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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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00:01:34

182I_Trailer_Ted Baillieu, former Premier of Victoria...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/12/31

Trailer for episode 182 - Interview Ted Baillieu, the former Premier of Victoria and architect. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, affordability, cities with split personalities, getting families back in cities, regreening cities, and many more. Find out more in the interview! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

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01:06:31

180I_Ben Vass, senior research engineer

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/12/27

Are you interested in city consciousness? What do you think about knowledge and knowledge-creation? How can we remove bad stuff to improve the good stuff? Interview with Ben Vass, senior research engineer. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, space and time, threshold for bad experiences, opportunities in tools for improvements, and many more. Ben Vass is a senior research engineer, graph shaman and data magician, and the kind of person who wants to build a Dyson swarm and explore the

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00:01:56

179_Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/12/25

Today would be a research episode, but since it is 2023 Christmas time, I want to just wish you all relaxing holidays with or without celebrating Christmas, Merry Christmas if you do celebrate it, and a very Happy New Year! We will have many interesting topics to discover and further discuss in 2024. I am already preparing those episodes and I am very excited about what will come! First, this episode will be followed by a cherished interview with my partner, Ben Vass, data magician, graph shaman

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00:01:39

180I_Trailer_Ben Vass, senior research engineer

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/12/23

Are you interested in city consciousness? What do you think about knowledge and knowledge-creation? How can we remove bad stuff to improve the good stuff? Trailer for the episode 180 - interview with Ben Vass, senior research engineer. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, space and time, threshold for bad experiences, opportunities in tools for improvements, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠episode⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠

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00:07:28

178R_Brighter: Optimism, progress and the future of...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/12/18

Are you interested in a brighter future for our cities and humanity? Summary of the book titled Brighter: Optimism, progress, and the future of environmentalism from 2022 by Adam Dorr, based on my reading experience and other summaries, linked in the shownotes. Great preparation for our interview with Adam Dorr in episode 222, and just a refreshing outlook on the future. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see a brighter approach among the

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01:05:55

177I_Amelia Gaskell, an environmental science student

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/12/13

Are you interested in intergenerational equity? What do you think about the younger generation fighting for a better future? How can we use our own voices to inflict change on the urban environment? Interview with Amelia Gaskell, an environmental science student. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, sustainability, intergenerational equity, climate anxiety, her origin story, and many more. Amelia Gaskell is an avid environmentalist and student at Deakin University, who has

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00:10:04

176R_Major transcitions: how college students...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/12/11

Are you interested in how young people change their fields of study? Summary of the article titled Major transitions: how college students interpret the process of changing fields of study from 2023 by Blake R Silver published in the Higher Education journal. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Amelia Gaskill in episode 177 talking about how and why she changed her major to focus more on the environment. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be

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00:02:01

177I_Trailer_Amelia Gaskell, an environmental science...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/12/09

Trailer for episode 177 - interview with Amelia Gaskell, an environmental science student. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, sustainability, intergenerational equity, climate anxiety, her origin story, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠episode⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠

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00:11:35

175R_Whose choice? Young people, career choices and...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/12/04

Are you interested in how young people choose their careers? Summary of the article titled Whose choice? Young people, career choices and reflexivity re-examined from 2015 by Jacqueline Laughland-Booÿ, Margery Mayall, and Zlatdo Skrbiš, published in the Current Sociology journal. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Amelia Gaskill in episode 177 talking about the younger generation and their passion regarding the future of cities. Since we are investigating the future of cities,

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00:33:30

174I_Aapo Huovila, senior scientist at Technical...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/11/29

Are you interested in sustainable and smart cities? What do you think about the city as the scene of real change? How can we use urban rankings better? Interview with Aapo Huovila, senior scientist at Technical Research Centre of Finland. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, keeping urban specifics, climate change, city as the place of real change, and many more. Aapo Huovila is a Senior scientist at Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. His research is currently focused on

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00:09:29

173R_Comparative analysis of standardized indicators...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/11/27

