Urbinary

In this episode, we explore the process of infrastructural planning for mega events as well as their aftermaths. Joining us is PhD candidate at Politecnico di Milano, Abdallah Jreij who is researching the environmental impact and sustainability of projects and infrastructure constructed for mega-events such as Expos and Olympic Games. From Abdallah’s research, we discuss the most important aspects...

Can a city be sustainable? An oxymoron? Can a system that creates entropy be sustainable? Or is sustainability rather a target that we will never achieve but we have to aim for? Cities consume a lot of resources which has a great impact on the environmental, social and economic balance so we don’t know what we will leave for future generations. In searching for a way to decrease the dramatic effec...

Urbinary is joined by Carolina Pacchi, Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano with a doctorate in Urban Planning and Environmental Planning, to talk about conflicts in the city. We unpack what sparks contention, from distribution of resources to difference in ideological values, where they happen in the city, and how planners can tend to them. We look at emerging urban battlegrounds as conte...

In this compelling episode, we delve into the fascinating realm of urban planning and its potential to bring about positive change within the prison system. Joined by esteemed Gianfranco Orsenigo, research fellow at Politecnico di Milano, we explore the crucial role that urban planning can play in bettering the lives of prisoners. Drawing from Gianfranco Orsenigo's extensive expertise in the field...

In the first episode, we recount the genesis of the podcast, fueled by our motivations to bust the urban discourse wide open. To help, we welcome Carolina Pacchi, current coordinator of the Urban Planning and Policy Design masters at Politecnico di Milano. In the course of the discussion, we draw together abstractions of the city and interrogate the role of urban planning in its ongoing change. Af...

Welcome to Urbinary, the podcast made by students of urbanism at Politecnico di Milano. Join us as we dive into the intricacies that shape our cities. In this season, we interview experts in the field to shed light on the challenges of urban space and strategies to cope. Covering topics such as affordable housing, public space, climate resilience, and equitable development, Urbinary tries to imagi...

Beyond the city lies the non-city: agricultural fields, mountain dams, villages overtaken by tourism. Three episodes, three territories, three forms of urban transformation. Illegal recruitment, hydro extractivism, mega-events. Urbinary is the podcast that tells the story of urbanization where you least expect it. Produced by PhD candidates and researchers from Politecnico di Milano, with the supp...