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CityChanger Hanah Lahe: Healing Political Divides to Unite Citizens in Climate Action

Karl Dickinson -
In ageing societies like Europe, young people have little of the political power needed to influence decisions that impact their lives. As a group for whom sustainability is a prominent concern, futureproofing cities relies...
Architecture & Design

CityChanger Carlo Ratti: Designing Natural-Artificial Cities

Karl Dickinson -
Technology and greenery will be more synergetic in cities of the future. Leading the charge for melding nature and the artificial is Professor Carlo Ratti, who is pushing the frontiers of innovation in urban...
Inclusive Cities

CityChanger Lior Steinberg: A Different Kind of Human

Karl Dickinson -
Why are we obsessed with success and fearful of failure? Often, it’s the unexpected trials and tribulations that provide the most valuable learning opportunities. Lior Steinberg is a rarity: with so many irons in...
Inclusive Cities

Maptionnaire: A Smart Lesson in Democratising Engagement the Fun Way

Karl Dickinson -
Public participation matters. It brings democracy and diverse perspectives to city design. But it can be difficult to get right. Smart technology hands us new opportunities for engagement. Today we learn about one of...
Skill

CityChanger Luca Ballarini: Empowering People Through City Imaging

Karl Dickinson -
When Luca Ballarini came up with the idea of ‘city imaging’, he didn’t yet know the impact it could have. Within less than a decade, the concept has become a powerful tool that anyone...
Skill

CityChanger Fabian Dattner: Lessons for Equitable Leadership

Karl Dickinson -
As in business, real success in sustainable city transformations largely hinges on sound and equitable leadership. This requires elevating more women to positions of influence. Social entrepreneur Fabian Dattner is a die-hard advocate and...
Skill

CityChanger Miriam Staley: Presenting Masterclass

Karl Dickinson -
CityChangers have the know-how, stress-tested projects, and innovative policy ideas worth shouting about, but it takes more than being an expert to influence our peers. Captivating presentations take practice – and it’s a different...
Inclusive Cities

CityChanger Santiago Uribe Rocha: “City Changes Take Place on a Daily Basis”

Karl Dickinson -
Tragedy can break us, or it can spark a fire of determination, resilience, and growth. This statement is as true for the Colombian city of Medellín as it is for the person who made...
Inclusive Cities

CityChanger Jan Gehl: Creating Liveable Cities

Karl Dickinson -
Renowned Danish architect Jan Gehl changed our understanding of what urban space should be. Shunning the traditional school of planning in favour of liveable cities, he pioneered the movement of designing places for people....
Skill

CityChanger Jaakko Blomberg: “Addicted to Creating Something New”

Metka Novak -
Specialising in new community-based urban culture, placemaking, street art, and co-creation, Jaakko Blomberg believes in the power of people; in their power to change cities. And his formula? “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than...
Skill

CityChanger Lan Marie Berg: How to Deal with Public Scrutiny

Karl Dickinson -
When Lan Marie Berg was thrust into the public eye as Oslo’s vice mayor, the constant scrutiny became an unexpected challenge. Her climate budget and car-free zones transformed the city, but the backlash ranged...
Urban Farming

Livia Urban Swart Haaland – How to Beat Red Tape with a Vision | CityChangers in Conversation

Metka Novak -
Livia Urban Swart Haaland, Founder of ØsterGRO Rooftop Farm, Copenhagen, talks with us about urban farming, green roofs and beating bureaucracy.
Urban Farming

CityChanger Christopher Leow: Urban Farming – Freestyle

Mariano Trevino -
Christopher Leow has spent more than a decade working in Singapore’s burgeoning urban agriculture industry. We chat to him about his unique journey, why growing in the city continues to gain ground, and the...
Inclusive Cities

Creating Safer Cities: Considerations for Gendered & Nighttime Design

Karl Dickinson -
If the design of urban spaces does not make us feel safe, it limits how we move around, engage with, and enjoy the city. This impacts women disproportionately, and even spaces that seem welcoming...
Greenery

CityChanger Chris Kaiser: Putting the Elephant into Entrepreneurship

Karl Dickinson -
What links an elephant habitat and sustainable cities? Today we’re challenging the way we look at urban sustainability by standing at the vantage point of outwards looking in – from the forest to the...
Food Waste

CityChanger Matt Homewood: Copenhagen’s Food Waste Warrior

Mariano Trevino -
When it comes to reducing food waste, Matt Homewood isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. As Instagram’s An Urban Harvester, he’s amassed a sizeable following documenting the shocking amount of edible food supermarkets...
Food Systems

CityChanger Frank Holleman: Realistic Expectations for Sustainable Eating Habits

Karl Dickinson -
Meat may be one of the most controversial topics in sustainability discourse. It’s a major contributor to climate change emissions, for one, and vegan advocates have a hard time convincing diehard carnivores to change...
Skill

CityChanger Katharina Schätz: How Positive Energy & Fighting Fear Enable Change-Making

Karl Dickinson -
In the world of sustainability, there’s an assumption that we all want the same change. Even for those of us who share this mindset, behaviours often don’t match, which can stall positive transitions. Katharina...
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