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What is The Future for Cities?254I_Emil Melles, civil engineer and my fatherAre you interested in individual steps as strengths for the future of cities? What do you think how we can be brave in political decisions for thinking long term? How can we create the right to live in the city for everyone?
Special celebratory episode with a summary of the interview with Emil Melles, civil engineer and my father. We talked about his vision for the future of cities, liveability, accessibility, urban air becoming unbreathable, and many more.
Emil Melles is an accomplished civil engineer with decades of experience in urban development and infrastructure projects...
2024-09-1209 minWhat is The Future for Cities?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...
2024-06-0644 minWhat is The Future for Cities?208I_Professor Rudolf Giffinger, urban and regional development expert"Smartness is dependent on the performance of the city."
Are you interested in resilience as thinking in activities? What do you think about the city as the place of innovation? How can we the sustainability pillars – economic, environmental and social aspects in a concentric way?
Interview with Professor Rudolf Giffinger, urban and regional development expert. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, smart cities, resilience, sustainability, thinking in activities, and many more.
Professor Dr. Rudolf Giffinger is a renowned expert in urban and regional development. With a background in Geography fr...
2024-04-0445 minWhat is The Future for Cities?166R_What makes a city ‘smart’? (research summary)Are you interested in synthetising a city’s intelligent to be smart?
Summary of the article titled What makes a city ‘smart’? from 2016 by Emine Mine Thompson, published in the International Journal of Architectural Computing.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see city governance using information and communication and sensing technologies. This article investigates the use of such tools by city governments and the shortcomings of such approaches.
As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects:
While data analytics, administrative contro...
2023-10-2408 minWhat is The Future for Cities?156I_Fanni Melles, future of cities researcher and podcast host"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 you guys – using the birthday celebration as well. We talk abou...
2023-09-071h 24What is The Future for Cities?156I_Trailer_Fanni Melles, future of cities researcher and podcast hostTrailer 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 Pixabay
2023-08-3101 minWhat is The Future for Cities?154R_Smart City? Smarter City? Smarter Approach? The Smarter City FlywheelAre 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. This presentation investigates the history of smart cities and the potential...
2023-08-2919 minWhat is The Future for Cities?089R_African Railways could go bankrupt but this is not necessarily a bad thing & It will be the best of times, it will be worst of times: thinking about contemporary African railway mania (summary)Are you interested in Africa and its opportunities with railway?
Summary of two blog posts titled: African Railways could go bankrupt but this is not necessarily a bad thing and It will be the best of times, it will be the worst of times: thinking about the contemporary African railway mania from 2022 by Matthew McCartney published on the Charter Cities Institute website.
Matthew will be the next interviewee and this episode provides some background information on some topics we will discuss.
Additionally, since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it wo...
2022-10-3109 minWhat is The Future for Cities?088R_The costs ad benefits of environmental sustainability (research summary)Are you interested in sustainable solutions but unsure about their economic benefits?
Summary of the article titled The costs ad benefits of environmental sustainability from 2021 by Paul Ekins and Dimitri Zenghelis, published in the Sustainability Science journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the sustainable solutions compare to their financial investments. This article presents that no conventional cost-benefit analysis is appropriate in this case because it can understate the longterm benefits of sustainable solutions.
As the most important things, I would like to...
2022-10-2513 minWhat is The Future for Cities?087I_Paul Brookbanks, principal landscape architect at SpiireAre you interested in landscape architecture, its potential to tackle climate change, and how to connect regional and urban areas more?
Interview with Paul Brookbanks, a principal landscape architect at spiire. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, landscape architecture, population increase and the resulting innovation, holistic views, and many more.
Paul Brookbanks is an Australian design leader with extensive public and private sector experience in landscape architecture and urban planning. With 24 years’ experience his diverse skills encompass robust problem-solving abilities, long lasting client partnerships and a legacy of built work success. Paul...
2022-10-2039 minWhat is The Future for Cities?086R_Advancing landscape sustainability science: theoretical foundation and synergies with innovation in methodology, design and application (research summary)Are you interested in landscape sustainability science and its application?
Summary of the editorial article titled Advancing landscape sustainability science: theoretical foundation and synergies with innovation in methodology, design and application from 2020 by Chuan Liao, Jiangxiao Qiu, Bin Chen, Deliang Chen, Bojie Fu, Matei Georgescu, Bhunyang He, G. Darrel Jenerette, Xia Li, Xiaoyan Li, Xin Li, Bading Qiuying, Peijun Shi, and Janguo Wu, published in the Landscape Ecology journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how landscape sustainability science as a place-based, use-inspired science can im...
2022-10-1810 minWhat is The Future for Cities?085R_Stigmergy in human practice: Coordination in construction work (research summary)Are you interested in how the concept of stigmergy applies to human cooperation?
Summary of the article titled Stigmergy in human practice: Coordination in construction work from 2012 by Lars Rune Christensen published in the Cognitive Systems Research journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the concept of stigmergy, the concept of coordination coming from the study of bugs translates to the study of humans. This article compares bug and human coordination and explores the utility of stigmergy for human practice through the example of co...
2022-10-1109 minWhat is The Future for Cities?084I_Jacek Urbanowicz, an architect at COX Architecture and co-founder of Tunarch.orgInterview with Jacek Urbanowicz, an architect at COX Architecture and co-founder of Tunarch.org, architecture discovery platform that focuses on helping clients find the right designer through the contents of their work. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the urban representation of Maslow’s pyramid, democratised decision-making, and many more.
