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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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00:57:43

132I_Michael Batty, Bartlett professor of planning -...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/05/17

Are you interested in inventing the future of cities? What do you think about urban evolution? How can we predict the future of the city? Interview with Michael Batty, Bartlett professor of planning. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, history and future urban evolutions, city as a way of life, the urban machine, and many more. Michael Batty is a British urban planner, geographer and spatial data scientist, and Bartlett Professor of Planning in The Bartlett at University College

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00:08:04

131R_Inventing Future Cities (book summary)

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/05/15

Are you interested in how can we create better, more sustainable cities for the future? Summary of the book titled Inventing Future Cities from 2018 by Michael Batty, published by The MIT Press. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Michael Batty as the books present how he thinks about the future of cities. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how interdisciplinary collaboration and technologies can transform urban life. The

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00:10:25

130R_A new framework for very large-scale urban...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/05/08

Are you interested in how large-scale urban modelling going beyond the usual land use and transport interactions? Summary of the article titled A new framework fro very large-scale urban modelling from 2021 by Michael Batty and Richard Milton, published in the Urban Studies journal. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Michael Batty as he is an expert on urban data management. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the urban

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00:54:27

129I_Alan Donegan, founder at Rebel Business,...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/05/03

Are you interested in creating your own future? What do you think about urban stability and entrepreneurship? How can we charge into the future? Interview with Alan Donegan, founder at Rebel Business, Entrepreneur and Finance School. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, people and collaboration, healthy competition with abundance mindset, governments doing less of stupid things, and many more. Alan founded Rebel Business School in 2012 with Simon Paine after they thought there must be

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00:10:54

128R_Entrepreneurship in cities (research summary)

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/05/01

Are you interested in how cities and entrepreneurship are connected? Summary of the article titled Entrepreneurship in cities from 2021 by Sam Tavassoli, Martin Oschonka, and David B. Audretsch, published in the Research Policy journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how cities influence entrepreneurship and vice versa. This article presents which are the best performing cities in terms of knowledge spillovers and economic performance. As

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00:12:39

127R_Urban futures – Idealization, capitalization,...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/04/24

Are you interested in how urban futures have changed over time? Summary of the article titled Urban futures – Idealization, capitalization, securitization from 2022 by Austin Zeiderman and Katherine Dawson, published in the City – Analysis of Urban Change, Theory, Action journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how our imagination has changed regarding our cities’ futures. This article presents insights into forms of urban future-making and

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00:49:22

126I_Corey Gray, engineer and Global CEO of the Smart...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/04/19

Are you interested in beauty as a sustainability element? What do you think about people being pragmatic for change and transformation? How can we create successful cities? Interview with Corey Gray, engineer and director of the Smart Cities Council by Everyone. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, successful cities in the past and future, human pragmatism in regards to climate change, smartness vs intelligence, and many more. Since 1992 Corey Gray, a qualified Illumination Engineer,

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00:11:27

125R_Aesthetics of Sustainability: a...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/04/17

Are you interested in aesthetics for sustainable progress? Summary of the article titled Aesthetics of Sustainability: a transdisciplinary sensibility for transformative practices from 2011 by Sacha Kagan, published in the Transdisciplinary Journal of Engineering & Science. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how transdisciplinary and complex approaches can inform aesthetics of sustainability. This article presents aesthetics of

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00:11:28

124R_Smart cities: Utopia or neoliberal ideology...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/04/10

Are you interested in whether smart city is a utopia or a neoliberal ideology? Our summary today works with the article titled Smart cities: Utopia or neoliberal ideology from 2017 by Giuseppe Grossi and Daniela Pianezzi, published in the Cities journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see an investigation into the smart city concept’s values and ideas. This article presents that smart city is a neoliberal ideology and not a utopia through the

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00:29:48

123I_Alex Louey, managing director and co-founder of...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/04/05

Are you interested in sustainable urban transport and development? What do you think about urban sustainability in Australia versus the world? How can we lead by example? Interview with Alex Louey, the managing director and co-founder of AppsCore Digital. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, urban sprawl, urban mobility, responsibilities, and many more. As one of Appscore’s founding partners, Alex leads a team of more than 150 Australian-based digital experts. Even with 300 product

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00:09:15

122R_Urban sprawl and its impact on sustainable urban...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/04/03