Are you interested in indicators for smart sustainable cities? Summary ofh the article titled Comparative analysis of standardized indicators for Smart sustainable cities: What indicators and standards to use and when? from 2019 by Aapo Huovila, Peter Bosch and Miimu Airaksinen published in the Cities journal. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Dr Aapo Huovila in episode 174 talking about sustainable and smart cities. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought

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00:01:23

174I_Trailer_Aapo Huovila, senior scientist at...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/11/22

Trailer for episode 174 - the interview with Aapo Huovila, senior scientist at Technical Research Centre of Finland. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, keeping urban specifics, climate change, city as the place of real change, and many more. Find out more in the interview! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

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00:09:56

172R_Carbon-neutral cities: Critical review of theory...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/11/20

Are you interested in carbon-neutral cities? Summary of the article titled Carbon-neutral cities: Critical review of theory and practice from 2022 by Aapo Huovila, Hanne Siikavirta, Carmen Antuña Rozado, Jyri Rökman, Pekka Tuominen, Satu Paiho, Åsa Hedman, and Peter Ylén, published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Dr Aapo Huovila in episode 174 talking about sustainable and smart cities. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I

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00:49:18

171I_Nicole Garofano, the Head of Circular Economy...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/11/15

Are you interested in circular economy? What do you think about raising the awareness about how we consume things? How can we plan our future based on the principle of longevity? Interview with Nicole Garofano, the Head of Circular Economy Development at Planet Ark Environmental Foundation and the founder of UsePlasticBetter. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, circular economy, knowledge sharing, maker and repair spaces, indigenous connections, and many more. Dr Nicole Garofano is

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00:10:52

170R_Sustainable circular cities? Analysing urban...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/11/13

Are you interested in sustainable circular cities? Summary of the article titled Sustainable circular cities? Analysing urban circular economy policies in Amsterdam, Glasgow, and Copenhagen from 2023 by Martin Calisto Friant, Katie Reid, Peppi Boesler, Walter J. V. Vermeulen, and Roberta Salomone, published in the Local Environment – The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Dr Nicole Garofano in episode 171 talking about

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00:01:13

171I_Trailer_Nicole Garofano, the Head of Circular...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/11/08

Trailer for episode 171 - the interview with Nicole Garofano, the Head of Circular Economy Development at Planet Ark Environmental Foundation and the founder of UsePlasticBetter. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, circular economy, knowledge sharing, maker and repair spaces, indigenous connections, and many more. Find out more in the interview! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

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00:07:29

169R_Circular economy: A brief literature review...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/11/07

Are you interested in circular economy? Summary of the article titled Circular economy: a brief literature review from 2021 by Erick Hungaro Arruda, Rosangela Andrade Pita Brancalhao Melatto, Wilson Levy, and Diego de Melo Conti, published in the Sustainable Operations and Computers journal. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Dr Nicole Garofano in episode 171 talking about circular economy. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to

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00:57:24

168I_Jennifer George, commercialisation expert and...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/11/01

Are you interested in the difference between fairness and equity? What do you think about experimenting instead of trial and error? How can we use water more wisely? Interview with Jennifer George, commercialisation expert and strategic thinker. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, empathy, trial and error being so last century, equity and many more. Jennifer George is an experienced business leader/founder with more than 20 years’ experience building new companies and products by

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00:07:19

167R_Smart city beyond efficiency:...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/10/30

Are you interested in why smart city initiatives fail sustainability? Summary of the article titled Smart city beyond efficiency: Technology-policy-community at play for sustainable urban futures from 2020 by Tan Yigitcanlar, published in the Housing Policy Debate journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see what smart city initiatives overlook regarding sustainability. This article highlights the shortfalls around smart city conceptualisation

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00:01:37

168I_Trailer_Jennifer George, commercialisation...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/10/26

Trailer for episode 168 - interview with Jennifer George, commercialisation expert and strategic thinker. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, empathy, trial and error being so last century, equity and many more. Find out more in the interview! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

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