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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?
410I_Casey Handmer, founder of Terraform Industries
"Let's build a future that's forward rather than back."Are you interested in building towards the future instead of backwards? What do you think about the…
- What is The Future for Cities?
What would it take to build a city on Mars? Casey Handmer (410I trailer 3)
Are you interested in building towards the future instead of backwards? What do you think about the threat of economic decline or stagnation? How can we…
- What is The Future for Cities?
409R_The case for economic growth as the path to better human wellbeing
Are you interested in how economic growth is connected to human wellbeing? Debate of the article titled The case for economic growth as the path to better…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Economic growth as a foundation for prosperity - Casey Handmer (410I trailer 2)
Are you interested in building towards the future instead of backwards? What do you think about the threat of economic decline or stagnation? How can we…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Urban regeneration as a requirement for urban success - Casey Handmer (410I trailer 1)
Are you interested in building towards the future instead of backwards? What do you think about the threat of economic decline or stagnation? How can we…
- What is The Future for Cities?
408I_Jasper Steinhausen, founder of Business with Impact
"If you want big impact, you've gotta solve big meaningful problems."Are you interested in the profitability of sustainability? What do you think about…
- What is The Future for Cities?
The antidote to depression is action - Jasper Steinhausen (408I trailer 3)
Are you interested in the profitability of sustainability? What do you think about sustainability as a platform for innovation? How can we, the people, move…
- What is The Future for Cities?
407R_Making Sustainability Profitable
Are you interested how sustainability can be profitable? Debate of the book titled Making Sustainability Profitable from 2023, by Jasper Steinhausen. This is a…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Why progress is still important? Jasper Steinhausen (408I trailer 2)
Are you interested in the profitability of sustainability? What do you think about sustainability as a platform for innovation? How can we, the people, move…
- What is The Future for Cities?
What is our role in innovation? Jasper Steinhausen (408I trailer 1)
Are you interested in the profitability of sustainability? What do you think about sustainability as a platform for innovation? How can we, the people, move…
- What is The Future for Cities?
406I_Alexander Josephson, founder of Cumulus and Partisans
"You have to fight for being part of the city and its future ... You have to invest in your city."Are you interested in the crisis of architecture? What do you…
- What is The Future for Cities?
People, their imagination and glitches as opportunities - Alex Josephson (406I trailer 3)
Are you interested in the crisis of architecture? What do you think about equality as reducing suffering? How can we roll out visions without compromises?…
- What is The Future for Cities?
405R_The global homogenization of urban form – An assessment of 194 cities
Are you interested how urban form has been influenced by globalisation? Debate of the article titled The global homogenization of urban form – An assessment of…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Advocacy as a role in establishing the future of cities - Alex Josephson (406I trailer 2)
Are you interested in the crisis of architecture? What do you think about equality as reducing suffering? How can we roll out visions without compromises?…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Is globalisation a risk for the future of cities? Alex Josephson (406I trailer 1)
Are you interested in the crisis of architecture? What do you think about equality as reducing suffering? How can we roll out visions without compromises?…
- What is The Future for Cities?
404I_Jeff Siegler, founder of Revitalize, or Die and author of Your City is Sick book
"Boy, what if we, as a society, became as obsessed with healthy places as we did with healthy food."Are you interested in the health of individuals and…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Let's become as obsessed with healthy places as with healthy food - Jeff Siegler (404I trailer 3)
Are you interested in the health of individuals and communities? What do you think about the effect of the environment on us? How can we encourage human…
- What is The Future for Cities?
403R_Integrating behavioral science into urban planning: a framework for human-centered spatial design
Are you interested how behavioural science influences urban design? Debate of the article titled Integrating behavioral science into urban planning: a…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Are we just the product of our environments? Jeff Siegler (404I trailer 2)
Are you interested in the health of individuals and communities? What do you think about the effect of the environment on us? How can we encourage human…
- What is The Future for Cities?
What keeps us happy in and attached to place? Jeff Siegler (404I trailer 1)
Are you interested in the health of individuals and communities? What do you think about the effect of the environment on us? How can we encourage human…
- What is The Future for Cities?
402I_Ben Gilliland, the chairman and founder of Future Proof Property Intelligence
"Time only exist in the present, there is no such thing as the future. So you need to prepare now."Are you interested in the will to face current challenges?…
- What is The Future for Cities?