Jacek Urbanowicz is a Melbourne-based, design technology specialist, registered architect with a decade of professional experience and an entrepreneur. His best features orbit around: building strong relationships with teams, computational design, all-round project delivery and logical problem-solution analysis. Jacek graduated from Poznan University of...
2022-10-0644 minWhat is The Future for Cities?083R_Operationalising a concept: The systematic review of composite indicator building for measuring community disaster resilience (research summary)Summary of the article titled Operationalizing a concept: The systematic review of composite indicator building for measuring community disaster resilience from 2017 by A. Asadzadeh, T. Kötter, P. Salehi, and J. Birkmann, published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how to build indicators for an overarching community disaster resilience assessment. This article introduces an assessment framework to measure community disaster resilience while also investigating hierarchical, and inductive assessment methods.
You can find the article through this link....
2022-10-0412 minWhat is The Future for Cities?084I_Trailer_084I_Jacek Urbanowicz, an architect at COX Architecture and co-founder of Tunarch.orgTrailer to episode 084I for the interview with Jacek Urbanowicz, an architect at COX Architecture and co-founder of Tunarch.org, architecture discovery platform that focuses on helping clients find the right designer through the contents of their work. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the urban representation of Maslow’s pyramid, democratised decision-making, and many more.
2022-09-2902 minWhat is The Future for Cities?082R_Beyond defining the smart city – Meeting top-down and bottom-up approaches in the middle (research summary)Summary of the article titled Beyond defining the smart city – Meeting top-down and bottom-up approaches in the middle from 2014 by Jonas Breuer, Nils Walravens, and Pieter Ballon, presented at the Eight International Conference INPUT 2014 titled Smart City – Planning for Energy, Transportation and Sustainability, and published in the Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see an investigation into the bottom-up and top-down smart city approaches and where they can meet. This article introduces what smart city can mean for the different stakeholders and t...
2022-09-2712 minWhat is The Future for Cities?081I_Nataly Arevalo, environmental designer, urban researcher, and lecturerInterview with Nataly Arevalo, an environmental designer, urban researcher, and lecturer. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, environmental behaviour research, human sensing and its effects of psychology, and many more.
Nataly is a PhD in environmental designer, urban researcher, and lecturer. She applies evidence from environmental behaviour research into architecture and urban design. Her inspiration to pursue the field of environmental behaviour was inspired through her parents who practice architecture and psychology. Another motivation to connect the human mind with the environment sparked during her career as a semi-professional triathlete back in her n...
2022-09-2229 minWhat is The Future for Cities?080R_Functionality between the size and indicators of smart cities: A research challenge with policy implications (research summary)Summary of the article titled Functionality between the size and indicators of smart cities: A research challenge with policy implications from 2018 by Kamila Borsekova, Samuel Koróny, Anna Vaňová, and Katarína Vitálišová, published in the Cities journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see an investigation into the connection between smart cities and city sizes. This article identifies the most significant indicators of smart cities that can divide smart cities into size categories and future policy challenges.
You can find the article through...
2022-09-2011 minWhat is The Future for Cities?079B_#1 Birthday Special - summary of the WTF's first yearThe celebration of the first 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. Stay tuned for a special announcement at the end of the episode!
You can find the shownotes through this link and the transcript through this link.
Head over to the wtf4cities.com website for more information, or get in touch...
2022-09-1207 minWhat is The Future for Cities?078I_Ammon Beyerle, participatory architect, urban design theorist, and teacherInterview with Ammon Beyerle, architect, urban designer, and lecturer. We talk about their vision for the future of cities, participatory design, the 3 ecologies, affordability, and many more.
Ammon Beyerle is a practicing architect, urban designer, and academic with a speciality in participatory design. They recently completed a PhD in participation in architecture and urban design (2018); and have 18 years teaching experience across a broad range of design, theory and technical subjects at 4 universities in Melbourne, Australia. Ammon’s PhD was by creative works, including work from their architectural practice, and focussed on agonistic pluralism. This means rather than pur...
2022-09-0847 minWhat is The Future for Cities?077R_Steering into the Skid – Arbitraging human and artificial intelligences to augment the design process (research summary)Summary of the article titled Steering into the Skid – Arbitraging human and artificial intelligences to augment the design process from 2020 by Geoff Kimm and Mark Burry, presented at the 40th Annual Conference of The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture and published in their proceedings Volume 1: Technical papers, keynote conversations.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how artificial intelligence can be noted as an ally instead of a risk, at least in the design processes. This article investigates how can architects arbitrage an ever-changing gap between mat...
2022-09-0611 min
What is The Future for Cities?076R_Smart innovative cities: The impact of smart city policies on urban innovation (research summary)Summary of the article titled Smart innovative cities: The impact of smart city policies on urban innovation from 2018 by Andrea Caragliu and Chiara F. Del Bo, published in the Technological Forecasting & Social Change journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see whether smart city initiatives increase the likelihood of innovation in high-tech, ICT and technology with patent application. This article investigates European metropolitan areas and their smart city initiatives with regards to affecting urban innovation.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: S...
2022-08-3010 minWhat is The Future for Cities?075I_Gavin Cotterill, consulting director of the Cohesive Group's Asia Pacific Digital Practice and co-chair of the Smart Cities Council Digital Twin Task groupInterview with Gavin Cotterill, consulting director of the Cohesive Group's Asia Pacific Digital Practice and co-chair of the Smart Cities Council Digital Twin Task group. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the smart cities and digital twins, innovation, and many more.
