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Planetary Planning PodcastSound and Noise in a Planetary Future, with Edda BildIn this episode, Edda Bild shares insights on human and more-than-human sounds, and which of these are considered more positively, versus which tend to be considered “noise”. Edda currently works as post-doctoral research associate at the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto, Canada, where she focuses on topics around occupational health and safety, like the newcomer experience in the workplace, small businesses and psychological health and safety. She also continues her work as a post-doctoral soundscape researcher and an ambassador of the Sounds in the City team at McGill University. She works on the hearing modality, the broader urba...2025-07-0750 min
Planetary Planning PodcastLogistics in a Planetary Context, with Subina ShresthaIn this episode, Subina Shrestha, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Network for Equity in Sustainable Transition (CERC NEST) at the University of Toronto Scarborough in Canada, shares her insights about how the field of logistics is changing spaces, human relations, and more - and especially through the increasing dominance of more-than-human, or perhaps rather: less-than-human, digital technologies. This episode sheds important light on digital more-than-human dynamics that a Planetary Future must take into account. In many societies, especially among the financially wealthiest countries around the world, it has become taken for granted that any object should be...2025-06-0229 min
Planetary Planning PodcastFinding Our Multiple Identities, and Our Agency, with Liz ChallinorIn this episode, we speak with Liz Challinor, researcher in anthropology at the Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA) of the New University of Lisbon, as well as fiction and poetry writer. She shares her reflections on categories along which we see others - and ourselves - and how it is often forgotten that we have multiple identities, when in fact this is crucial. In fact, creating connections between those multiple identities might be key. Although the more-than-human lens is not Liz’s field, it becomes clear that at least some of what she has studied among humans is li...2025-05-0534 min
Planetary Planning PodcastCyborgs, humans, and more-than-humans, with António FerreiraThis episode is a conversation with António Ferreira, multidisciplinary researcher and writer on themes as varied and interconnected as degrowth/post-growth, urban and regional planning, mobilities and transport, critical innovation and digitalisation studies, and more. António works as principal researcher at CITTA, Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, at the University of Porto. In this episode, we focus on cyborgs, a topic António dives into in depth in one of the chapters of his recent book, Mobilities in a Turbulent Era. We discuss what cyborgs are, the extent to which they are more-than-human, less-than-human, or...2025-04-0736 min
Planetary Planning PodcastMoving beyond human as well as urban exceptionalism, with Jamie WangIn this episode, we speak with Jamie Wang, urban environmental humanities scholar, editor and poet. She works as Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Literature and Cultural Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong, and is editor of the journal Feminist Review. Jamie has recently published the book Reimagining the More-Than-Human City. Stories from Singapore, and we discuss some of what she explores in the book, as well as her broader perspectives, inspiration, and some examples on more-than-human cities and the example of Singapore in particular.In this conversation, Jamie shares some key insights from...2025-03-0331 min
Planetary Planning PodcastQuestioning Imaginaries of Change, with Olivia BinaIn this episode, we speak with Olivia Bina, Senior Researcher at the Instituto de de Ciências Sociais Universidade de Lisboa (ICS - Institute of Social Sciences University of Lisbon), and Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS). We delve chiefly into three points with her, each fascinating angles on how a “nature”-human relationship can be questioned. First, we broach the theme of imaginaries, futures and utopia as posing various questions about how a sustainable world might look, which Olivia has studied, for example, through the fascinating lens of science-fiction (see especially Bina et al. 2020, refer...2025-02-0338 min
Planetary Planning Podcast2025: A year to rethink our relationships, inspired by David GraeberIn this super-short episode, we share two quotes by David Graeber, which are mentioned and discussed in the collection of essays “The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World…”, edited by Nika Dubrovsky and published in 2024 (among other places where the quotes have previously been published). As an anthropologist and activist for social justice, David Graeber focused his work chiefly on human relations and their myriad facets, and the fact that these relations are much more flexible than they are made to seem in today’s largely globalized and interconnected social world. We briefly share the quotes and how they have ins...2025-01-0603 min
Planetary Planning PodcastMulti-species Architecture - More than a question of stars and form, with Isabelle DoucetIn this episode, we speak with Isabelle Doucet, Professor of theory and history of architecture at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. She here reflects on multi-species perspectives and social and environmental justice. I, Kim, met her at the IRS Academy in Berlin last spring, and am very glad I subsequently asked her to come on the podcast. This episode is a fascinating exploration into a very multi-disciplinary take on architecture, design and how to consider the “other” while de-centering the frequently white, male and human dominant perspectives we are faced with around the world today.Isabelle cites a we...2024-12-0231 min
Planetary Planning PodcastRelationships between Care and Knowledge, with Jan Visser*note: we apologize for a relatively bad sound quality. We suggest the use of the accompanying transcript to better be able to follow. We hope you can thus nevertheless enjoy this insightful conversation!*During this episode, Jan Visser shares his views on “scientific” and caring mindsets, about which he has learned much through his various transdisciplinary experiences. We begin with a definition of theoretical physics, and first try to understand how this connects to processes of learning and caring. Through this process, we have a fascinating conversation about how dispositions for thinking “scientifically” and in caring ways might em...2024-11-0434 min
