Fanni Melles
What is The Future for Cities?
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.
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Episodes
414I_Cormac McKay, environmental technologist and policy advisor 25.03.2026 39:01
"I reckon the whole motor industry is on its lats legs and shared mobility and autonomous vehicles will take over in the next ten years." Are you interested in autonomous vehicles? What do you think can be the best use of autonomous vehicles? How can we utilise autonomous vehicles, not just cars, for the max? Interview with Cormac McKay, environmental technologist and policy advisor. We...
Use cases for autonomous vehicles and robotaxis - Cormac McKay (414I trailer 3) 24.03.2026 2:03
Are you interested in autonomous vehicles? What do you think can be the best use of autonomous vehicles? How can we utilise autonomous vehicles, not just cars, for the max? Trailer for episode 414 - interview with Cormac McKay, environmental technologist and policy advisor. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, autonomous vehicles, public transportation, and many more. Find out m...
413R_Impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles on urban transportation and environment: A comprehensive review 23.03.2026 12:31
Are you interested in the impacts of autonomous vehicles on the urban fabric? Debate about the article titled Impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles on urban transportation and environment: A comprehensive review from 2023, by Md. Mokhlesur Rahman and Jean-Claude Thill, published in the Sustainable Cities and Society journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Cormac McKa...
What are autonomous vehicles? Cormac McKay (414I trailer 2) 22.03.2026 1:56
Are you interested in autonomous vehicles? What do you think can be the best use of autonomous vehicles? How can we utilise autonomous vehicles, not just cars, for the max? Trailer for episode 414 - interview with Cormac McKay, environmental technologist and policy advisor. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, autonomous vehicles, public transportation, and many more. Find out m...
Smart city as doing something differently - Cormac McKay (414I trailer 1) 21.03.2026 1:43
Are you interested in autonomous vehicles? What do you think can be the best use of autonomous vehicles? How can we utilise autonomous vehicles, not just cars, for the max? Trailer for episode 414 - interview with Cormac McKay, environmental technologist and policy advisor. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, autonomous vehicles, public transportation, and many more. Find out m...
412I_Louis de Jaeger, award-winning filmmaker, author, and landscape designer 18.03.2026 48:52
"It's not rocket science to do this. We are closer [to the ideal situation] than we think." Are you interested in urban food forests? What do you think about regeneration as investment with the highest ROI? How can we get even closer to the ideal future of cities than we currently are? Interview with Louis de Jaeger, award-winning filmmaker, author, and landscape designer. We will ta...
Regenerative infrastructure that creates value into the future - Louis de Jaeger (412I trailer 3) 17.03.2026 2:04
Are you interested in urban food forests? What do you think about regeneration as investment with the highest ROI? How can we get even closer to the ideal future of cities than we currently are? Trailer for episode 412 - interview with Louis de Jaeger, award-winning filmmaker, author, and landscape designer. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, regeneration, urban food forests,...
411R_Is coastal climate adaptation infrastructure worth public investment? Evidence from stated preference economic valuation and cost-benefit analysis 16.03.2026 19:35
Are you interested in the economic valuation of grey vs green infrastructure solutions? Debate of the article titled Is coastal climate adaptation infrastructure worth public investment? Evidence from stated preference economic valuation and cost-benefit analysis from 2025, by Haoluan Wang, published in the Journal of Environmental Management. This is a great preparation to our next interview with...
What are the benefits of (urban) food forests? Louis de Jaeger (412I trailer 2) 15.03.2026 2:16
Are you interested in urban food forests? What do you think about regeneration as investment with the highest ROI? How can we get even closer to the ideal future of cities than we currently are? Trailer for episode 412 - interview with Louis de Jaeger, award-winning filmmaker, author, and landscape designer. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, regeneration, urban food forests,...
Why greenery is important for us, humans? Louis de Jaeger (412I trailer 1) 14.03.2026 2:05
Are you interested in urban food forests? What do you think about regeneration as investment with the highest ROI? How can we get even closer to the ideal future of cities than we currently are? Trailer for episode 412 - interview with Louis de Jaeger, award-winning filmmaker, author, and landscape designer. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, regeneration, urban food forests,...
410I_Casey Handmer, founder of Terraform Industries 11.03.2026 49:59
"Let's build a future that's forward rather than back." Are you interested in building towards the future instead of backwards? What do you think about the threat of economic decline or stagnation? How can we utilise our evolved knowledge better to overcome the genius of past inventors? Interview with Casey Handmer, founder of Terraform Industries. We will talk about his vision f...
What would it take to build a city on Mars? Casey Handmer (410I trailer 3) 10.03.2026 2:12
Are you interested in building towards the future instead of backwards? What do you think about the threat of economic decline or stagnation? How can we utilise our evolved knowledge better to overcome the genius of past inventors? Trailer for episode 410 - interview with Casey Handmer, founder of Terraform Industries. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, city as an emergent ele...