As a Consulting Director within the Asia Pacific Digital practice, Gavin Cotterill helps large private infrastructure and government organisations in transforming them from an analogue organisation to a data driven organisation by adopting Building Information Modelling, Geospatial, IoT and Digital Twin technologies. The results of his work can be seen through better e...
2022-08-2533 minWhat is The Future for Cities?074R_Resilient urban planning: major principles and criteria (research summary)Summary of the article titled Resilient urban planning: major principles and criteria from 2014 by Ayyoob Sharifi and Yoshiki Yamagata presented at the 6thInternational Conference on Applied Energy, and then published in Energy Procedia.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see the implications of the resilience concept for the sustainability of urban areas. This article proposes a conceptual framework to assess resilience and urban sustainability based on a set of criteria and their interrelations.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: The notion o...
2022-08-2309 minWhat is The Future for Cities?073R_Smart communities initiatives (research summary)Summary of the article titled Smart communities initiatives from 2004 by Helena Lindskog presented at the 3rd ISOneWorld Conference, 2004.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see different smart community approaches. This article compares these different approaches and presents how the co-operation between countries, regions and smart communities functions.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: Information Communication Technology (ICT) is literally changing every aspect of our life as citizens, employees, employers, parents, friends and as members of any type of community. We are c...
2022-08-1610 minWhat is The Future for Cities?072I_Dr Tamás Mezős, architect, engineer, architectural historianInterview with Dr Tamás Mezős, architect, engineer, architectural historian, among others. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, building archaeology, history of cities, and many more.
Dr Tamás Mezős graduated as a civil engineer and an architect in Budapest and since then has collected more qualifications than one could count. Tamás specifically focuses on architectural and monumental conservation, currently working on multiple projects across Europe. He also tought generations of young architects about the history of architecture and the connecting links across the different time periods. Tamás was al...
2022-08-1131 minWhat is The Future for Cities?071R_Towards intelligently sustainable cities? – From intelligent and knowledge city programmes to the achievement of urban sustainability (research summary)Summary of the article titled Towards intelligently sustainable cities? – From intelligent and knowledge city programmes to the achievement of urban sustainability from 2013 by Vittorio Gargiulo Morelli, Margot Weijnen, Ellen Van Bueren, Ivo Wenzler, Marke de Reuver, and Luca Salvati, published in the Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how intelligent and knowledge city programmes can contribute to urban sustainability. This article suggests that their main efficacy lies in supporting cities through optimization, innovation and behaviour changes.
You can fin...
2022-08-0912 minWhat is The Future for Cities?070R_Citizen-centred big data analysis-driven governance intelligence framework for smart cities (research summary)Summary of the article titled Citizen-centred big data analysis-driven governance intelligence framework for smart cities from 2018 by Jingrui Ju, Luning Liu, and Yuqiang Feng, published in the Telecommunications Policy journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see an investigation into citizen-centred big data with data-to-decision research from concept to operation. This article proposes a framework for the use citizen-centred big data analysis to drive governance intelligence in smart cities from two perspectives: urban governance issues and data-analysis algorithms.
You can find the article through this link.
2022-08-0113 minWhat is The Future for Cities?069I_Dr Éva Kereszty, doctor, teacher and forensic medical expertInterview with Dr Eva Kereszty, doctor, teacher and forensic medical expert, among others. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, urban services, holistic thinking, expanded disability meaning, and many more.
Dr Eva Kereszty graduated from Semmelweis University with forensic medicine and insurance medicine and from Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest with administrative law specialisations. She spent time in the US and various European countries in short-term fellowships. Eva teaches forensic medicine and insurance medicine, health law, patients’ rights, and public administration to graduate and post-graduate students in the Hungarian and English langua...
2022-07-2845 minWhat is The Future for Cities?068R_Measuring urban sustainability: the potential and pitfalls of city rankings (research summary)Summary of the article titled Measuring urban sustainability: the potential and pitfalls of city rankings from 2012 by Phil McManus, published in the Australian Geographer journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see an investigation into Sydney’s sustainability. This article discusses how Sydney could become more sustainable and identifies why normative urban sustainability rankings should be recognised for their potential while simultaneously being treated with caution.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: Measuring the sustainability of a city, and ranking the cit...
2022-07-2612 minWhat is The Future for Cities?067R_Theoretical underpinnings of regenerative sustainability (research summary)Summary of the article titled Theoretical underpinnings of regenerative sustainability from 2015 by John Robinson and Raymond Cole, published in the Building Research & Information journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see the difference between regenerative sustainability and regenerative development and design. This article discusses the relationship between regenerative sustainability and regenerative design.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: Over the past half century, a discourse emphasizing environmental constraints and limits has both informed and provided many valuable ways of responding to c...
2022-07-1912 minWhat is The Future for Cities?066I_Johan Tijssen, director of HempBlock AustraliaInterview with Johan Tijssen, the director of HempBlock Australia. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, the city itself, urban reevaluation, and many more.
Originating from Holland, multi-lingual Johan Tijssen is a key figure in the development of the hemp building industry in Australia. He has developed certification, manuals and training programs to meet the growing interest and demand for hemp as a sustainable building material. Johan is passionate about protecting the planet for future generations and minimising the impact of traditional materials used throughout the construction industry. Johan equally focusses on smooth, f...
