Fanni Melles

What is The Future for Cities?

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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.

Author

Fanni Melles

Category

Science

Podcast website

wt4cities.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

424I_Ben Wolf, producer and director of Changing Lanes 29.04.2026

"[Urban transportation] is not just a quality of life issue - it's a life and death issue." Are you interested micromobility? What do you think about induced demand? How can we effectively reduce traffic and reclaim streets for public use? Interview with Ben Wolf, producer and director of Changing Lanes. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, people-centred cities, r...

Let's think about streets as public spaces! Ben Wolf (424I trailer 3) 28.04.2026

Are you interested micromobility? What do you think about induced demand? How can we effectively reduce traffic and reclaim streets for public use? Trailer for episode 424 - interview with Ben Wolf, producer and director of Changing Lanes. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, people-centred cities, reclaiming public space for the public, micromobility, electric bikes, and many m...

423R_Scaling the superblock model to city level in Barcelona? Learning from recent policy impact evaluations 27.04.2026

Are you interested in how removing traffic affects urban areas? Our debate today works with the article titled Scaling the superblock model to city level in Barcelona? Learning from recent policy impact evaluations from 2022, by Jaime Benavides, Sabah Usmani, and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, published in the Contesti journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Ben Wolf in ep...

Why do big change require leadership? Ben Wolf (424I trailer 2) 26.04.2026

Are you interested micromobility? What do you think about induced demand? How can we effectively reduce traffic and reclaim streets for public use? Trailer for episode 424 - interview with Ben Wolf, producer and director of Changing Lanes. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, people-centred cities, reclaiming public space for the public, micromobility, electric bikes, and many m...

Why public spaces are crucial for cities? Ben Wolf (424I trailer 1) 25.04.2026

Are you interested micromobility? What do you think about induced demand? How can we effectively reduce traffic and reclaim streets for public use? Trailer for episode 424 - interview with Ben Wolf, producer and director of Changing Lanes. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, people-centred cities, reclaiming public space for the public, micromobility, electric bikes, and many m...

422I_Greg Lindsay, urbanist, futurist and author 22.04.2026

"We need to do a better job at building places we love, otherwise we will just discard them." Are you interested adaptation and reuse? What do you think about the cities as the safest zones for climate? How can we maximise serendipity in cities? Interview with Greg Lindsay, urbanist, futurist and author. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, people leaving cities, maint...

The latent potential of cities as networks - Greg Lindsay (422I trailer 3) 21.04.2026

Are you interested adaptation and reuse? What do you think about the cities as the safest zones for climate? How can we maximise serendipity in cities? Trailer for episode 422 - interview with Greg Lindsay, urbanist, futurist and author. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, people leaving cities, maintenance, urban programming, spatial mismatch, and many more. Find out more in t...

421R_The origins of scaling in cities 20.04.2026

Are you interested in the connection between urban evolution and their population size? Debate of the article titled The origins of scaling in cities from 2023, by Louis M. A. Bettencourt, published in the Science journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Greg Lindsay in episode 422 talking about the city as an engine for creative collisions. Since we are investigating the fu...

What would effective adaptive reuse be in the built environment? Greg Lindsay (422I trailer 2) 19.04.2026

Are you interested adaptation and reuse? What do you think about the cities as the safest zones for climate? How can we maximise serendipity in cities? Trailer for episode 422 - interview with Greg Lindsay, urbanist, futurist and author. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, people leaving cities, maintenance, urban programming, spatial mismatch, and many more. Find out more in t...

Human capital as the key for cities - Greg Lindsay (422I trailer 1) 18.04.2026

Are you interested adaptation and reuse? What do you think about the cities as the safest zones for climate? How can we maximise serendipity in cities? Trailer for episode 422 - interview with Greg Lindsay, urbanist, futurist and author. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, people leaving cities, maintenance, urban programming, spatial mismatch, and many more. Find out more in t...

420I_Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd and CEO and host of Supercool podcast 15.04.2026

"Just consider the possibility that we don't have to suffer to solve climate change." Are you interested in green growth to battle climate change instead of degrowth? What do you think about mayors making the best for their cities, thus, solving climate change? How can we create even more pockets of delight? Interview with Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd and CEO and host of Superc...

Individuals' role as clearing the runway - Josh Dorfman (420I trailer 3) 14.04.2026

Are you interested in green growth to battle climate change instead of degrowth? What do you think about mayors making the best for their cities, thus, solving climate change? How can we create even more pockets of delight? Trailer for episode 420 - interview with Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd and CEO and host of Supercool podcast. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, techn...