409R_The case for economic growth as the path to better human wellbeing 09.03.2026 17:50
Are you interested in how economic growth is connected to human wellbeing? Debate of the article titled The case for economic growth as the path to better human wellbeing from 2024, by Lant Pritchett. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Casey Handmer in episode 410 talking about the necessity of urban economic growth for human prosperity. Since we are investigating the future of...
Economic growth as a foundation for prosperity - Casey Handmer (410I trailer 2) 08.03.2026 1:33
Are you interested in building towards the future instead of backwards? What do you think about the threat of economic decline or stagnation? How can we utilise our evolved knowledge better to overcome the genius of past inventors? Trailer for episode 410 - interview with Casey Handmer, founder of Terraform Industries. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, city as an emergent ele...
Urban regeneration as a requirement for urban success - Casey Handmer (410I trailer 1) 07.03.2026 1:58
Are you interested in building towards the future instead of backwards? What do you think about the threat of economic decline or stagnation? How can we utilise our evolved knowledge better to overcome the genius of past inventors? Trailer for episode 410 - interview with Casey Handmer, founder of Terraform Industries. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, city as an emergent ele...
408I_Jasper Steinhausen, founder of Business with Impact 04.03.2026 42:46
"If you want big impact, you've gotta solve big meaningful problems." Are you interested in the profitability of sustainability? What do you think about sustainability as a platform for innovation? How can we, the people, move ourselves and the system towards better urban futures? Interview with Jasper Steinhausen, founder of Business with Impact. We will talk about his vision for the future of ci...
The antidote to depression is action - Jasper Steinhausen (408I trailer 3) 03.03.2026 2:19
Are you interested in the profitability of sustainability? What do you think about sustainability as a platform for innovation? How can we, the people, move ourselves and the system towards better urban futures? Trailer for episode 408 - interview with Jasper Steinhausen, founder of Business with Impact. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, sustainability, governmental and indiv...
407R_Making Sustainability Profitable 02.03.2026 20:13
Are you interested how sustainability can be profitable? Debate of the book titled Making Sustainability Profitable from 2023, by Jasper Steinhausen. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Jasper Steinhausen in episode 408 talking about sustainability as a platform for innovation. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see sustainabili...
Why progress is still important? Jasper Steinhausen (408I trailer 2) 01.03.2026 2:15
Are you interested in the profitability of sustainability? What do you think about sustainability as a platform for innovation? How can we, the people, move ourselves and the system towards better urban futures? Trailer for episode 408 - interview with Jasper Steinhausen, founder of Business with Impact. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, sustainability, governmental and indiv...
What is our role in innovation? Jasper Steinhausen (408I trailer 1) 28.02.2026 2:13
Are you interested in the profitability of sustainability? What do you think about sustainability as a platform for innovation? How can we, the people, move ourselves and the system towards better urban futures? Trailer for episode 408 - interview with Jasper Steinhausen, founder of Business with Impact. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, sustainability, governmental and indiv...
406I_Alexander Josephson, founder of Cumulus and Partisans 25.02.2026 38:45
"You have to fight for being part of the city and its future ... You have to invest in your city." Are you interested in the crisis of architecture? What do you think about equality as reducing suffering? How can we roll out visions without compromises? Interview with Alexander Josephson, founder of Cumulus and Partisans. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, optimism,...
People, their imagination and glitches as opportunities - Alex Josephson (406I trailer 3) 24.02.2026 2:10
Are you interested in the crisis of architecture? What do you think about equality as reducing suffering? How can we roll out visions without compromises? Trailer for episode 406 - interview with Alexander Josephson, founder of Cumulus and Partisans. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, optimism, visions getting compromised, investing in one’s city, urban evolution, and many mor...
405R_The global homogenization of urban form – An assessment of 194 cities 23.02.2026 18:20
Are you interested how urban form has been influenced by globalisation? Debate of the article titled The global homogenization of urban form – An assessment of 194 cities from 2020, by Richard Lemoine-Rodríguez, Luis Inostroza, and Harald Zepp, published in the Landscape and Urban Planning journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Alex Josephson in episode 406 talking about t...
Advocacy as a role in establishing the future of cities - Alex Josephson (406I trailer 2) 22.02.2026 1:58
Are you interested in the crisis of architecture? What do you think about equality as reducing suffering? How can we roll out visions without compromises? Trailer for episode 406 - interview with Alexander Josephson, founder of Cumulus and Partisans. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, optimism, visions getting compromised, investing in one’s city, urban evolution, and many mor...
Is globalisation a risk for the future of cities? Alex Josephson (406I trailer 1) 21.02.2026 1:56
Are you interested in the crisis of architecture? What do you think about equality as reducing suffering? How can we roll out visions without compromises? Trailer for episode 406 - interview with Alexander Josephson, founder of Cumulus and Partisans. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, optimism, visions getting compromised, investing in one’s city, urban evolution, and many mor...
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