Are you interested in the privacy and security aspects of smart city solutions? Summary of the article titled Perception of the quality of smart city solutions as a sense of residents’ safety from 2021 by Justína Zywiolek and Francesco Schiavone, published in the Energies journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how to examine the safety and level of satisfaction for the smart city. This article presents a methodology for examining reside...
Oct 02, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trailer for episode 162 - interview with Warren Hill, enterprise account director at Appscore. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, combination of different visions, the use of standards, the economic concerns, and many more. Find out more in the interview ! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay...
Sep 27, 2023•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in the city as the theatre for social action? Summary of the article titled What is a city? from 1937 by Lewis Mumford, from the Architectural Record. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the city can be understood beyond the usual suspects of people, infrastructure and networks. This article presents Mumford’s propositions about city planning and the human potential, both individual and social, of urban life. As the mos...
Sep 25, 2023•11 min•Ep 160•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in the Aboriginal understanding of country? What do you think about water in cities? How can we become more connected to country itself? Interview with Michael Browne, manager at Melbourne Water. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, aboriginal and indigenous ideas, what water means to country, resilience, and many more. Michael is a proud Barkandji/ Wemba Wemba man who grew up in rural southern NSW. He completed a Bachelor of Engineering and as a result of his cu...
Sep 20, 2023•55 min•Ep 159•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in Aboriginal value integration into water planning? Summary of the article titled Integrating Aboriginal cultural values into water planning: a case study from New South Wales, Australia from 2019 by Bradley J. Moggridge, Lyndal Betterridge, and Ross M. Thompson, published in the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how Aboriginal cultural values can enhance water management...
Sep 18, 2023•9 min•Ep 158•Transcript available on Metacast Trailer for episode 159 - the interview with Michael Browne, manager at Melbourne Water. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, aboriginal and indigenous ideas, what water means to country, resilience, and many more. Find out more in the interview ! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay...
Sep 13, 2023•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in both smartness and the city in the smart city concept? Summary of the article titled Ontological review of smart city research from 2017 by Arkalgud Ramaprasad, Aurora Sánchez-Ortiz and Thant Syn, presented at the Twenty-third Americas Conference on Information Systems. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how academic research investigated smart cities in 2016. This article investigates how smartness is very much interes...
Sep 11, 2023•10 min•Ep 157•Transcript available on Metacast "We are architects of our life, not victims of it" !!!!Book giveaway details at the bottom!!!! Are you interested in the city as the emergent property of the urban agents? What do you think about collective responsibility? How can we create better urban futures? This is a very special celebratory birthday episode because I am interviewed by a very special guesthost – Ben Vass, Graph Shaman. Ben interviewed me because I finished my PhD and thought it is time to share my knowledge with y...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast What action will you take to create a better future for cities, thus humanity? The celebration of the second year of the podcast! I would like to thank you all for joining me on this adventure. I am really grateful for your support. And I am especially thankful for my interviewees who took the time to appear on the podcast and share their ideas and insights. And stay tuned to learn what's ahead of us! You can enter the giveaway to get one of the books very connected to this podcast: Antifrag...
Sep 05, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trailer for the celebratory episode 156 - the interview with yours truly, Fanni Melles. I am interviewed by a very special guesthost – Ben Vass, Graph Shaman. Ben interviewed me because I finished my PhD and thought it is time to share my knowledge with you guys – using the birthday celebration as well. We talk about my vision for the future of cities, smarter cities and smarter approaches, collective responsibility, Vitruvian and many more. Find out more in the episode ! Music by Lesfm from Pix...
Aug 30, 2023•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in why the smart city is complete rubbish? We are starting our 2nd birthday celebration today!!! Our summary today works with the presentation titled Smart City? Smarter City? Smarter Approach? The Smarter City Flywheel from 2023 by yours truly, Fanni Melles, presented at several companies as a result and evolution of my PhD research. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the smart city idea can be useful for practice. Th...
Aug 28, 2023•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in how to talk about sustainability for people to care? What do you think about education about sustainability? How can we become more connected and more data-driven at the same time? Interview with Ana Enache, overall sustainability enthusiast and Chief of Staff at AppScore. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, not taking actions, technology as a neutral tool, smart and educated citizens, and many more. Drawing on over a decade of experience delivering large sca...
Aug 23, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in where the three pillars of sustainability came from? Summary of the article titled Three pillars of sustainability: in search of conceptual origins from 2018 by Ben Purvis, Yong Mao and Darren Robinson, published in the Sustainability Science journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the three pillars of sustainability – social, economic and environment – came about. This article investigates the origins of sustai...
Aug 21, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trailer for episode 153 - interview with Ana Enache, overall sustainability enthusiast and Chief of Staff at Appscore. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, not taking actions, technology as a neutral tool, smart and educated citizens and many more. Find out more in the interview ! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay...
Aug 16, 2023•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in the aesthetics of sustainable architecture? Summary of the article titled Aesthetics of sustainability and architecture: An overview from 2020 by Aurelija Daugelaite and Indre Grazuleviciute-Vileniske, published in the Urban Studies journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see whether the aesthetics of sustainable architecture is distinguishable. This article investigates the question of sustainability aesthetics and the...
Aug 14, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in academia’s role in establishing the better future for cities? What do you think is not academia’s role? How can we improve academic research for the better future for cities? This episode is a panel discussion where I invited back previous interviewees to answer some questions together and let them discuss the different viewpoints. The panellists were Professor Jeni Paay, Professor Richard Manasseh and Associate Professor Magnus Moglia about their understanding of academia’...
