What is The Future for Cities?

Are you interested in floating cities? What do you think about the symbiosis between floating and coastal cities? How can we enhance affordability with floating cities? Trailer for episode 384 - interview with Rutger de Graaf, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Blue21 Group. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, floating cities, affordability, permitting, industry opportunities...

"At its best, cities offer the opportunity to be your best authentic self." Are you interested in thriving historical neighbourhoods to learn from? What do you think about looking into other people’s homes through the window? How can we learn and apply what works for communities? Interview with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher at the University of Toronto School...

Are you interested in thriving historical neighbourhoods to learn from? What do you think about looking into other people’s homes through the window? How can we learn and apply what works for communities? Trailer for episode 382 - interview with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher at the University of Toronto School of Cities. We will talk about her vision for the future of...

Are you interested in creating mixed-housing communities? Debate of the article titled Directions for new urban neighbourhoods: Learning from St. Lawrence, by Joseph DeLeo and David L.A. Gordon, published Canadian Institute of Planners and Association of Canadian University Planning Programs Case Study Series. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Carolyn Whitzman in episode 382 t...

Are you interested in thriving historical neighbourhoods to learn from? What do you think about looking into other people’s homes through the window? How can we learn and apply what works for communities? Trailer for episode 382 - interview with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher at the University of Toronto School of Cities. We will talk about her vision for the future of...

Are you interested in thriving historical neighbourhoods to learn from? What do you think about looking into other people’s homes through the window? How can we learn and apply what works for communities? Trailer for episode 382 - interview with Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher at the University of Toronto School of Cities. We will talk about her vision for the future of...

"The biggest opportunity [in cities] is to give back more control over more things to smaller groups of people." Are you interested in decentralised autonomous organisations? What do you think about technologies which enhance governance transparency? How can we involve more people in governance? Interview with Adam Miller, founder of MIDAO. We will talk about his vision for the future of...

Are you interested in decentralised autonomous organisations? What do you think about technologies which enhance governance transparency? How can we involve more people in governance? Trailer for episode 380 - interview with Adam Miller, founder of MIDAO. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, decentralised governance, transparency and accountability, information environments, and...

Are you interested in decentralised autonomous organisations, also known as DAOs? Debate of the book chapter titled Decentralized Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) adoption for smart city governance from 2025, by Aiman Erbad, published in the Blockchain and Applications, 6th International Congress book. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Adam Miller in episode 370 talking about D...

Are you interested in decentralised autonomous organisations? What do you think about technologies which enhance governance transparency? How can we involve more people in governance? Trailer for episode 380 - interview with Adam Miller, founder of MIDAO. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, decentralised governance, transparency and accountability, information environments, and...

Are you interested in decentralised autonomous organisations? What do you think about technologies which enhance governance transparency? How can we involve more people in governance? Trailer for episode 380 - interview with Adam Miller, founder of MIDAO. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, decentralised governance, transparency and accountability, information environments, and...

"I think the most interesting things happen in the places we don't expect them and the places where it is a bit uncomfortable." Are you interested in the economic importance of mid-sized cities? What do you think about the European Union of Cities? How can governments leave cities evolve while only creating the atmosphere allowing that evolution? Interview with Remco Deelstra, Strate...

Are you interested in the economic importance of mid-sized cities? What do you think about the European Union of Cities? How can governments leave cities evolve while only creating the atmosphere allowing that evolution? Trailer for episode 378 - interview with Remco Deelstra, Strategic Housing Advisor for the Municipality of Leeuwarden. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, posi...

Are you interested in the economic potential of mid-sized cities? Debate of the article titled Developing intermediate cities from 2021, by Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Jamie Griffiths, published in the Regional Science Policy & Practice journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Remco Deelstra in episode 378 talking about the economic potential and importance of mid-sized ci...

Are you interested in the economic importance of mid-sized cities? What do you think about the European Union of Cities? How can governments leave cities evolve while only creating the atmosphere allowing that evolution? Trailer for episode 378 - interview with Remco Deelstra, Strategic Housing Advisor for the Municipality of Leeuwarden. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, posi...

Are you interested in the economic importance of mid-sized cities? What do you think about the European Union of Cities? How can governments leave cities evolve while only creating the atmosphere allowing that evolution? Trailer for episode 378 - interview with Remco Deelstra, Strategic Housing Advisor for the Municipality of Leeuwarden. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, posi...

"The city is a place to discover the world ... a global or a universal experience rooted in place." Are you interested in resilience of all lifeforms? What do you think about an urban vision which leads accountability and hope? How can we create better storytelling focused on problem solving for better futures? Interview with Jocelyn Chiew, strategic and urban designer. We will talk abou...

Are you interested in resilience of all lifeforms? What do you think about an urban vision which leads accountability and hope? How can we create better storytelling focused on problem solving for better futures? Trailer for episode 376 - interview with Jocelyn Chiew, strategic and urban designer. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, affordable housing, resilience, leadership, b...

Are you interested in positive urban visioning? Debate of the article titled Positive visions for guiding urban transformations toward sustainable futures from 2016, by Timon McPhearson, David M Iwaniec, and Xuemei Bai, published in the Current Opinion on Environmental Sustainability journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Jocelyn Chiew in episode 376 talking about the impo...

Are you interested in resilience of all lifeforms? What do you think about an urban vision which leads accountability and hope? How can we create better storytelling focused on problem solving for better futures? Trailer for episode 376 - interview with Jocelyn Chiew, strategic and urban designer. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, affordable housing, resilience, leadership, b...

Are you interested in resilience of all lifeforms? What do you think about an urban vision which leads accountability and hope? How can we create better storytelling focused on problem solving for better futures? Trailer for episode 376 - interview with Jocelyn Chiew, strategic and urban designer. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, affordable housing, resilience, leadership, b...

"Our big challenge but big chance is to adopt and develop the [already] built structures." Are you interested in affordable housing? What do you think about innovation in mobility? How can we create utilise the already existing city fabric for better urban futures? Interview with Manfred Schrenk, Director of Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning. We will talk about his vision...

Are you interested in affordable housing? What do you think about innovation in mobility? How can we create utilise the already existing city fabric for better urban futures? Trailer for episode 374 - interview with Manfred Schrenk, Director of Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, affordable housing, migration, smart cities, mobi...

Are you interested in repurposing existing urban buildings and infrastructure? Debate of the article titled Adaptability of buildings: A critical review on the concept evolution from 2021, by Rand Askar, Luís Bragança, and Helena Gervásio, published in the MDPI Applied Sciences journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Manfred Schrenk in episode 374 talking about the importan...

Are you interested in affordable housing? What do you think about innovation in mobility? How can we create utilise the already existing city fabric for better urban futures? Trailer for episode 374 - interview with Manfred Schrenk, Director of Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, affordable housing, migration, smart cities, mobi...