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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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00:47:49

352I_Petra Hurtado, Chief Foresight and Knowledge...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/20

"If we talk about the future, we need to have the future [a.k.a. the next generation] at the table."Are you interested in upcoming urban trends? What do you think about the need for investigating multiple futures in foresight? How can we utilise different timeframes to prepare for the future? Interview with Petra Hurtado, Chief Foresight and Knowledge Officer at the American Planning Association. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, urban trends on different time scales,

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00:13:32

351R_2025 Trend reports for planners (research summary)

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/18

Are you interested in the urban trends on 3 different time scales? Summary of the report titled 2025 Trend reports for planners from 2025, by Petra Hurtado PhD, Ievgeniia Dulko, Senna Catenacci, Joseph DeAngelis, Sagar Shah PhD, and Jason Jordan, published by the American Planning Association in partnership with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Petra Hurtado in episode 352 talking about urban trends and their management. Since we are

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00:02:03

352I_Trailer_Petra Hurtado, Chief Foresight and...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/16

Are you interested in upcoming urban trends? What do you think about the need for investigating multiple futures in foresight? How can we utilise different timeframes to prepare for the future? Trailer for episode 352 - interview with Petra Hurtado, Chief Foresight and Knowledge Officer at the American Planning Association. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, urban trends on different time scales, the future of workplace, technology, and many more.Find out more in

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01:34:53

350P_Abundant energy, the future of jobs, regulation...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/13

Are you interested in the urban energy matrix? What do you think is how our cities can change with abundant energy? How can we generate the right energy from the right sources for our urban communities? This episode is a panel discussion where the panellists discuss the different aspects of the urban energy matrix. Alan Pears, Adam Dorr, Ramez Naam and Mark Nelson talk about their vision for the future of cities, different energy services and sources, learning from the past, transformative present,

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00:02:20

Learning from the past for a better future - Mark...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/12

Are you interested in the urban energy matrix? What do you think is how our cities can change with abundant energy? How can we generate the right energy from the right sources for our urban communities?Trailer for episode 350 - a panel discussion where the panellists discuss the different aspects of the urban energy matrix. Alan Pears, Adam Dorr, Ramez Naam and Mark Nelson talk about their vision for the future of cities, different energy services and sources, learning from the past, transformative

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00:02:13

Intelligence as a service in a physical word - Ramez...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/12

Are you interested in the urban energy matrix? What do you think is how our cities can change with abundant energy? How can we generate the right energy from the right sources for our urban communities?Trailer for episode 350 - a panel discussion where the panellists discuss the different aspects of the urban energy matrix. Alan Pears, Adam Dorr, Ramez Naam and Mark Nelson talk about their vision for the future of cities, different energy services and sources, learning from the past, transformative

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00:11:58

349R_Superabundant energy – What will we do with it?...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/11

Are you interested in the effects of superabundant energy? Summary of the article titled Superabundant energy – What will we do with it? from 2022, by Austin Vernon and Eli Dourado.This is a great preparation to episode 350 with ⁠Alan Pears⁠, ⁠Adam Dorr⁠, ⁠Ramez Naam⁠ and ⁠Mark Nelson about the urban energy matrix.Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see the potential effects of superabundant energy on cities. This article challenges the current focus

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00:02:25

Planning for the future without shackling ourselves...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/11

Are you interested in the urban energy matrix? What do you think is how our cities can change with abundant energy? How can we generate the right energy from the right sources for our urban communities?Trailer for episode 350 - a panel discussion where the panellists discuss the different aspects of the urban energy matrix. Alan Pears, Adam Dorr, Ramez Naam and Mark Nelson talk about their vision for the future of cities, different energy services and sources, learning from the past, transformative

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00:02:16

Cost vs value for long-term investments - Alan Pears...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/09

Are you interested in the urban energy matrix? What do you think is how our cities can change with abundant energy? How can we generate the right energy from the right sources for our urban communities?Trailer for episode 350 - a panel discussion where the panellists discuss the different aspects of the urban energy matrix. Alan Pears, Adam Dorr, Ramez Naam and Mark Nelson talk about their vision for the future of cities, different energy services and sources, learning from the past, transformative

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00:43:07

348I_Nicholas Lalla, urbanist and author of the book...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/06

"Are you engaging the community to build solutions to their problems to build the culture of accountability?"Are you interested in the economic powers of mid-sized cities? What do you think about cities as urban laboratories? How can we build a culture of accountability? Interview with Nicholas Lalla, urbanist and author of the book Reinventing The Heart Land. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, technology, economical power, culture of accountability, and many more

