Future making in the anthropocene

Energy transitions: learning from the past How can we learn from past transitions in systems of energy production and consumption? This is the main question for the sixth and last episode in the ‘Future Making in the Anthropocene’-podcast series. In order to sustain current lifestyles in the industrialized (Western) part of the world, enormous amounts of energy are needed. By studying past crises...

The fifth episode of the ‘Future Making in the Anthropocene’-podcast covers the impact of climate change on landscapes. We are experiencing the devastating effects of the warming of the planet: forest fires, floods and heavy storms. They impact our lives and affect natural habitats. Computer models help to understand climate change and provide information on the future. But those models will not b...

This episode of the Future making in the Anthropocene-podcast focuses on actionable science and how to raise awareness among different stakeholders about changes in their landscapes. This type of science starts from the bottom up and addresses dilemmas that communities are faced with. By consulting them in the development of scenarios of possible and desirable futures, this research method helps t...

In this third episode Heriland-researcher MJ Swiderski explains how memories could provide a base for collecting heritage values and applying them to urban planning processes. Architect and researcher Lidwine Spoormans reflects on his research and provides views on how everyday heritage is as least as important for residents than protected monuments. Warsaw-born MJ Swiderski is part of the Herilan...

In this second episode, Heriland-researcher Nan Bai explains how social media can help to understand citizens’ engagement with heritage sites. In response to Bai, Inez Weyermans of the City of Amsterdam’s heritage department, provides her views on dilemmas concerning the appreciation of Amsterdam’s famous Canal Ring Area.

In this episode, Heriland-researchers Komal Potdar and Ana Jayone Yarza Pérez share views and dilemmas that they encountered in two Israeli port cities: Jaffa and Acre. Their research addresses the development of life in these historic cities from places to live into places that are threatened by mass tourism, gentrification and flooding, caused by climate change. The cumulative effects of these d...