Urban Radar

In this month’s Radar, we dive into the issue of community power - the energy kind! - with Dr Jayne Carrick (22:28), before discussing how a new pope (or an AI confession box!) will alter relations between religion, faith and the city with Dr Krzysztof Nawratek (35:26). On our urban radar (02:41) we also consider:  The UK government’s Immigration White Paper and the ‘local impacts’ of internationa...

In this month's bumper episode we are joined by Malcolm Tait, Kiera Chapman and Hugh Ellis for a feature (45:13) on the UK government's planning reforms, how we can save nature and whether we need more utopian thinking to engage citizens in planning for sustainable communities.  With Liz Sharp and Antonio Navas, Tom and Beth also dive into the local impacts of the UK's water crisis...

This month’s special feature focuses on the rise of authoritarianism in cities (34:48).  What are the strategies and tactics that authoritarian regimes might use to control their capital cities? Beth and Tom are joined by David Jackman to discuss the insights provided in his edited book with Tom, as well as a discussion of urban political dynamics in Bangladesh - the subject of David's other...

In this month's feature (21:09), Tom & Beth turn their attention to Manchester’s model of property-led development. As the UK government pins hopes on enabling greater private sector investment to boost economic growth, can the 'Manchester model' deliver the expected outcomes? They are joined by Adam Leaver and Richard Goulding to discuss their new report, co-authored with Jon S...

On this month's Urban Radar , Beth & Tom zoom in on: Why recognising the rights of a New Zealand mountain is an urban issue  Conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and its impacts on the city of Goma How cutting US international development funding will impact cities  Whether ‘more-than-schools’ can offer community level responses to the crisis in young people and children’s men...

In this trailer, we set out the background to Urban Radar, the format of the show and the main questions that we will explore.  Urban Radar is a podcast series which reflects on current events and emerging trends through the lens of cities and urban life. It is brought to you by Sheffield Urbanism, a community of urban researchers in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Sheffield, UK...