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Unplanned Urbanism and the Feminist City: Sharee Hochman

Karl Dickinson - April 6, 2022

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

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

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...

Skill

Communicator and Collaborator: Andrew Amos

Metka Novak - September 13, 2021

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

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

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...

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Vienna’s Green Voice: Peter Kraus

Karl Dickinson - July 21, 2021

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...

Architecture & Design

From Architecture to Urban Planning: Shweta Gandhi

Abbie Harby - July 21, 2021

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

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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