Urban Limitrophe Alexandra Lambropoulos

Join me in this captivating episode of the podcast as I have an insightful conversation with Heba Elhanafy, an urban researcher from the Charter Cities Institute (CCI) Zambia. Together, we explore the fascinating world of charter city development and dive deep into the Planning Guidelines Report titled "Guided Organic Growth: An urban planning framework for charter cities."

In this episode, you'll learn about:
- What are charter cities and why promoting good governance is at the heart of making them work
- The benefits of taking an incremental approach to infrastructure development for more affordability and efficiency
- The importance of adapting urban policies and plans to the evolving needs of citizens
- And much more!


Guest: Heba Elhanafy, Charter Cities Institute (CCI) Zambia

- Website: www.chartercitiesinstitute.org
- Twitter: @hebaelhanafi
- Instagram: @hebaelhanafy
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heba-elhanafy-918691a0

Acknowledgements:

This episode is co-sponsored by the University of Toronto School of Cities and the Department of Geography and Planning.

About Urban Limitrophe:

Please visit www.urbanlimitrophe.com for all episode show notes and references and guest details.

Instagram & Twitter: @urbanlimitrophe

Please address any related communication to hello[at]urbanlimitrophe.com

Credits:
- Music and editing by Imany Lambropoulos
- Podcast concept, development, and design by Alexandra Lambropoulos

In this episode, I chat with Angela Oduor Lungati, the CEO of Ushahidi. Ushahdi is a mobile platform dubbed “Africa’s Gift to Silicon Valley” by the New York Times. Born out of a crisis, the open-source software enables virtually anyone with a cellphone or internet connection to efficiently crowd-source information, map it and share it with those the most in need and guide those who can provide aid. Ushahidi is a powerful planning and decision-making tool for communities and cities in the midst of an emergency and has been used by groups worldwide to track everything from COVID-19 recovery to police brutality and everything in between.

In this episode, you'll learn about:
- how Ushahidi has been leveraged by communities and governments worldwide,
- how to keep communities at the center of innovation,
- and much more!


Guest: Angela Oduor Lungati, CEO of Ushahidi
- Website: www.ushahidi.com
- Twitter: @AngieNicoleOD | @Ushahidi
- Instagram: @Ushahidi
- Donate: give.ushahidi.com

Acknowledgements:

This episode is co-sponsored by the University of Toronto School of Cities and the Department of Geography and Planning.

About Urban Limitrophe:

Please visit www.urbanlimitrophe.com for all episode show notes and references and guest details.

Instagram & Twitter: @urbanlimitrophe

Please address any related communication to hello[at]urbanlimitrophe.com

Credits:

Music and editing by Imany Lambropoulos
Podcast concept, development, and design by Alexandra Lambropoulos

En novembre 2021, j'ai eu le plaisir de parler avec M. Patrick Mudekereza le Directeur Exécutif du Centre d'Art Waza. Le Centre d'art Waza, situé à Lubumbashi, en République démocratique du Congo une ville désignée en 2015 par l'UNESCO, comme étant la Ville créative d'artisanat et des arts populaires. Ainsi, pendant notre discussion nous parlons par rapport de la créativité des Lushois, du rôle de l'art public dans la ville, les projets divers dirigés par le Centre et ce qui fait de Lubumbashi une Ville Créative.

Dans cet épisode, vous découvrirez:
- pourquoi l’art public est si important pour les villes et les communautés qui les accueillent,
- l'histoire de la ville de Lubumbashi d'un perspective artistique,
- qu’est-ce qui fait de Lubumbashi une ville aussi créative,
- et bien plus encore!

Invité: Patrick Mudekereza
- Website: www.centredartwaza.org
- Twitter: @centredartwaza
- Instagram: @centredartwaza

Remerciements:

Cet épisode est co-parrainé par l'Université de Toronto School of Cities et le Département de Geographie et de l'Aménagement

Urban Limitrophe:

Veuillez visitez www.urbanlimitrophe.com pour toutes les notes et références de l’émission et les détails sur les invités.