2022-07-1429 minWhat is The Future for Cities?065R_Smart cities concept and Challenges – Bases for the assessment of smart city projects (research summary)Summary of the article titled Smart cities concept and Challenges – Bases for the assessment of smart city projects from 2016 by Andres Monzon, published at the International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see a smart city assessment tool with city challenges and their available possibilities. This article introduces a project guide as a tool for implementing smart city projects that efficiently respond to complex and diverse urban challenges without compromising their sustainable development while improving the quality of life of the...
2022-07-1210 minWhat is The Future for Cities?064R_The network state (article summary)Summary of the article titled The network state from 2021 by Balaji Srinivasan, usually known as Balaji, published on the 1729 website.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see a possible future state. This article introduces the network state, what it means and how one can be started.
You can find the article through this link.
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 @WTF4C...
2022-07-0511 minWhat is The Future for Cities?063I_Lilly Ryan, lead security specialist at ThoughtworksInterview with Lilly Ryan, lead security specialist at Thoughtworks. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, safety and security, public and private spaces, the ghost in the machine, and many more.
Lilly Ryan is a lead security specialist at Thoughtworks, and also serves on the board of Digital Rights Watch. Lilly has delivered presentations across the globe on web application security, privacy education, and the history of technology-related issues. You can catch her talking security on the OWASP DevSlop Show or occasionally having opinions on Byte Into IT.
You can find out...
2022-06-3050 minWhat is The Future for Cities?062R_Urban Eutopia vs smart city (research summary)Summary of the article titled Urban Eutopia vs smart city from 2015 by Marina Montuori, published in the Festival Architettura Magazine.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see specific design actions based on the use of reversible, low-tech and low-impact building systems of urban regeneration. This article introduces integrated procedures to focus on adaptive maintenance to update architectural objects in order to restore high typological and performance standard.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: Urban regeneration should focus on a methodological and i...
2022-06-2808 minWhat is The Future for Cities?061R_Conceptualising smart city with dimensions of technology, people and institutions (research summary)Summary of the article titled Conceptualising smart city with dimensions of technology, people and institutions from 2011 by Taewoo Nam and Theresa Prado, published at the 12th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see their collected core factors for establishing a smart city based on contemporary examples. This article offers strategic principles aligning to the three main dimensions of smart cities: integration of infrastructures and technology-mediated services, social learning for strengthening human infrastructure, and governance for institutional improvement and citizen engagement.
2022-06-2112 minWhat is The Future for Cities?060I_Gala Camacho Ferrari, data scientist and director at Diagonal WorksInterview with Gala Camacho Ferrari, data scientist and director at Diagonal Works. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, steward ownership, responsible technologies, collaboration, and many more.
Gala is a mathematician and programmer, with a background in education, optimisation and all-things data. She is a Data Scientist and Director at Diagonal, where she is responsible for data science and built-environment analytics. Gala's experience is in strategic technical leadership, the design and implementation of algorithms and models within the urban planning and civil infrastructure space, and mathematical optimisation. Gala is passionate about using analytics to e...
2022-06-1654 minWhat is The Future for Cities?059R_Smart city and horizon ... beyond (every) "hypocrisy" (research summary)Summary of the article titled Smart city and horizon – beyond every hypocrisy from 2015 by Paola Scala, published in the Festival Architettura Magazine.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see real opportunities represented by smart city as the theme of architectural research more aware of its role and more accepting its contemporary challenges. This article advocates for research that is not seduced by fashion slogans and does not escape into universal certainties and abstract utopias.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: Starting wit...
2022-06-1410 minWhat is The Future for Cities?058R_An adaptive learning process for developing and applying sustainability indicators with local communities (research summary)Summary of the article titled An adaptive learning process for developing and applying sustainability indicators with local communities from 2005 by Mark Reed, Evan Fraser, and Andrew J. Dougill, published in the Ecological Economics journal by Science Direct.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see an investigation into sustainability measurements and indicators from top-down and bottom-up perspectives. This article proposes a process combining best practices of the different paradigms as a holistic approach for measuring progress towards sustainable development.
You can find the article through this link.
2022-06-0711 minWhat is The Future for Cities?057I_Amélie Uhrig, a climate change and sustainability advisor and managerInterview with Amélie Uhrig, a climate change and sustainability advisor and manager. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, sustainability, city as an organism, differences among the names for climate change, and many more.
Amélie Uhrig is a Manager at Point Advisory, a sustainability consultancy headquartered in Melbourne. She has over five years of experience in the climate change and broader sustainability sector and specialises on nature-based solutions for climate mitigation, carbon markets and carbon accounting. Prior to joining Point Advisory, she worked as consultant in development cooperation in Indonesia, where she wa...
2022-06-0243 minWhat is The Future for Cities?056R_A place-based model for understanding community resilience to natural disasters (research summary)Summary of the article titled A place-based model for understanding community resilience to natural disasters from 2008 by Susan Cutter, Lindsey Barnes, Melissa Berry, Christopher Burton, Elijah Evans, Eric Tate, and Jennifer Webb, published in the Global Environmental Change journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see a framework for disaster resilience of place model. This article investigates and proposes a comparative assessment for disaster resilience at the local or community level with a set of variables for easier implementation.
You can find the article through this l...