Planetary Planning PodcastPlanetarily-conscious Construction, with Matti KuittinenIn this episode, we speak with Matti Kuittinen, Professor of Sustainable Construction at Aalto University in Finland. We begin with an exploration of the role of construction industries as well as the planning of construction and land-use in the breaching of several planetary boundaries - taking the opportunity to dive a little deeper into what those boundaries are, as well. Matti reveals how construction is one of the biggest contributors to many of the problems caused by humans for the environment and non-humans (and humans themselves, too), including for biodiversity. He also highlights this with recourse to the interconnection...2024-10-0723 min
Planetary Planning PodcastContextualized Perspectives on Development and Justice, with Ralf SyringIn this episode, we speak with Ralf Syring, expert in decolonial and solidarity work and later so-called “international development” in the African and Central American continents. He studied theology, sociology and medicine, and is an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction on the most diverse subjects - all of which have helped to inform the conversation we share here. The episode takes us through the topics of what development does, can or should mean, and to whom; to what the role of time-limited “projects” is in this; and to the role of specific contexts - be they about la...2024-09-0231 min
Planetary Planning PodcastWelcome back to Planetary Planning!This brief introduction is to welcome you all back to the podcast after the summer break, and to very briefly introduce the podcast to any newcomers. A longer introduction can be found in the first episode, and we welcome everyone to go back and listen to any previous episodes, as they continue to be relevant! Immediately after this introduction, you’ll also find the next episode, with Ralf Syring, published. Stay tuned for new episodes every month! We are open to suggestions for new speakers and/or topics, so do leave us a message if you’ve thou...2024-09-0202 min
Planetary Planning PodcastUrban more-than-humans, Part 1In this last episode before our summer break, Susa and Kim explore various more-than-human voices in Coimbra (Portugal), Berlin (Germany), and Matosinhos (Portugal). By doing so, we touch on various types of symbiosis between humans and more-than-humans in cities, and when they are more or less toxic. We also reflect on whether more-than-humans are always coming from “nature”, or whether they might also include machines, for example. As always, we welcome your input on how such episodes might be done in future, and hope you have enjoyed our attempt to give voice to and explore possible meanings of m...2024-07-0830 min
Planetary Planning PodcastDesigning with Nature, with Emīlija VaselovaIn this episode, we speak with Emīlija Vaselova, Doctoral researcher in Multispecies Design at Aalto University, Finland, about her fascinating experiences in designing with Nature, in the truest sense of the word. She has worked for many years at expanding the definition of a “stakeholder” to include more-than-humans, in desin and planning practice and research, even while not losing sight of the importance of inclusion of diverse human groups. This includes the process of identifying which more-than-humans are stakeholders in diverse design processes, as well as practical explorations of how, once identified, they might be included. Emili...2024-06-2429 min
Planetary Planning PodcastBasic Income & Linguistic Justice with Philippe van ParijsIn this - double-themed and thus somewhat longer - episode, we speak with Philippe van Parijs, Belgian political philosopher and political economist. We discuss both basic income and linguistic justice, neither of which might immediately seem logical themes for this podcast, especially compared to the themes discussed so far. However, we want to challenge our listeners to see the connections, because seeking ways of binding together exciting ideas for the future and relating them to how this would impact a “planetary” approach, is precisely what drives this podcast. This conversation really highlights how radical a change in all aspects of l...2024-06-1047 min
Planetary Planning PodcastBecoming SpringThis episode is the first in a series of more-than-human interviews Susa and I have planned for this podcast. Every third episode will be one of these. In these episodes, we do our best to give a little space for a more-than-human to “speak”, and discuss a little about the context and about what messages we can read into this. We try to listen, but of course our own human capacities and patterns of thought influence what we are able to hear and interpret here. This is why the episodes also include soundscapes without speech. We hope that our list...2024-05-2725 min
Planetary Planning PodcastMore-than-human Planning with Jonathan MetzgerIn this episode, we explore the topic of more-than-human planning with Jonathan Metzger, Professor at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Jonathan is a truly transdisciplinary scholar, connecting Planning Studies, Human Geography, STS (Science- and Technology Studies) and Organizational Studies. He studies various angles of decision-making concerning complex environmental issues – generally with a focus on urban and regional planning, policy and politics. More than for these reasons, though, we invited him for the podcast because he is one of the few “planners” we are aware of, who has actively sought to connect more-than-human perspectives with planning decision making. He has pu...2024-05-1327 min
Planetary Planning PodcastSolarpunk Imaginaries with Dr. Phoebe WagnerIn this episode, we explore Solarpunk imaginaries, and how they can inspire planetary planning, with Dr. Phoebe Wagner - writer, editor, and academic working at the intersection of climate change and speculative fiction. Their academic research explores how the predictive futures unintentionally imagined in speculative fiction can inspire new systems of adaptation and transformation during the climate crisis. Their Almanac for the Anthropocene, compiled together with Brontë Christopher Wieland in 2022 (see reference below), inspired Kim and Susa to approach Wagner and explore how solarpunk can provide inspiration for and quite concrete imaginaries for a planetary planning. The episode includes e...2024-04-2925 min
Planetary Planning PodcastPlanetary Planning: An IntroductionDuring this episode, Susa and Kim present the Planetary Planning Podcast, and their own motivations for entering into this exciting endeavour. We are thrilled to launch the Podcast with this introduction! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit planetaryplanning.substack.com2024-04-2919 min
O Centro27 - Um galego, uma alemã, uma brasileira e um português entram num bar...Neste episódio gravado em parceria com o CODA (Center for Digital Culture and Innovation) na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, falamos sobre a enorme riqueza linguística que existe neste Planeta e as oportunidades que isso gera. Centrámo-nos no caso particular dos diferentes sabores que existem no galego-português, e ampliamos o conceito de "Um Português e um Brasileiro entram num Bar" ensaiado por Ricardo Araújo Pereira e Gregorio Duvivier.