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00:14:54

347R_The economy forward framework: How midsized...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/04

Are you interested in mid-sized cities and their economic contributions? Summary of the article titled The economy forward framework: How midsized cities can achieve inclusive growth in the knowledge economy from 2021, by Richard Florida PhD, Ross DeVol, Cordell Carter, Jennifer Hankins, and Nicholas Lalla, published by the Aspen Institute.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Nick Lalla in episode 348 talking about the economic side of urban sustainability. Since we are

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00:02:09

348I_Trailer_Nicholas Lalla, urbanist and author of...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/08/02

Are you interested in the economic powers of mid-sized cities? What do you think about cities as urban laboratories? How can we build a culture of accountability? Trailer for episode 348 - interview with Nicholas Lalla, urbanist and author of the book Reinventing The Heart Land. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, technology, economical power, culture of accountability, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Episode generated with

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00:46:59

346I_Dr Mina Sartipi, founding director of the Center...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/07/30

"Smart City should be proactive. That before anything [bad] happens would identify areas that need more attention."Are you interested in the proactive nature of smart cities? What do you think about the need for infrastructure to create adaptability? How can we utilise public-private-academic partnerships for better urban futures? Interview with Dr Mina Sartipi, founding director of the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) and Guerry Professor at the University of Tennessee

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00:16:04

345R_What do people want in a smart city? Exploring...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/07/28

Are you interested in stakeholder opinions for smart cities? Summary of the article titled What do people want in a smart city? Exploring the stakeholders’ opinions, priorities, and perceived barriers in a medium-sized city in the United States from 2021, by Cristina Del-Real, Chandra Ward, and Mina Sartipi, published in the International Journal of Urban Sciences.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Mina Sartipi in episode 346 talking about smart cities as urban evolution and

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00:02:13

346I_Trailer_Dr Mina Sartipi, founding director of...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/07/26

Are you interested in the proactive nature of smart cities? What do you think about the need for infrastructure to create adaptability? How can we utilise public-private-academic partnerships for better urban futures? Trailer for episode 346 - interview with Dr Mina Sartipi, founding director of the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) and Guerry Professor at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC). We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, technology, electric and

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00:52:13

344I_Mark Coates, Vice President of Infrastructure...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/07/23

"We've got to start making projects shovel-worthy, not shovel-ready."Are you interested in digital transformation? What do you think about the phrase: “we’ve got to start making projects shovel-worthy instead of shovel-ready”? How can we find and create the magic we’re looking for in the work we’re avoiding? Interview with Mark Coates, Vice President of Infrastructure Policy Advancement at Bentley Systems. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, digital transformation,

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00:14:51

343R_Creating sponge cities to tackle surface water...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/07/21

Are you interested in the concept of sponge cities? Summary of the white paper titled Creating sponge cities to tackle surface water flooding from 2025, by Mark Coates and Neal Edmondson, published on the Infrastructure Policy Advancement website.This is a great preparation to our next interview with Mark Coates in episode 344 talking about infrastructure and sponge cities, among others. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the infrastructure

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00:01:26

344I_Trailer_Mark Coates, Vice President of...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/07/20

Are you interested in digital transformation? What do you think about the phrase: “we’ve got to start making projects shovel-worthy instead of shovel-ready”? How can we find and create the magic we’re looking for in the work we’re avoiding? Trailer for episode 344 - interview with Mark Coates, Vice President of Infrastructure Policy Advancement at Bentley Systems. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, digital transformation, the next generation, crisis management, and many more

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00:36:18

342_Keller Easterling, an architect, writer, and the...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/07/16

"In some ways, maybe what we're all doing now is separations with a spatial apparatus."Are you interested in spatial language? What do you think about the ever present urbanism concept? How can we leverage space as an opportunity? Interview with Keller Easterling, an architect, writer, and the Enid Storm Dwyer Professor of Architecture at Yale University. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, solidarity and collaboration, spatial language, democracy, and many more

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00:15:10

341R_Global urban structure growth shows a profound...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2025/07/14

Are you interested in urban expansion shifts across 3 decades? Summary of the article titled Global urban structure growth shows a profound shift from spreading out to building up from 2024, by Steve Frolking, Richa Mahtta, Tom Milliman, Thomas Esch, and Karen C. Seto, published in the Nature Cities journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Keller Easterling in episode 342 talking about spatial politics and urban infrastructure.Since we are investigating the future of cities, I

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