2022-05-3112 minWhat is The Future for Cities?055R_Smartness that matters: Towards a comprehensive and human-centred characterisation of smart cities (research summary)Summary of the article titled Smartness that matters: Towards a comprehensive and human-centred characterisation of smart cities from 2016 by Alexander Prado Lara, Eduardo Moreira Da Costa, Thiago Zilinscki Furlani, and Tan Yigitcanlar, published in the Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see a collection of smart city definitions and their deficiencies. This article investigates previous smart city definitions and proposes a new, human-centred characterisation for them.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: The t...
2022-05-2411 minWhat is The Future for Cities?054I_Dr Rolland Vida, the Head of High Speed Networks LaboratoryInterview with Dr Rolland Vida, the Head of High Speed Networks Laboratory. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, second and third rate effects of smaller urban changes, the future of education, and many more.
Dr. Rolland Vida graduated in Computer Science at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania, where he also obtained a BSc degree in European Studies. He obtained his PhD in Computer Networks at Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, in 2003. He is currently an Associate Professor at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics, and Head o...
2022-05-1936 minWhat is The Future for Cities?053R_Smart Telki – Answering Citizen Demand in the Outskirts of Budapest (research summary)Summary of the article titled Smart Telki – Answering citizen demand in the outskirts of Budapest from 2020 by Bence Majoros, Marcell Molnár, Tamás Sajti, and Rolland Vida, presented at the 2020 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference.
I will interview Rolland Vida in the next episode, number 054I, and this is a great preparation for that interview.
Plus, since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the global solutions can work in different settings. This article investigates some specific smart city developments applied to Telki, a small munici...
2022-05-1709 minWhat is The Future for Cities?052R_Introduction: Innovation and identity in next-generation smart cities (research summary)Summary of the article titled Introduction: Innovation and identity in next-generation smart cities from 2018 by Hoon Han and Scott Hawken, published in City, Culture and Society journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see why it is important to critically consider urban identity and culture as central to the smart city. This article challenges smart city concepts from the urban identity, quality and value at a range of scales and geographic contexts point of view.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: C...
2022-05-1012 minWhat is The Future for Cities?051I_Laura Summers, design engineerInterview with Laura Summers, design engineer. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, urban revitalisation, the fear-FOMO pendulum, and many more.
Laura is a multi-disciplinary designer researching technology ethics and building tools to promote fair machine learning. She's the founder of Debias AI and is the human behind Ethics Litmus Tests, fairXiv, the Melbourne Fair ML reading group. Most recently she released the open-source library "Sweet Summer Child Score", a risk assessment tool for automation and machine learning. Laura is passionate about feminism, digital rights and designing for privacy. She speaks, writes and r...
2022-05-0544 minWhat is The Future for Cities?050R_Towards sustainable urban communities (research summary)Summary of the article titled Towards sustainable urban communities from 2012 by Appu Haapio published in the Environmental Impact Assessment Review journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see comparison of the internationally well-known sustainability assessment tools, BREEAM Communities, CASBEE for Urban Development, and LEED for Neighbourhood Development. This article investigates and compares these assessment tools with regards to sustainability in urban development and how the decision-makers could use these tools the best.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: Requirements for the a...
2022-05-0310 minWhat is The Future for Cities?049R_A multiple-attribute decision making-based approach for smart city rankings design (research summary)Summary of the article titled A multiple-attribute decision making-based approach for smart city rankings design from 2018 by Soledad Escolar, Félix Villanueva, Maria Santofimia, David Villa, Xavier del Toro, and Juan Carlos López published in the Technological Forecasting & Social Change journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see city-comparisons regarding smart cities. This article investigates and compares smart city rankings and suggests new approaches, using the example of New York, Seoul and Santander, to establish the proper evaluation of urban smartness.
You can find the art...
2022-04-2612 minWhat is The Future for Cities?048I_Professor Hussein Dia, the Chair of Civil Engineering at Swinburne University of TechnologyInterview with Professor Hussein Dia, the Chair of Civil Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, future urban mobility, city states, and many more.
Hussein Dia is a professor of Future Urban Mobility in the School of Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology, currently serving as the Chair of the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering and the Program Leader of the Smart Cities Research Institute's Future Urban Mobility research program at Swinburne. He works alongside highly dedicated academic teams and internal & external stakeholders while facilitating interdisciplinary r...
2022-04-2143 minWhat is The Future for Cities?047R_Coronavirus recovery: public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakes (article summary)Summary of the article titled Coronavirus recovery: public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakes from 2020 by Hussein Dia published on The Conversation.
I will interview Hussein Dia in the next episode, number 048R, and this is a great preparation for that interview. Plus, since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the urban mobility is affected by the pandemic and how to make urban mobility better in the future after the pandemic. This article investigates sustainable shifts currently observable in cities with working from h...
2022-04-1907 minWhat is The Future for Cities?046R_Analysis and comparison of Smart City initiatives (research summary)Summary of the book chapter titled Analysis and comparison of Smart City initiatives from 2016 by Aranzazu Fernández-Vázquez and Ignacio López-Forniés, in the book titled Advances on Mechanics, Design Engineering and Manufacturing, published by Springer.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see the investigation of smart city initiatives. This chapter investigates smart city initiatives based on citizen-centred design methodologies, also paying attention to living labs as methodologies and organisations.
You can find the book chapter through this link, and the book through this link...
2022-04-1210 minWhat is The Future for Cities?045I_Milan Janosov, Ph.D., the Chief Data Scientist at Datapolis and network and data science researcher at the Central European UniversityInterview with Milan Janosov, Ph.D., the Chief Data Scientist at Datapolis and network and data science researcher at the Central European University. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, network science and complexity research, the different layers of a city, and many more.