419R_Green growth or degrowth? Possible outcomes for climate and society 13.04.2026

Are you interested in the possibility of green growth instead of degrowth for better urban futures? Debate of the article titled Green growth or degrowth? Possible outcomes for climate and society from 2025, by Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama, Aden Stern, Anna Vaughn, and Diana Stuart, published in the Highlights of Sustainability journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Josh Dorfma...

How to find solutions, thus hope for better futures? Josh Dorfman (420I trailer 2) 12.04.2026

Are you interested in green growth to battle climate change instead of degrowth? What do you think about mayors making the best for their cities, thus, solving climate change? How can we create even more pockets of delight? Trailer for episode 420 - interview with Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd and CEO and host of Supercool podcast. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, techn...

What mayors can do for cities and thus climate change? Josh Dorfman (420I trailer 1) 11.04.2026

Are you interested in green growth to battle climate change instead of degrowth? What do you think about mayors making the best for their cities, thus, solving climate change? How can we create even more pockets of delight? Trailer for episode 420 - interview with Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd and CEO and host of Supercool podcast. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, techn...

418I_Zoe Wang, landscape architect and urban designer 08.04.2026

"One role designers can play is to make these kind of regenerative choices very beautiful, and easy for people to adopt." Are you interested in the opportunities within adaptive urban furniture? What do you think about the transition period between the present and future? How can we utilise multipurpose urban infrastructure for better urban futures? Interview with Zoe Wang, landscape arc...

Designers' role is to make regenerative choices easy to adopt - Zoe Wang (418I trailer 3) 07.04.2026

Are you interested in the opportunities within adaptive urban furniture? What do you think about the transition period between the present and future? How can we utilise multipurpose urban infrastructure for better urban futures? Trailer for episode 418 - interview with Zoe Wang, landscape architect and urban designer. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, regeneration, multipurp...

417R_Adaptive urban furniture and its role in the climate resilience of public space 06.04.2026

Are you interested in opportunities of adaptive urban furniture? Debate of the article titled Adaptive urban furniture and its role in the climate resilience of public space from 2025, by Dagmar Kuta and Viktor Mican, published in the MDPI Engineering Proceedings journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Zoe Wang in episode 418 talking about the worm bench as an example of ad...

Multipurpose infrastructure for resource efficiency - Zoe Wang (418I trailer 2) 05.04.2026

Are you interested in the opportunities within adaptive urban furniture? What do you think about the transition period between the present and future? How can we utilise multipurpose urban infrastructure for better urban futures? Trailer for episode 418 - interview with Zoe Wang, landscape architect and urban designer. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, regeneration, multipurp...

Technology translates living systems to the language that we understand - Zoe Wang (418I trailer 1) 04.04.2026

Are you interested in the opportunities within adaptive urban furniture? What do you think about the transition period between the present and future? How can we utilise multipurpose urban infrastructure for better urban futures? Trailer for episode 418 - interview with Zoe Wang, landscape architect and urban designer. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, regeneration, multipurp...

416I_Raoul Rugamba, founder of Africa in Colors and entrepreneur 01.04.2026

"We should rethink how our cities and systems work with culture and arts." Are you interested in the opportunities within the African continent? What do you think about the difference between arts and culture? How can we utilise arts and business for the better future for cities? Interview with Raoul Rugamba, founder of Africa in Colors and entrepreneur. We will talk about his vision for...

How to rethink culture and arts in cities? Raoul Rugamba (416I trailer 3) 31.03.2026

Are you interested in the opportunities within the African continent? What do you think about the difference between arts and culture? How can we utilise arts and business for the better future for cities? Trailer for episode 416 - interview with Raoul Rugamba, founder of Africa in Colors and entrepreneur. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, culture and arts, the missing links...

415R_Rethinking the contribution of creative economies in Africa to sustainable development. An empirical research of creative intermediaries in Accra’s contemporary art sector 30.03.2026

Are you interested in how creative economise are contributing in Africa? Debate of the article titled Rethinking the contribution of creative economies in Africa to sustainable development. An empirical research of creative intermediaries in Accra’s contemporary art sector from 2025, by Jack D. Mensah, published in the International Journal of Cultural Policy. This is a great preparation to our ne...

The evolution of culture and its importance - Raoul Rugamba (416I trailer 2) 29.03.2026

Are you interested in the opportunities within the African continent? What do you think about the difference between arts and culture? How can we utilise arts and business for the better future for cities? Trailer for episode 416 - interview with Raoul Rugamba, founder of Africa in Colors and entrepreneur. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, culture and arts, the missing links...

The difference between arts and culture - Raoul Rugamba (416I trailer 1) 28.03.2026

Are you interested in the opportunities within the African continent? What do you think about the difference between arts and culture? How can we utilise arts and business for the better future for cities? Trailer for episode 416 - interview with Raoul Rugamba, founder of Africa in Colors and entrepreneur. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, culture and arts, the missing links...

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