What is The Future for Cities?
280 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 19 hours ago -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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026R_Smart cities - A roadmap for development (research summary)
January 10, 2022 22:00 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MBSummary of the article titled Smart cities – a road map for development from 2018 by Sam Musa, published in IEEE Potentials journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to understand how a practical approach defines smart city as the future of cities. This article introduces a city-wide smart, secure and resilient transformation needed in light of urban challenges. You can find the article through this link. Abstract: Cities and counties fac...
025R_Smart cities of tomorrow (research article)
January 03, 2022 22:00 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MBSummary of the the article titled Smart cities of tomorrow from 2013 by Paul Budde, published in the Cities for smart environment and energy futures book. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how technological advancements enhance smart, citizen-centric applications, which with the right building blocks, lead to smart cities. You can find the article through this link. The book is available through this link. Abstract: Tomorrow’s digi...
027I_Trailer_Richard Manasseh, mechanical engineer and Professor at Swinburne University of Technology - Fluid flows and urban brains
January 01, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutes - 4.73 MBTrailer to episode 027I for the interview with Richard Manasseh, mechanical engineer and Professor at Swinburne University of Technology. We will talk about his visions for the future of cities, his journey towards being involved in cities, urban brains, and many more.
024_Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
December 29, 2021 22:00 - 52 seconds - 1.23 MBToday would be an interview, but since it is 2021 Christmas time, I want to just wish you all relaxing holidays with or without celebrating Christmas, Merry Christmas if you do celebrate it, and a very Happy New Year when we will have many interesting topics to discover and further discuss. I am already preparing those episodes and I am very excited about what will come! So I hope you are well and also full with plans for the new year, see you then and thanks for tuning in.
023R_Smart cities and disaster resilience (research summary)
December 27, 2021 22:00 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MBSummary of the article titled Smart cities and disaster resilience from 2017 by Neha Bansal, Mahua Mukherjee and Ajay Gairola in the book titled From poverty, inequality to smart city, published by Springer. Since we are investigating the future of cities, and cities are said to bare more and more natural disasters, I thought it would interesting to see how disaster resilience can be enhanced by the smart city concept. This article investigates how efficient urban planning can have a major...
022R_Crypto cities (article summary)
December 20, 2021 22:00 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MBSummary of the article titled Crypto cities from 2021 by Vitalik Buterin on his own blog. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I though it would be interesting to see how the ever trending crypto world and cities can work together. This article explores how and to what extent the blockchain technology and the city can collaborate and what enhancements are possible. You can find the article through this link. Additional information about city token engineering can be found thr...
021I_Bridgette Engeler, foresight specialist
December 15, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBInterview with Bridgette Engeler, a foresight specialist. We will talk about her visions for the future of cities, what futurists and foresight specialists do, her understanding of sustainability, and many more. Bridgette is a Senior Lecturer teaching across strategic foresight, design and innovation in Swinburne University’s Business School. She has 30 years' industry experience in brand, design and innovation strategy, and holds master degrees in Strategic Foresight and Women’s Studies. ...
020R_Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder (Incerto) (book summary)
December 13, 2021 22:00 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBSummary of the book titled Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder from 2014 by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. This summary is based on Larry Prusak’s summary which Taleb has praised, another summary found on Farnam Steet Blog, and my own reading experience. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I though it would be interesting to see how systems can work beyond sustainability and robustness, antifragile, as Nassim Nicholas Taleb defines it. The book is about how systems can become a...
019R_How the car transformed society in the 20th century? (research summary)
December 06, 2021 22:00 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MBSummary of the article titled How the car transformed society in the 20th century from 2020 by James Arbib and Tony Seba, in Rethinking Humanity – Five foundational sector disruption, the lifecycle of civilizations and the coming age of freedom, from the RethinkXTeam. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I though it would interesting be to see how the car has changed and been changing cities, as it is said to be one of the biggest problems for current urban environments. This a...
018I_María Jose Yanez, assistant development manager at Nightingale Housing
December 01, 2021 22:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBInterview 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...
017R_On the difficulty of agreeing upon a universal logic for city standards - A response to Schindler and Marvin (research summary)
November 29, 2021 22:00 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MBSummary 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...
016R_Constructing a universal logic of urban control? International standards for data, management and interoperability (research summary)
November 22, 2021 22:00 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBSummary 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...
015I_Luke Husengo, system architect and data magician
November 17, 2021 22:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBInterview 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 provi...
014R_Smart city policies: A spatial approach (research summary)
November 15, 2021 22:00 - 13 minutes - 18.5 MBSummary 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...
013R_Managing climate change in Australia - A global, long-term view (research summary)
November 08, 2021 22:00 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MBSummary 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 ...
012I_Kieran Leong, architect and principal at the Melbourne office of DesignInc company
November 03, 2021 22:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBInterview 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...
011R_Smart and digital city: A systematic literature review (research summary)
November 01, 2021 22:00 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MBSummary 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...
010R_Is smart city resilient? Evidence from China (research summary)
October 25, 2021 22:00 - 10 minutes - 15 MBSummary 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 origin...
009I_Andrew Lizzio, a business and solution architect and inventor
October 20, 2021 22:00 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBInterview 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 int...
008R_What are the differences between sustainable and smart cities? (research summary)
October 18, 2021 22:00 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MBSummary 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...
007R_World scientists' warning of climate emergency (research summary)
October 11, 2021 22:00 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBSummary 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 fi...
006I_Daniel Prohasky, architectural engineer and CEO of Curvecrete, among others
October 06, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBInterview 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 ...
006I_Daniel Prohasky, Swinburne architectural engineering lecturer and CEO of Curvecrete, among others
October 06, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBInterview 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 ...
005R_Smart cities, big data and urban policy: Towards urban analytics for the long run (research summary)
October 04, 2021 22:00 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBSummary 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 li...
004R_Will the real smart city please stand up? Intelligent, progressive or entrepreneurial? (research summary)
September 27, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MBSummary 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 ...
003I_Frans-Anton Vermast, the Strategy Advisor and International Smart City Ambassador at Amsterdam Smart City.
September 22, 2021 23:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBInterview 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...
002R_Intelligent cities: Variable geometries of spatial intelligence (research summary)
September 20, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 14.6 MBSummary 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 intel...
001R_Smart cities - Ranking of European medium-sized cities (research summary)
September 13, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBSummary 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 ...
000_Introduction to What is The Future for Cities? podcast
September 13, 2021 05:50 - 3 minutes - 5.48 MBIntroducing 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
Trailer for What is The Future for Cities? podcast
September 12, 2021 06:09 - 59 seconds - 1.37 MBWhat 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 a...