With a background in physics and biophysics, Milan earned my PhD in network and data science in 2020. He studied and researched at the Eötvös Loránd University and the Central European University in Budapest, at the Barabási Lab in Boston, and the Bell Labs in Cambridge. Milan...
2022-04-0742 minWhat is The Future for Cities?044R_Measuring community disaster resilience in the Latvian context: an apply case using a composite indicator approach (research summary)Summary of the article titled Measuring community disaster resilience in the Latvian context: an apply case using a composite indicator approach from 2016 by Maksism Feofilovs and Fancesco Romagnoli presented at the International Scientific Conference “Environmental and Climate Technologies” in Riga, Latvia.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to investigate resilience from the community perspective. This article investigates community resilience to man-made and natural disasters based on a previously developed framework in the case of Latvia.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: Despite a gro...
2022-04-0510 minWhat is The Future for Cities?043R_Shifting from sustainability to regeneration (research summary)Summary of the article titled Shifting from sustainability to regeneration from 2007 by Bill Reed published in the Building Research & Information journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see the difference between sustainability and regeneration in relation to the environment. This article investigates how the designers and stakeholders can create a whole system of mutually beneficial relationships thus moving beyond sustaining the environment to regenerate its health as well as our own.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: Sustainability, as currently practised i...
2022-03-2911 minWhat is The Future for Cities?042I_Professor Mark Burry, the founding director of the Smart Cities Research Institute and Professor of Urban Futures at Swinburne University of TechnologyInterview with Professor Mark Burry, the founding director or the Smart Cities Research Institute and Professor of Urban Futures at Swinburne University of Technology. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, urban citizen engagement, collaboration across disciplines, and many more.
Mark Burry is the Founding Director for Swinburne University of Technology’s ‘Smart Cities Research Institute’, an appointment he took up in May 2017. His role is to lead the development of a whole-of-university research approach to helping ensure that our future cities anticipate and meet the needs of all – engaged smart citizens for engaging...
2022-03-2334 minWhat is The Future for Cities?041R_A 100 smart cities, a 100 utopias (research summary)Summary of the article titled A 100 smart cities, a 100 utopias from 2015 by Ayona Datta published in the Dialogues in Human Geography journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see the smart city application in India as it becomes the site of producing 100 proposed smart cities. This article investigates the technocratic nationalism, and the presence of young urban population influencing the smart city dream.
The article is available through this link.
Abstract: In my response to the commentaries on my anchor article, I have taken o...
2022-03-2109 minWhat is The Future for Cities?040R_Urban sustainability in the information age (research summary)Summary of the article titled Urban sustainability in the information age from 2010 by Manuel Castells published in the City, analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see the sustainable city in action and as a personal matter instead of being an abstract utopian ideology. This article is a transcript of a lecture and it investigates sustainability in urban, sociological and political terms as intergenerational solidarity.
The article is available through this link.
The transcript is available t...
2022-03-1409 minWhat is The Future for Cities?039I_Dr Kirsten Day, architect and lecturer at the University of MelbourneInterview with Dr Kirsten Day, an architect and lecturer at the University of Melbourne. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, neuro diversity, quality of places, and many more.
Dr Kirsten Day lectures in Architecture at the University of Melbourne in Architectural, Practice, Applied Design Thinking, Contemporary Architectural Archives, and Thesis Design Studio. She is also the Senior Academic Advisor for the Bachelor of Design program. Her publications, workshops, and studios explore themes of future scenarios and the impact of change on the architectural profession and the human condition. She was an invited s...
2022-03-091h 08What is The Future for Cities?038R_But how bad this "smart city"! (research summary)Summary of the article titled But how bad this smart city from 2015 by Umberto Cao published in the Festival Architettura magazine.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see smart city as the efficient city in absolute sense. This article investigates how this efficiency affects the architectural form and quality of the city, possibly creating a dystopia.
The article is available through this link.
Abstract: The Smart City is a machine, a sort of city-computer, where the hardware is made by buildings and infrastructures and t...
2022-03-0709 minWhat is The Future for Cities?037R_Big data, smart cities and city planning (research summary)Summary of the commentary article titled Big data, smart cities and city planning from 2013 by Michael Batty published in the Dialogues in Human Geography journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see sea of available data changes urban areas. This article investigates how the big data shifts the emphasis from longer term strategic planning to short term thinking about urban functions and management.
The article is available through this link.
Abstract: I define big data with respect to its size but pay particular attention t...
2022-02-2809 minWhat is The Future for Cities?036I_Magnus Moglia, associate professor and Urban Regeneration Theme leader at Swinburne University of Technology's Centre for Urban TransitionsInterview with Magnus Moglia, associate professor at Swinburne University of Technology. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, urban complexity, sustainability, urban resilience, and many more.
Magnus Moglia loves data and numbers, so it was not strange that he was drawn to the sciences. In his native Sweden, he studied Physics and Mathematics, graduating from the Royal Institute of Technology of Stockholm in 2000. After a year travelling Asia and Africa, he became passionate about cities and water management. He arrived in Australia in 2001, and then spent nearly 20 years studying urban sustainability at the C...
