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Aleksandr Vlasov: Improving Soviet Cities with Comfort, Heritage & Design

Karl Dickinson - January 3, 2023 0

Does history affect our relationship with cities? According to Young Leader Aleksandr Vlasov, the Soviet era has left a modernist mark on social attitudes and the physical makeup of Russia’s urban spaces. Thankfully, up-and-coming...

Sustainable Buildings

Africa’s Unconventional Architect: Rajae Haissouss

Karl Dickinson - May 11, 2022 0

Architects become famous for their inventive structures and controversial designs. But for Rajae Haissouss, satisfaction comes from adding value to the community. Aspiring to use her talents for good, this Young Leader is raising...

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Ever Curious: David Adam Braun

Metka Novak - May 2, 2022 0

The qualities that make a good Young Leader are eagerness to learn, openness to change, and commitment to improve the environment for everyone – with these words, an image of David Adam Braun is...

Food

Improving Cities Through Technology: Aude Vuilliomenet

Metka Novak - April 27, 2022 0

When it comes to transforming cities, most think of implementing green spaces, retrofitting buildings, pedestrianising streets. It makes sense, when the bigger, tangible improvements are easily perceived by the eye. But what about microcontrollers?...

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“Listen Before You Speak” – The Secret to Impactful Policymaking: Miquel Vidal-Bover

Karl Dickinson - April 20, 2022 0

What makes someone choose policymaking as a career path? In the case of polyglot Miquel Vidal-Bover, it comes from seeing a city’s pressing issues first-hand and knowing where his skills can be best applied. Young...

Greenery

A Natural Walker and Nature Enthusiast: Tamar Guberman

Metka Novak - April 13, 2022 0

Tamar Guberman is a young Urban and Environmental Planner from Israel. Having grown up in Tel Aviv, Tamar quickly realised “there is no other city like her in my country”. It is a safe...

Car-Free

Unplanned Urbanism and the Feminist City: Sharee Hochman

Karl Dickinson - April 6, 2022 2

What makes a CityChanger? Young Leader Sharee Hochman proves that it’s not an academic background or a position in city administration, but personal qualities like compassion coupled with good ideas and a desire to...

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Driving Change on a Local Level: Mathis Dippon

Iris Fiebiger - October 27, 2021 0

Young Leader Mathis Dippon is convinced that change is best driven on a local level. This conviction motivates him to design, plan, and constantly re-imagine events that help communities tackle current and future challenges....

Water

Water & Data – the Modern Gold: Narjis Zehra

Metka Novak - September 15, 2021 0

Narjis Zehra is a go-getter, a visionary, a people person, and definitely a Young Leader to keep an eye on. Despite being only 23 years old, coming from a place where people are fighting...

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Communicator and Collaborator: Andrew Amos

Metka Novak - September 13, 2021 0

Great communication, determination, vision, curiosity, and eagerness to learn are all qualities that make up a good urban planner and a CityChanger. Qualities that this Young Leader possesses without a doubt. As an Urban Designer...

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Chatting Your Way to Change: Jaffer Muljiani

Abbie Harby - September 2, 2021 0

Sustainability enthusiasts, city champions and urban development nuts, look no further. We’ve found a true zealot of all things urban: Jaffer Muljiani. From growing up in Muscat, Oman to becoming a ‘real’ Londoner, working...

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Leveraging Social Media for Environmental Justice: Gia Chinchilla

Karl Dickinson - July 29, 2021 0

If you’re looking for inspiration, look no further! Meet Gianella Chinchilla, a 24-year-old climate activist and clean energy consultant from Los Angeles, USA. We can learn a lot from this founder of a popular...

Car-Free

Vienna’s Green Voice: Peter Kraus

Karl Dickinson - July 21, 2021 0

As a City Council Member for the Green Party, Peter Kraus makes waves in the Austrian capital Vienna with his persistent campaigning for climate-friendly, people-focussed policy. At just 34, he is already a non-executive...

Sustainable Buildings

From Architecture to Urban Planning: Shweta Gandhi

Abbie Harby - July 21, 2021 1

From a naïve 19-year-old architecture student to working on government projects and helping achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Shweta Gandhi has already gathered a multitude of experiences. We spoke to this Young Leader...

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CityChanger Seble Samuel: Open Streets, Women on Bikes and the Power of Art in Addis Ababa

Tanja Polonyi - April 20, 2021 0

When more than half of the population doesn’t own private vehicles, but the city still has no significant cycling infrastructure, change is overdue. We talked with CityChanger and Young Leader Seble Samuel, co-founder of...

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