Interview with María Yanez, an assistant development manager at Nightingale Housing. We will talk about her and their visions for the future of cities, how Nightingale changes the development industry, what sustainability means to them, and many more. Maria Yanez forms part of the development management team at Nightingale Housing, a not-for-profit organisation that provides economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable homes across Australia. Maria holds a Master of Architecture...
Dec 01, 2021•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the response article titled On the difficulty of agreeing upon a universal logic for city standards from 2019 by James Merricks White, published in the City – analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action journal. This article is the response to the last research episode’s debate article, by Schindler and Marvin which was about three standards for the future of cities, and I highly encourage everyone to check that as well. But I thought it would be interesting to hea...
Nov 29, 2021•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the the debate article titled Constructing a universal logic of urban control? International standards for city data, management and interoperability from 2018 by Seth Schindler and Simon Marvin, published in the City – analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I though it would be interesting to include how standards approach data and urban management from a generalisation point of view. The article inves...
Nov 22, 2021•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Interview with Luke Husengo, system architect and data magician. We will talk about his two visions for the future of cities, the connection among data, information and knowledge, smart cities, awareness of opportunities, and many more. Luke Housengo is an Enterprise Architect with a focus on Data, Information, Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence. Luke develops data and technology strategies and manages data governance for Australian Enterprises and the Victorian Government. He also provides i...
Nov 17, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the research article titled Smart city policies: A spatial approach from 2014 by Margarita Angelidou, published in the Cities journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I though it would be interesting to include smart cities spatial understanding. The article investigates the strategic choices around smart city policy making through examples from all over the world, with some recommendations towards the future. You can find this paper through this link . Abstract: This...
Nov 15, 2021•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the position paper titled Managing climate change in Australia - A global, long-term view from 2019 by the United Nations Associations of Australia, abbreviated to UNAA. Since here we are investigating the future of cities, I though it would be interesting to include the position of the UNAA on the climate change which is one of the greatest challenges humanity and cities facing. The piece gives an overview of what the appropriate response by Australia would include. It must be ...
Nov 08, 2021•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Interview with Kieran Leong, an architect and principal at the Melbourne office of DesignInc company. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, their special approach to the design projects, biophilic design, and many more. Kieran Leong is a design architect with over 15 years’ experience on a broad range of project typologies. Passionate and curious about learning and innovation; he explores biophilic design approaches to architecture. Clients and colleagues appreciate his i...
Nov 03, 2021•29 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the book chapter titled Smart and digital city: A systematic literature review from 2014 by Annalisa Cocchia. The chapter is part of the book titled Smart city – How to create public and economic value with high technology in urban space, published by Springer. This chapter gives us an insight into the smart cities’ history since its infancy, and its conneting urban future concepts, through time analysis, terminology analysis, definition analysis, typology analysis and geographic anal...
Nov 01, 2021•11 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the book chapter titled Is smart city resilient? Evidence from China from 2019 by Shiyao Zhu, Dezhi Li, and Haibo Feng. Smart city is often identified with many different aspects as well, such as sustainability, and I though it to be interesting to examine whether smart city should be resilient as well This article gives an insight into the smart cities’ resiliency through case studies of Chinese cities. You can find the article through this link . Abstract: Smart city is originally a...
Oct 25, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Interview with Andrew Lizzio, a business and solution architect and inventor. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, swarm intelligence and communities, and many more. Andrew wrote his first computer program at the age of 5, graduated from university as a computer scientist, and spent the last 25+ years designing computer systems for small and large organisations. Andrew has two small start-up companies: WizUp, currently developing a mobile application to better support interact...
Oct 20, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the article titled What are the differences between sustainable and smart cities from 2017 by Hannele Ahvenniemi, Aapo Huovila, Isabel Pinto-Seppä and Miimu Airaksinen. Since this podcast investigates different futures for the cities, I thought it would be beneficial to look at the potential differences between two popular urban futures. This article gives an insight into city assessment tools regarding smartness and sustainability in urban areas and a recommendation to use smart sust...
Oct 18, 2021•10 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the article titled World scientists' warning of climate emergency from 2020 by William J Ripple, Christopher Wolf, Thomas M Newsome, Phoebe Barnard, and William R Moomaw. Since this podcast investigates different futures for the cities, I thought it would be beneficial to look at why we need to talk about a change in our environmental management. This article gives an insight into the scientific community’s worries and comprehensive solutions to the climate emergency. You can find the...
Oct 11, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Interview with Daniel Prohasky with a diverse background in architecture, civil and aerospace engineering. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, his role as an advisor for sustainable resource management, his approach to technology as a tool, and many more. Daniel Prohasky is an architectural engineer and roboticist passionate about translating research towards industry adoption in Australia, particularly in the building design and construction industry. He is the CEO and Co-Fo...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the article titled Smart cities, big data and urban policy: Towards urban analytics for the long run from 2021 by Jens Kandt and Michael Batty. Since smart cities are often associated with technology and big data, I thought it would be beneficial to look at one of the freshest articles in this area. The authors highlight the importance and setbacks of using big data technologies while supporting their findings with real-life applications. You can find the article through this link . A...
Oct 04, 2021•12 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the article titled Will the real smart city please stand up? Intelligent, progressive or entrepreneurial? from 2008 by Robert G. Hollands. This article is one of the most mentioned in the literature giving a critical opinion about smart cities. Since smart city is accepted as a special future for our cities, it is worth examining the pros and cons of it. This article highlights the smart city's missing definition, the numerous terms for it, and the smart city’s connection to the entre...
Sep 27, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Interview with Frans-Anton Vermast, the strategy advisor and international smart city ambassador at Amsterdam Smart City. We will talk about his and their visions for the future of cities, how they approach the definition of smart city, how their projects at Amsterdam Smart City are established, and many more. So let’s start with a proper introduction. Frans-Anton is an expert in searching for the opportunities of novel appliances and services that make cities a more habitable place for its citi...
Sep 22, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the article title Intelligent cities: Variable geometries of spatial intelligence from 2011 by Nicos Komninos. This article is often referenced as a basic piece in the research about the future of cities and it is one of the early articles highlighting the importance of community intelligence. Plus, Nicos Komninos also talks about how this community intelligence spatially centred in cities can be utilised. Therefore, I thought it would be good to understand how this spatial intelligen...
Sep 20, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Summary of the report titled Smart cities - Ranking of European medium-sized cities from 2007 by Rudolf Giffinger, Christian Fertner, Hans Kramar, Robert Kalasek, Nataša Pichler-Milanović, and Evert Meijers. This report is the basis of many smart city initiatives; however, the report itself and what it contains is rarely mentioned. Therefore, I thought it would be useful to introduce it. You can find the report through this link . The transcript is available through this link . What wast t...
Sep 13, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Introducing the WTF podcast, the format and the purpose, and myself being the host. Just a short summary of what is coming. The transcript is available through this link . What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on twitter @WTF4Cities! I hope this was an interesting introduction for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay...
Sep 13, 2021•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast What is the future for cities? Do you want to know more about them? Do you want to know how others think about them? Do you want to be part of conversation? Then this is the right place. What is The Future for Cities? podcast is a platform to introduce and connect people who are actively and consciously working on the future of cities and to introduce research related to the future of cities concepts. There are longer interviews and shorter research summaries. The podcast is available on almost ...
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