2022-02-2343 minWhat is The Future for Cities?035R_Review of sustainability indices and indicators: Towards a new City Sustainability Index (research summary)Summary of the article titled Review of sustainability indices and indicators: Towards a new City Sustainability Index from 2012 by Koichiro Mori and Aris Christodoulou published in the Environmental Impact Assessment Review journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the different sustainability indices work and whether a new is needed to better assess urban sustainability. This article investigates whether a new sustainability index is needed, enabling to assess and compare cites’ sustainability performance in order to understand the global impact of cities on the environment and human lif...
2022-02-2110 minWhat is The Future for Cities?034R_Actually existing smart citizens – Expertise and (non)participation in the making of the smart city (research summary)Summary of the article titled Actually existing smart citizens – Expertise and (non)participation in the making of the smart city from 2019 by Taylor Shelton and Thomas Lodato published in the City – analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how smart citizens are or aren’t involved in establishing the smart city. This article argues that while the citizen participation is crucial to truly democratic systems, the emerging discourse around the promise of smart citizenship fails to capture the realities of how...
2022-02-1411 minWhat is The Future for Cities?033I_Anthony Mazzei, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Erin LivingInterview with Anthony Mazzei, the co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Erin Living. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, sustainable apartment buildings, effortless living, and many more. So, let’s start with a proper introduction.
Anthony Mazzei is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Erin Living. He has spent over 15 years in product and technology, building and designing software for some of the biggest (and smallest) companies and brands in the world. Anthony recently spent 5 years at ASX-listed Carsales.com working on their B2B software platforms as well as consumer fa...
2022-02-0959 minWhat is The Future for Cities?032R_Smart City implementation and discourses: An integrated conceptual model. The case of Vienna (research summary)Summary of the article titled Smart city implementation and discourses: An integrated conceptual model, the case of Vienna from 2018 by Victoria Fernandez-Anez, José Miguel Fernández-Güell, and Rudolf Giffinger published in the Cities journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how citizens can be involved in smart city initiatives and their capacity to face urban challenges. This article creates a conceptual model for the involvement of inhabitants, through the example of Vienna Smart City strategy.
The article is available through this link.
Abs...
2022-02-0711 minWhat is The Future for Cities?031R_City attachment and use of urban services: Benefits for smart cities (research summary)Summary of the article titled City attachment and use of urban services: Benefits for smart cities from 2016 by Daniel Belanche, Luis V. Casaló, and Carlos Orús, published in the Cities journal.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the increasing uses of urban services enhance urban management efficiency and also favour social, environmental and economic sustainability. This article analyses how users’ city attachment levels and other personal determinants contribute to their uses of urban services, and suggest implications for managing citizen-oriented urban services to achieve higher livin...
2022-01-3110 minWhat is The Future for Cities?030I_Ville Sirviö, CEO of the Nordic Institute for Interoperability (NIIS)Interview with Ville Sirviö, the CEO of the Nordic Institute for Interoperability. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, interoperability on national and city level, challenges of change management, and many more.
Ville Sirviö is the CEO of the Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS), a non-profit developing digital government infrastructure, best known for the X-Road® open-source software. Having international experience in leading businesses ranging from startups to Nasdaq listed companies, he is also a board professional and advisor and keynote speaker on cross-border digital cooperation. He holds an EMBA from the Quantic Scho...
2022-01-2644 minWhat is The Future for Cities?029R_Smart cities in a smart world (research summary)Summary of the book chapter titled Smart cities in a smart world from 2015 by Beniamino Murgante and Giuseppe Burroso, from the book Future City architecture for optimal living, edited by Stamatina Rassia and Panos Pardalos, published by Springer.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see what clever approaches they talk about to guarantee a better management of resources and their sustainable access to present and future generations This chapter tries to insert the technological issues within a framework closer to planning and with attention to the social impact.
2022-01-2411 minWhat is The Future for Cities?028R_Enhancing sustainable urban development through smart city applications (research article)Summary of the article titled Enhancing sustainable urban development through smart city applications from 2017 by Margarita Angelidiou, Artemis Psaltoglou, Nicos Komninos, Christina Kakderi, Panagiotis Tsarchopoulos and Anastasia Panori, published in the Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see what smart city approaches and tools can contribute to the environmental sustainability domain. This article connects the smart and sustainable cities debate and identifies areas where the smart city applications could and should be enhanced for better sustainability.
You can find t...
2022-01-1713 minWhat is The Future for Cities?027I_Richard Manasseh, mechanical engineer and Professor at Swinburne University of Technology - Fluid flows and urban brainsInterview 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.
Professor Richard Manasseh is a mechanical engineer with specialist knowledge of fluid dynamics. At a fundamental level, Richard’s research focuses on wave modes and oscillators in fluids and their interactions. He is best known for his work on the vibrations of bubbles, called bubble acoustics. His active projects examine ocean wave-power machines; the interaction of ultrasound with microbubbles and live ce...
2022-01-1258 minWhat is The Future for Cities?026R_Smart cities - A roadmap for development (research summary)Summary 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 face many challenges and risks, such as unemployment, poverty, traffic congestion, high crime rates, cyberattacks, and slo...
2022-01-1008 minWhat is The Future for Cities?025R_Smart cities of tomorrow (research article)Summary 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 digital cities will be the product of today’s dreams. The world presently faces numerous chall...
2022-01-0312 minWhat is The Future for Cities?027I_Trailer_Richard Manasseh, mechanical engineer and Professor at Swinburne University of Technology - Fluid flows and urban brainsTrailer 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.
2022-01-0103 minWhat is The Future for Cities?024_Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!Today 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.
