understanding community resilience to natural disasters from 2008 by Susan Cutter, Lindsey Barnes…
- What is The Future for Cities?
055R_Smartness that matters: Towards a comprehensive and human-centred characterisation of smart cities (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Smartness that matters: Towards a comprehensive and human-centred characterisation of smart cities from 2016 by Alexander Prado…
- What is The Future for Cities?
054I_Dr Rolland Vida, the Head of High Speed Networks Laboratory
Interview with Dr Rolland Vida, the Head of High Speed Networks Laboratory. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, second and third rate effects of…
- What is The Future for Cities?
053R_Smart Telki – Answering Citizen Demand in the Outskirts of Budapest (research summary)
Summary of the article titled Smart Telki – Answering citizen demand in the outskirts of Budapest from 2020 by Bence Majoros, Marcell Molnár, Tamás Sajti, and…