EP2 – Marlon Van Maastricht – Future of Smart & Sustainable Cities, Transport, Hospitality & Nature

Welcome to the BeyondX Podcast! In this week’s episode of BeyondCities our guest is Marlon van Maastricht, Landscape Architecture Director | Design & Project Delivery at the Red Sea Global.

The first part of our discussion consisted of topics like smart, sustainable cities, and the cities of the future, natural integration and landscape design, the importance of accounting for ongoing behavioural changes in city design, and the impact culture and societal change can have on sustainability.

In the second half of our discussion we played around with ideas like city hubs, self-sustaining cities, the future of transportation and mobility, the future of hospitality and tourism, and the impact maximum inclusivity can have on creating truly diverse cities.

You can find Marlon’s full profile on:

https://www.beyondxpod.com/marlonvanmaastricht

(00:00) Show Intro

(00:24) Episode Summary

(01:15) Marlon's Bio and Introduction

(03:15) What are "Smart" Technologies

(18:37) What are the shortcomings of moder cities?

(24:29) The Impacts of Covid on Cities and City Design

(29:26) The Case Study of Red Sea Global

(33:36) Reimagining Modern Metropolitan Cities

(38:21) The importance of a Cultural Approach to Sustainability

(46:49) SECTION TWO

(46:49) Distinguishing Between Smart City Technologies, and Cities of the Future

(50:09) Imagining the Cities of the Future

(55:58) Cultural Shifts in Metropolitan Cities

(01:00:39) The Potential for a City Hub Model

(01:10:17) Inclusion and Diversity as a Cornerstone of City Design

(01:14:06) The Organic Nature of City Growth

(01:26:11) The Future of Inter-City Trabel

(01:31:15) The Dubai Circle Concept, and Self-Sustaining Cities

(01:34:34) The Future of Hospitality and Tourism

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