Para discutir estas questões, juntaram-se a nós:
Clara Roberti: Luso-Brasileira de ascendência italiana. Etnógrafa e realizador...2023-05-3059 minO Centro26 - O problema da habitação em PortugalDurante anos em Portugal, principalmente nas grandes cidades, mas não só, tem havido grandes problemas no acesso a uma primeira casa onde se poda viver com dignidade. Neste episódio vamos falar sobre o problema da habitação com os nossos habituais colaboradores/as e mais Kim Carlotta von Schönfeld desde Portugal e Paulo Gontão desde a Galiza. Kim Carlotta von Schönfeld é investigadora no Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar "Cultura, Espaço e Memória" e investigadora colaboradora no Centro de Estudos de Geografia e Planeamento Espacial, ambos na Universidade do Porto. Paulo Gontão é licenciado em g...2023-04-1249 min
Being a post-growth plannerBecoming a Post-Growth Planner #13: Kim von Schönfeld & Federico SaviniEpisode #13 of “Becoming a post-growth planner: obstacles and challenges to changing roles and practices” with Dr Kim von Schönfeld (University of Porto, Portugal) and Dr Federico Savini (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands). In conversation with Dr Christian Lamker (University of Groningen, the Netherlands).2022-10-1929 minPost-Growth PlanningBecoming a Post-Growth Planner #13: Kim von Schönfeld & Federico SaviniEpisode #13 of “Becoming a post-growth planner: obstacles and challenges to changing roles and practices” with Dr Kim von Schönfeld (University of Porto, Portugal) and Dr Federico Savini (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands). In conversation with Dr Christian Lamker (University of Groningen, the Netherlands).2022-10-1929 minPost-Growth PlanningBecoming a Post-Growth Planner #13: Kim von Schönfeld & Federico SaviniEpisode #13 of “Becoming a post-growth planner: obstacles and challenges to changing roles and practices” with Dr Kim von Schönfeld (University of Porto, Portugal) and Dr Federico Savini (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands). In conversation with Dr Christian Lamker (University of Groningen, the Netherlands).2022-10-1929 minPost-Growth PlanningBecoming a Post-Growth Planner #13: Kim von Schönfeld & Federico SaviniEpisode #13 of “Becoming a post-growth planner: obstacles and challenges to changing roles and practices” with Dr Kim von Schönfeld (University of Porto, Portugal) and Dr Federico Savini (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands). In conversation with Dr Christian Lamker (University of Groningen, the Netherlands).2022-10-1929 min
Projekte Mode-Designseefashion22 - TeaserAbsolvierende:
Lotte Schönfeld, @lottessh, https://www.instagram.com/lottosch/
Judith Gran, @idithcarlotta, https://www.instagram.com/udithcarlotta/
Louise Grotenhöfer, @louarote, https://www.instagram.com/lougrote/
Clara Sander, @clara sander, https://www.instagram.com/clara sander/
Libi Mendel, @ibimenden, https://www.instagram.com/lihimendel/
Miriam v Mengershausen @mirimeng https://www.instagram.com/mirimeng/
Idan Yoav, @idanxoar, https://www.instagram.com/idanyoav/
Xizalei Xt, @xizaleis, https://www.instagram.com/xiaoleixuu/
Tiaren Volkenborn, @mtibx, https://www.instagram.com/mtibv/
Taskin GoeG, @maisontaskin, https://www.instagram.com/maisontaskin/
(Teaser)2022-04-0100 min