266 episodes
What is The Future for Cities? Fanni Melles
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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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227R_Regenerative development and transitions thinking (research summary)
Are you interested in regenerative development?
Our summary today works with the chapter titled Regenerative development and transitions thinking from 2018 by Dominique Hes and Lars Coenen, part of the Enabling Eco-cities book, published by Springer.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Dominique Hes in episode 228 talking about regenerative urban development and thinking.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see what regenerative development is. This chapter presents regenerative development as a whole systems approach to make both people and nature stronger, more vibrant and more resilient.
As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects:
Regenerative development is a holistic approach that aims to enhance the resilience and vitality of both people and their environments by understanding the unique essence and needs of a place.
Smart Specialisation is a strategy that can operationalize regenerative development by focusing on place-based, participatory, and experimental approaches to foster innovation and economic development.
Successful regenerative development and Smart Specialisation initiatives demonstrate the importance of engaging local stakeholders, building on regional strengths, and adapting to changing circumstances.
Find the article through this link.
Abstract: Regenerative development is a whole systems approach that partners people and their places, working to make both people and nature stronger, more vibrant and more resilient. It aims to increase the vitality, viability and adaptability of a place through understanding its story, its flows and how developing positive relationships enhance the potential of all stakeholders. Key to working regeneratively in an eco-city is understanding the essence of place and what needs to be strengthened to enable adaptation through future change. Smart specialisation is a process through which understandings of the socio-technical potential of the system can seed entrepreneurial opportunities and new positive relationships. When this is broadened to the social-ecological perspective underpinned by regenerative development, it can guide our transition to a thriving eco-city.
Connecting episodes you might be interested in:
No.043R - Shifting from sustainability to regeneration;
No. 150P - What is academia's role in establishing the future of cities? Panel conversation on regeneration, among others;
No.195R - How can urban regeneration reduce carbon emissions?;
You can find the transcript through this link.
What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.
I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.
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228I_Trailer_Dominique Hes, regenerative development thinker, educator, author and researcher
Trailer for episode 228 - interview with Dr Dominique Hes, regenerative development thinker, educator, author and researcher. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, cities capturing people, social constructs, truth, fragility and many more.
Find out more in the episode.
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226I_Bruce Marshall, the Coordinator Economic Development and Smart Cities at Maribyrnong City Council
"Councils are the curators of cities."
Are you interested in councils as the curators of cities? What do you think about the requirements of a good place? How can we improve cities with small steps?
Interview with Bruce Marshall, the Coordinator Economic Development & Smart Cities at Maribyrnong City Council. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, smart communities, good spaces, using data strategically, and many more.
Bruce Marshall is the Coordinator Economic Development and Smart Cities at Maribyrnong City Council in Melbourne's Inner West, and is also currently the President of the Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA). His team at Maribyrnong delivers a range of business support and economic development programs and he has responsibility for driving the municipality's Smart City program. Over his 14 years working in the Local Government sector Bruce has had a number of roles relating to Economic Development, Investment Attraction, Place Making, Visitor Economy promotion and more recently in Smart Cities. Whilst still relatively new to the Smart Cities space, he is passionate about exploring how Smart City initiatives can play an active role in place making, place activation and improving the convenience and quality of life for residents. Prior to Local Government he ran a small business in the international tourism sector, and previously lived and worked in Japan for nearly 4 years.
Find out more about Bruce through these links:
Bruce Marshall on LinkedIn;
Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA) website;
Bruce Marshall at ASCA;
Connecting episodes you might be interested in:
No.051 - Interview with Laura Summers about the serendipity of cities;
No.138 - Interview with Luis Natera about vehicles in the urban context;
No.156 - Interview with Fanni Melles about smartness being improvement and adaptability;
No.225R - Positioning place-making as a social process
What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.
I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.
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225R_Positioning place-making as a social process: A systematic literature review (research summary)
Are you interested in place-making processes?
Our summary today works with the article titled Positioning place-making as a social process: A systematic literature review from 2021 by Poeti Nazura Gulfira Akbar and Jurian Edelenbos, published in the Cogent Social Sciences journal.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Bruce Marshall in episode 226 talking about place-making as the process of bringing out the magic of the place.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how place-making can be viewed as a social process instead of product oriented. This article investigates the variety of approaches, influential factors and outcomes of place-making.
As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects:
Place-making has shifted from a product-oriented focus by urban designers to a process-oriented, multi-stakeholder approach involving local communities.
Place-making can be influenced by four main factors: resident-related, local organization-related, government-related, and physical-spatial factors.
Place-making can lead to positive social outcomes such as local empowerment, stronger social ties, enhanced place identity, and improved quality of life when local needs are considered.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: This systematic review discusses the shifted paradigm in the place-making concept, from being focused on physical changes in the environment (product-oriented) created by urban planners, towards place-making as an iterative process that involves various actors other than the planning professionals. Despite this conceptual re-orientation that was emerged in the 1960s, important discussions, such as factors that support or obstruct the process of place-making are often mentioned incidentally in publications without being systematically analysed across cases. Therefore, this paper aims to bring a better overview of the concept of place-making as a process by combining theoretical and empirical research in the planning context. To achieve this aim, a systematic literature review of 61 articles published between 1960 and 2016 has been used. This research demonstrates a variety of approaches, influential factors, and outcomes of place-making. It points out the importance to take into considerations the interplays among the roles of actors, along with physical-spatial elements of places. These factors should be acknowledged in combination with the others, rather than being treated as unidimensional. Such circumstances not only lead to viable place-making but also bring positive social impacts to local communities, especially on gaining local empowerment, enhancing social ties, reinforcing place identity, and increasing quality of life.
Connecting episodes you might be interested in:
No.078 - Interview with Ammon Beyerle about placemaking in architectural practice;
No.159 - Interview with Michael Browne about Indigenous culture and place-making;
No.228 - Interview with Dominique Hes about spatial empowerment
You can find the transcript through this link.
What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.
I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.
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226I_Trailer_Bruce Marshall, the Coordinator Economic Development and Smart Cities at Maribyrnong City Council
Trailer for episode 226 - interview with Bruce Marshall, the Coordinator Economic Development & Smart Cities at Maribyrnong City Council. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, smart communities, good spaces, using data strategically, and many more.
Find out more in the episode.
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224I_Julian O’Shea, researcher, content creator and designer
"If you don't create a culture for making the things, then you lose out on everyone that engages with the things."
Are you interested in continuous urban change? What do you think about mobility tools beside cars? How can we create pleasant cities?
Interview with Julian O’Shea, researcher, content creator and designer. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, emission reductions, apartment living, continuous urban change, and many more.
Dr Julian O'Shea is a researcher, educator and social entrepreneur. He is a Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University. He is a video storyteller on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok where he creates educational videos about design, cities and his home of Melbourne, Australia. Julian completed his PhD in the Mobility Design Lab at Monash University where he researched urban design, micromobility and outreach. He holds qualifications in engineering design and business, and is a Fulbright Scholar and was named the Australian YouTube Breakout Creator of the Year.
Find out more about Julian through these links:
Julian O'Shea on LinkedIn;
@julianoshea as Julian O'Shea on X;
Julian O'Shea on Youtube;
Julian O'Shea website;
Julian O'Shea on Instagram;
Connecting episodes you might be interested in:
No.117 - Interview with Colin Chee about small footprint living;
No.123 - Interview with Alex Louey about scooters;
No.223R - Creativity, cities, and innovation
What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available.
I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.
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