Are you interested in how urban sprawl affects sustainable urban development? Summary of the article titled Urban sprawl and its impact on sustainable urban development: a combination of remote sensing and social media data from 2021 by Zhenfeng Shao, Neema S. Sumari, Aleksei Portnov, Fanan Ujoh, Walter Musakwa and Paulo J. Mandela, published in the Geo-Spatial information Science journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how urban sprawl

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00:08:07

121R_Smart City appropriation by local actors: An...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/03/27

Are you interested in smart cities as a functional instrument to influence public debate and policy? Our summary today works with the article titled Smart City appropriation by local actors: An instrument in the making from 2019 by Jonathan Desdemoustier, Nathalie Crutzen, Mario Cools, and Jacques Teller, published in the Cities journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the different urban actors understand and appropriate the smart city

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00:44:25

120I_Matt Ferrell, Youtube creator specialising in...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/03/22

Are you interested in sustainable and renewable technologies? What do you think about urban sustainability and its implementation? How can we create even better future for the next generations than we have? Stay tuned for the answers from Matt Ferrell! Interview with Matt Ferrell, YouTube creator specialising in sustainable and renewable technologies. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, being stuck on Earth, sustainable solutions and their availability, human pessimism and how to

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00:08:00

119R_Pessimism and optimism in the debate on climate...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/03/20

Are you interested in why we have pessimistic and optimistic views on climate change? Summary of the article titled Pessimism and optimism in the debate on climate change: A critical analysis from 2021 by Anders Nordgren, published in Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how our attitudes can influence this debate. This article presents why such attitudes, concerns and opportunities are present. As

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00:10:22

118R_Smart sustainable cities – Exploring ICT...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/03/13

Are you interested in ICT solutions to reduce urban energy use? Our summary today works with the article titled Smart sustainable cities – Exploring ICT solutions for reduced energy use in cities from 2014 by Anna Kramers, Mattias Höjer, Nina Lövenhagen and Josefin Wangel, published in the Environmental Modelling and Software journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how ICT – information and communication technology – can help reducing urban

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00:51:41

117I_Colin Chee, the creative director of the Never...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/03/08

Are you interested in small footprint living? What do you think about the effects of good neighbour relationships? How can we create more compassionate designs? Stay tuned for the answers from Colin Chee! Interview with Colin Chee, the creative director of the Never Too Small Youtube channel. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, compassionate design, needed urban conversations, people as the urban strengths, and many more. Colin Chee is the creative director of Never Too Small, a

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00:10:08

116R_Small is beautiful? Stories of carbon...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/03/06

Are you interested in small footprint living? Our summary today works with the article titled Small is beautiful? Stories of carbon footprints, socio-demographic trends and small households in Denmark from 2021 by Tullia Jack and Diana Ivanova, published in the Energy Research & Social Science journal. This episode is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Colin Chee in episode 117 talking about small foot print living with its advantages and disadvantages. Plus, since we are

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00:07:22

115R_Towards Post-Anthropocentric Cities:...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/02/27

Are you interested in post-anthropocentric cities after smart ones? Our summary today works with the article titled Towards Post-Anthropocentric Cities: Reconceptualising smart cities to evade urban ecocide from 2019 by Tan Yigitcanlar, Marcus Foth, and Md Kamruzzaman, published in the Journal of Urban Technology. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how to change current smart city approaches to evade a most likely urban ecocide. This article

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00:42:35

114I_Kelly Boucher, a scholar, education consultant...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/02/22

Are you interested in pedagogy as the agency of teaching and learning? What do you think about radical relearning about how we interact with our environment? How can we learn from children? Stay tuned for the answers from Kelly Boucher! Interview with Kelly Boucher, a scholar, education consultant and breakthrough coach. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, pedagogy, radical relearning, the need to slow down, and many more. Kelly Boucher is an independent scholar, education consultant

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00:11:20

113R_Radical collaboration: flipping the paradigm on...

What is The Future for Cities? ·

2023/02/20

Are you interested in radical collaboration as an education form? Our summary today works with the chapter titled Radical collaboration: flipping the paradigm on learning from 2021 by Kelly Boucher, from the book titled Collaboration, visionaries share a new way of living. This episode is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Kelly Boucher in episode 114. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how to think otherwise of life and place. This

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