- Instagram: @urbanlimitrophepodcast
- Twitter: @urbanlimitrophe
- Contact: hello[at]urbanlimitrophe.com

Assistance:
- Monteur et producteur de musique: Imany Lambropoulos
- Animatrice de podcast et graphiste: Alexandra Lambropoulos

In this episode, my co-host Sami Ferwati and I chat with Salma Elbasty from CLUSTER (Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research). CLUSTER undertakes a number of research, architecture, and arts-based urban initiatives with a special focus on analyzing urban informality and highlighting its role in our cities. During our discussion, we explore the impact of two of CLUSTER's major projects—the CAUL (Critical Arab Urban Lexicon) and their Creativity in Action toolkit—and how through their diverse programming they work with artists, artisans, academics, businesses, communities, and everyone else in between to bring their projects to life.

In this episode, you'll learn about:
- urban informality and its role in creative cities,
- the process CLUSTER follows to undertake their various creative, community-based activities,
- the Critical Arab Urban Lexicon (CAUL) and the importance of translating urban terms into different languages,
- ALFABRIKA, CLUSTER's maker space and community hub,
- and much more!

Guest: Salma Elbasty, CLUSTER

- Website: www.clustercairo.org
- Twitter: @clustercairo
- Instagram: @clustercairo


Co-Host: Sami Ferwati


Acknowledgements:

This episode is co-sponsored by the University of Toronto School of Cities and the Department of Geography and Planning.


About Urban Limitrophe:
- Please visit www.urbanlimitrophe.com for all episode show notes and references and guest details.
- Instagram & Twitter: @urbanlimitrophe
- Please address any related communication to hello[at]urbanlimitrophe.com

Credits:
- Music by Imany Lambropoulos
- Podcast concept, development, and design by Alexandra Lambropoulos

In this episode, my co-host Jane O'Brien Davis and I chat with Marion Anvango at Book Bunk. The Book Bunk is "working to restore some of Nairobi's most iconic public libraries into sites of heritage, public art, collective memory, knowledge production, shared experiences, cultural leadership and information exchange." During our discussion, we explore their diverse series of programming that they offer in their public library branches. We also chat about Book Bunk's approach to restoring libraries to make them more inclusive and accessible and cultivate a sense of belonging for the local community.

In this episode, you'll learn about:
- how they involve the community in the restoration of public libraries,
- their experiential, digital, architectural, and social approach to restoring public libraries,
- their efforts to make library services more accessible for those living with disabilities,
- why public libraries are so important for cities to have,
- and much more!

Guest: Marion Anvango, Book Bunk
- Website: https://www.bookbunk.org/
- Twitter: @thebookbunk
- Instagram: @thebookbunk

Co-Host: Jane O’Brien Davis
- Twitter/Instagram: @janeobd
- Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/jane-o-brien-davis-772211197/

Acknowledgements:
This episode is co-sponsored by the University of Toronto School of Cities and the Department of Geography and Planning.

About Urban Limitrophe:
Please visit www.urbanlimitrophe.com for all episode show notes and references and guest details.

Instagram & Twitter: @urbanlimitrophe

Please address any related communication to hello[at]urbanlimitrophe.com

Credits:
- Music by Imany Lambropoulos
- Podcast concept, development, and design by Alexandra Lambropoulos

In this episode, I chat with Adwoa Afful, the founder of Black Futures Now Toronto (BFN TO). BFN TO is collective that uses a mixture of storytelling, radical mapping, and a whole lot of creative talent, to develop a number of interactive ways of archiving, experiencing, and celebrating overlooked Black histories and geographies. During our talk, we explore their innovative Mapping Black Futures (MBF) story mapping project, and how in collaboration with Black nonbinary youth and women from across the Greater Toronto Area, they built a virtual community centre that highlights Black histories and placemaking.

In this episode, you'll learn about:
- why it's important to map Black histories and Black geographies,
- what is counter/radical mapping and how it can be used as a tool for community building,
- how Black Futures Now Toronto developed their virtual community centre,
- the youth responsible for creating the content for the Mapping Black Futures project,
- and much more!

Guest: Adwoa Afful, Black Futures Now Toronto
- Website: www.blackfuturesnow.to/
- Twitter: @BlackFuturesNow
- Instagram: @bfntoronto
- bfntoronto[at]gmail.com

Acknowledgements:

This episode is co-sponsored by the University of Toronto School of Cities and the Department of Geography and Planning.

About Urban Limitrophe:

Please visit www.urbanlimitrophe.com for all episode show notes and references and guest details.

Instagram & Twitter: @urbanlimitrophe

Please address any related communication to hello[at]urbanlimitrophe.com

Credits:

- Music by Imany Lambropoulos
- Editing by Hannah Ahamedi
- Podcast concept, development, and design by Alexandra Lambropoulos