2021-12-2900 minWhat is The Future for Cities?023R_Smart cities and disaster resilience (research summary)Summary 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 impact on preparedness and capacities to recover after natural disasters.
You can find the article t...
2021-12-2711 minWhat is The Future for Cities?022R_Crypto cities (article summary)Summary 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 through this link.
The transcript is available through this link.
2021-12-2010 minWhat is The Future for Cities?021I_Bridgette Engeler, foresight specialistInterview 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. Bridgette's work focuses on the potential of design and futures to tackle challenges facing people, culture and systems, and her research interests include post-growth innovation, the unint...
2021-12-151h 02What is The Future for Cities?020R_Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder (Incerto) (book summary)Summary 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 antifragile and what the advantages are of becoming one through many different examples.
You can fi...
2021-12-1309 minWhat is The Future for Cities?019R_How the car transformed society in the 20th century? (research summary)Summary 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 article explores how and to what extent the car and the auto industry have changed our...
2021-12-0608 minWhat is The Future for Cities?018I_María Jose Yanez, assistant development manager at Nightingale HousingInterview 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 degree at the University of Melbourne and was recently awarded the 2021 Grimshaw Award for Architectural Engineering and the Dean's Award Master of Architecture 2019 and 2020. She is a re...
2021-12-0135 minWhat is The Future for Cities?017R_On the difficulty of agreeing upon a universal logic for city standards - A response to Schindler and Marvin (research summary)Summary 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 hear the contra arguments. This response article investigates and corrects Schindler and Marvin’s mistake of leaving...
2021-11-2912 minWhat is The Future for Cities?016R_Constructing a universal logic of urban control? International standards for data, management and interoperability (research summary)Summary 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 investigates 3 ISO standards promising to standardise cities as data, quality management and simplified decision-making. Furthermore, this article will be the basis of the next res...
2021-11-2212 minWhat is The Future for Cities?015I_Luke Husengo, system architect and data magicianInterview 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 provides innovation research services in Swarm Intelligence, Graph AI and Cryptocurrency. Luke is the principal architect of a future city project that combines cryptocurrency, swarm intelligence...
2021-11-1746 minWhat is The Future for Cities?014R_Smart city policies: A spatial approach (research summary)Summary 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: This paper reviews the factors which differentiate policies for the development of smart cities, in an effort to provide...
2021-11-1513 minWhat is The Future for Cities?013R_Managing climate change in Australia - A global, long-term view (research summary)Summary 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 also mentioned that this piece is focusing on Australia, but there are great things to learn f...
2021-11-0812 minWhat is The Future for Cities?012I_Kieran Leong, architect and principal at the Melbourne office of DesignInc companyInterview 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 interactive working style and thorough and logical methods of investigation. Starting with feasibility studies and concept design, Kieran is engaged at every project pha...
2021-11-0328 minWhat is The Future for Cities?011R_Smart and digital city: A systematic literature review (research summary)Summary 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 analysis. The chapter follows the smart city concept’s evolution from 1993 until 2012 and its connections to other urban future concepts, such as the in...
2021-11-0111 minWhat is The Future for Cities?010R_Is smart city resilient? Evidence from China (research summary)Summary 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 originally aimed at dealing with various urban problems due to rapid urbanization, li...
2021-10-2610 minWhat is The Future for Cities?009I_Andrew Lizzio, a business and solution architect and inventorInterview 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 interactive pedagogy within schools and universities and Clarus, that has just secured a worldwide patent on bionic technology to help paraplegics walk again...
2021-10-2150 minWhat is The Future for Cities?008R_What are the differences between sustainable and smart cities? (research summary)Summary 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 sustainable cities as a more appropriate term for the future of cities.
You can find the article through this link.
A...
2021-10-1910 minWhat is The Future for Cities?007R_World scientists' warning of climate emergency (research summary)Summary 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 find the article through this link.
The transcript is available through this link.
What wa...
2021-10-1209 minWhat is The Future for Cities?006I_Daniel Prohasky, Swinburne architectural engineering lecturer and CEO of Curvecrete, among othersInterview 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 Co-Founder of Curvecrete, an advanced manufacturer and robotics development company with a focus on elegant low-carbon construction. He is also the founding lecturer...
2021-10-071h 14What is The Future for Cities?005R_Smart cities, big data and urban policy: Towards urban analytics for the long run (research summary)Summary 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 link.
Abstract: The analysis of big data is deemed to define a new...
2021-10-0512 minWhat is The Future for Cities?004R_Will the real smart city please stand up? Intelligent, progressive or entrepreneurial? (research summary)Summary 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 entrepreneurial city. Therefore, I thought it would be good to examine the biggest issues wi...
2021-09-2809 minWhat is The Future for Cities?003I_Frans-Anton Vermast, the Strategy Advisor and International Smart City Ambassador at Amsterdam Smart City.Interview 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 citizens to live, work and play pleasantly. Furthermore, he specialises in developing Smart Cities as open and us...
2021-09-2337 minWhat is The Future for Cities?002R_Intelligent cities: Variable geometries of spatial intelligence (research summary)Summary 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 intelligence can be included in our cities.
You can find the article through this link.
Abstract: This...
2021-09-2110 minWhat is The Future for Cities?001R_Smart cities - Ranking of European medium-sized cities (research summary)Summary 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.
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2021-09-1409 minWhat is The Future for Cities?000_Introduction to What is The Future for Cities? podcastIntroducing 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.
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What is The Future for Cities?Trailer for What is The Future for Cities? podcastWhat 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.
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