Aug 09, 2023•54 min•Ep 150•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in what is the role of academic researchers in establishing the better future of cities? Our summary today works with the article titled Urban futures: systemic or system changing interventions? A literature review using Meadows’ leverage points as analytical framework from 2020 by Corina Angheloiu and Mike Tennant, published in the Cities journal. This is a great preparation to the following Panel discussion in episode 150 with Jeni Paay, Richard Manasseh and Magnus Moglia co...
Aug 07, 2023•9 min•Ep 149•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in how smart city can be more than just top-down or bottom-up? Our summary today works with the article titled Interstitiality in the smart city: more than top-down and bottom-up smartness from 2023 by Ryan Burns and Preston Welker, published in the Urban Studies journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how smart city can be more. This article investigates the interstitial actors that influence the ways in which the sma...
Jul 31, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in how focusing on disability needs in technology can enhance the whole user experience? What do you think about smartness meaning simplification? How can we use AI for the better? Interview Damian Hewitt, Head of Smart Cities and Future Mobility at SAGE Group. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, cities as lifestyle centres, agility for technology, collaboration, urban mobility, and many more. Damian Hewitt is the Head of Smart Cities and Future Mobility at SAGE...
Jul 26, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in the right to the city? Summary of the article titled Human rights and the city: Including marginalised communities in urban development and smart cities from 2019 by Tina Kempin Reuter, published in the Journal of Human Rights. This is a great preparation to our next interviewee in episode 147 , Damian Hewitt, where we talk a lot about the need to include the marginalised groups into city development. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be in...
Jul 24, 2023•12 min•Ep 146•Transcript available on Metacast Trailer for episode 147I - the interview with Damian Hewitt, Head of Smart Cities and Future Mobility at SAGE Group. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, cities as lifestyle centres, agility for technology, collaboration, urban mobility, and many more. Find out more in the interview ! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay...
Jul 19, 2023•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in how to reduce complexity of the smart city business models? Summary of the article titled Smart city and simplicity? Modular business models for smart cities from 2020 by Sari Peratalo, Petri Ahokangas, and Saara Pekkarinen, published on the EU’s Futurium platform. This is a great preparation to our next interviewee in episode 147 , Damian Hewitt, where we talk a lot about the smart city as simplicity. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be i...
Jul 17, 2023•9 min•Ep 145•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in renewable technologies? What do you think about thinking inward and using present opportunities? How can we accept problems to improve them? Interview with Morley Muse, cofounder of iSTEM Co and Renewable energy consultant. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, cities accommodating technology, equity, open-mindedness, and many more. So, let’s start with a proper introduction. Dr Morley Muse is a Chemical, Environmental and Renewable Energy Engineer with experti...
Jul 12, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in how to use microalgae to treat wastewater? Summary of the summary titled Extraction of microalgae as a form of wastewater treatment: Opportunities in biodiesel, biogas, biohydrogen, and volatile fatty acids production from 2023 by our next interviewee in episode 144 , Morley Muse about their current work. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see what we can do to treat wastewater better. This summary presents the use of micr...
Jul 10, 2023•10 min•Ep 143•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in how to future-proof STEM education? Summary of the article titled Becoming future-proof STEM teachers for enhancing sustainable development: A proposed general framework for a capacity-building programs in future studies from 2022 by Hanaa Ouda Khadri, published in the Prospects Journal. This is a great preparation to our next interviewee in episode 144 , Morley Muse, where we talk a lot about the need for STEM education. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I t...
Jul 03, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in the difference between prediction and forecasting? What tools do you think can improve urbanisation? How can we use digital twins better for improvements? Interview with Soheil Sabri, Digital Delivery Lead for Urban Digital Twin at the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration at the University of Melbourne. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, cities as interconnected systems, migration, data types, prediction and forecasting, and m...
Jun 28, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in the benefits and challenges of digital twins? Summary of the article titled Creating digital twins to save our cities from 2023 by Soheil Sabri, Stephan Winter and Abbas Rajabifard, published on The University of Melbourne website. This is a great preparation to our next interviewee in episode 141 , Soheil Sabri, where we talk a lot about the digital twin technologies. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see what digital twi...
Jun 26, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in the boundaries and directions of urban planning science? Summary of the article titled The landscape and evolution of urban planning science from 2023 by Milad Haghani, Soheil Sabri, Chris De Gruyter, Ali Ardeshiri, Zahra Shahhoseini, Thomas W. Sanchez, and Michele Acuto, published in the Cities journal. This is a great preparation to our next interviewee in episode 141 , Soheil Sabri, where we talk a lot about the urban planning science. Since we are investigating the futu...
Jun 19, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested cities as beautiful monsters? What do you think about consciously choosing your city to live? How can be our procrastination regarding climate change a good thing? Interview with Luis Natera, a software developer and geospatial network scientist. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, urban improvements, car electrification pros and cons, urban choices, and many more. Dr. Luis Natera is an architect-network scientist focusing on understanding cities from the comple...
Jun 14, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you interested in how walkability and quality of life are connected? Summary of the article titled Quantifying life quality as walkability on urban networks: The case of Budapest from 2019 by Luis Natera, David Deritei, Anna Vancso, and Orsolya Vasarhelyi, presented at the International Conference on Complex Networks and Their Applications. This is a great preparation to our next interviewee in episode 138, Luis Natera , who talks a lot about urban mobility systems in the interview as well. ...
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