How to get individuals interested in the challenges - Ben Gilliland (402I trailer 3)
Are you interested in the will to face current challenges? What do you think about being the modern Paul Revere to increase public dialogue? How can we accept…
- What is The Future for Cities?
401R_Adaptation infrastructure and its effects on property values in the face of climate risk
Are you interested in how preparing your house to resilience can increase its value? Debate of the article titled Adaptation infrastructure and its effects on…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Alchemy and its connection to change - Ben Gilliland (402I trailer 2)
Are you interested in the will to face current challenges? What do you think about being the modern Paul Revere to increase public dialogue? How can we accept…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Why denial is not a plan for the future - Ben Gilliland (402I trailer 1)
Are you interested in the will to face current challenges? What do you think about being the modern Paul Revere to increase public dialogue? How can we accept…
- What is The Future for Cities?
400P_Climate change vs cities with Hudson Worsley, Matt Gijselman, and Allan Savory
Are you interested in how to address climate change’s effects in cities? What do you think is the root cause of current problems? How can we implement a simple…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Agriculture as the foundation of every city - Allan Savory (400P trailer 3)
Are you interested in how to address climate change’s effects in cities? What do you think is the root cause of current problems? How can we implement a simple…
- What is The Future for Cities?
399R_30 years of adaptation under the Convention and the Paris Agreement
Are you interested in how global efforts changed to address climate change in the last 30 years? Debate of the UN report titled 30 years of adaptation under…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Conversations progressing about climate change - Matt Gijselman (400P trailer 2)
Are you interested in how to address climate change’s effects in cities? What do you think is the root cause of current problems? How can we implement a simple…
- What is The Future for Cities?
The assumption of a stable climate is gone for planning cities - Hudson Worsley (400P trailer 1)
Are you interested in how to address climate change’s effects in cities? What do you think is the root cause of current problems? How can we implement a simple…
- What is The Future for Cities?
398I_Bradford Cross, CEO of Alpha City and Managing Partner at Pronomos Capital and Two Lions
"There is a way to do small-scale experiments-"Are you interested in governance experiments? What do you think about decentralisation efforts? How can we…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Authority (a.k.a. government) vs execution (a.k.a. governance) Bradford Cross (398I trailer 3)
Are you interested in governance experiments? What do you think about decentralisation efforts? How can we utilise blockchain and crypto to create better…
- What is The Future for Cities?
397R_Urbanisation and entrepreneurship in development: Like a horse and carriage?
Are you interested in how urban evolution and entrepreneurial capitalism is connected? Our debate today works with the book chapter titled Urbanisation and…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Entrepreneurial capitalism for better future of cities - Bradford Cross (398I trailer 2)
Are you interested in governance experiments? What do you think about decentralisation efforts? How can we utilise blockchain and crypto to create better…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Why and how urban governance experiments can help futures of cities? Bradford Cross (398I trailer 1)
Are you interested in governance experiments? What do you think about decentralisation efforts? How can we utilise blockchain and crypto to create better…
- What is The Future for Cities?
396I_Lior Steinberg, urban planner and co-founder of Humankind
"To build more complex models we need all those professions that have something to do with cities and collaborative."Are you interested in cities without cars?…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Getting rid of the car for the better future of cities - Lior Steinberg (396I trailer 3)
Are you interested in cities without cars? What do you think about redefining transport as moving AND staying? How can we improve our public spaces? Trailer…
- What is The Future for Cities?
395R_Car free cities: Pathway to healthy urban living
Are you interested in car free cities? Debate of the article titled Car free cities: Pathway to healthy urban living from 2016, by Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen and…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Mobility as moving AND staying - Lior Steinberg (396I trailer 2)
Are you interested in cities without cars? What do you think about redefining transport as moving AND staying? How can we improve our public spaces? Trailer…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Collaboration is crucial for the better future for cities - Lior Steinberg (396I trailer 1)
Are you interested in cities without cars? What do you think about redefining transport as moving AND staying? How can we improve our public spaces? Trailer…
- What is The Future for Cities?
394I_Harriet Shing, MP for the Eastern Victoria Region. Minister for Housing and Building, Precincts and Development Victoria, and Suburban Rail Loop
"Responsible governance requires you to make decisions that have a long term input - a long term positive impact."Are you interested in the governments’ role…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Government's role for the better future for cities - Harriet Shing (394I trailer 3)
Are you interested in the governments’ role for the future of cities? What do you think about urban retrofitting? How can we encourage our politicians to think…
- What is The Future for Cities?
393R_The economics of adaptive reuse – Comparative cost analysis of revitalization vs demolition and construction at Radex Park Marywilska (research debate)
Are you interested in the comparison of urban development and retrofit? Our debate today works with the article titled The economics of adaptive reuse –…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Urban retrofit and adaptive reuse in Victoria - Harriet Shing (394I trailer 2)
Are you interested in the governments’ role for the future of cities? What do you think about urban retrofitting? How can we encourage our politicians to think…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Melbourne as the example of urban change - Harriet Shing (394I trailer 1)
Are you interested in the governments’ role for the future of cities? What do you think about urban retrofitting? How can we encourage our politicians to think…
- What is The Future for Cities?
392I_Sebastian Pfautsch, Professor of Urban Management and Planning at Western Sydney University and President of Australasian Green Infrastructure Network
"With the knowledge that we create we will find solutions to make cities more liveable."Are you interested in improving urban asset management? What do you…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Research changing the urban environment - Sebastian Pfautsch (392I trailer 3)
Are you interested in improving urban asset management? What do you think about the urban heat island effect? How can we empower people to work towards a…
- What is The Future for Cities?
391R_Urban heat, its effects, and solutions for it - co-authored by Sebastian Pfautsch (research summary)
Are you interested in solutions for the urban heat island effect? Our summary today works with 5 articles and reports, titled Spatiotemporal variation of…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Moving towards solutions instead of fearmongering - Sebastian Pfautsch (392I trailer 2)
Are you interested in improving urban asset management? What do you think about the urban heat island effect? How can we empower people to work towards a…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Getting beyond net-zero to solve climate change - Sebastian Pfautsch (392I trailer 1)
Are you interested in improving urban asset management? What do you think about the urban heat island effect? How can we empower people to work towards a…
- What is The Future for Cities?
390I_Robin Hanson, American economist and author
"Natural selectin is innovation ... that is when new things are invented in biology. The difference with humans is we have culture which makes us able to make…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Futarchy - governance based on decision markets - Robin Hanson (390I trailer 3)
Are you interested in new forms of government? What do you think about betting markets – can they help our governance? How can we ensure the continuation of…
- What is The Future for Cities?
389R_Shall we vote on values, but bet on beliefs? (research debate)
Are you interested in a governing system based on betting? Our debate today works with the article titled Shall we vote on values, but bet on beliefs? from…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Why we need adaptability for cultural evolution? Robin Hanson (360I trailer 2)
Are you interested in new forms of government? What do you think about betting markets – can they help our governance? How can we ensure the continuation of…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Why innovation is crucial for the future of cities - Robin Hanson (390I trailer 1)
Are you interested in new forms of government? What do you think about betting markets – can they help our governance? How can we ensure the continuation of…
- What is The Future for Cities?
388I_Maurice Berger and Raquel Medrano Clemente, co-founders of Liveable Cities Collective
Are you interested in liveability as choices? What do you think about cultural evolution? How can we create a community of changemakers? Interview with Maurice…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Urban opportunities by changemakers - Maurice Berger and Raquel Medrano Clemente (388I trailer 4)
Are you interested in liveability as choices? What do you think about cultural evolution? How can we create a community of changemakers? Trailer for episode…
- What is The Future for Cities?
387C_Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with better future for cities!
Today would be a research episode, but since it is 2025 Christmas time, I want to just wish you all relaxing holidays with or without celebrating Christmas…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Saving character & evolution in balance - Maurice Berger & Raquel Medrano Clemente (388I trailer 3)
Are you interested in liveability as choices? What do you think about cultural evolution? How can we create a community of changemakers? Trailer for episode…
- What is The Future for Cities?
Culture evolves like language evolves - Maurice Berger & Raquel Medrano Clemente (388I trailer 2)
Are you interested in liveability as choices? What do you think about cultural evolution? How can we create a community of changemakers? Trailer for episode…