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Chatting Your Way to Change: Jaffer Muljiani

Abbie Harby -
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...
Guest Article

EU TalentOn: 104 Young Scientists Hack Societal Challenges

Elizaveta Fakirova -
This article was written for CityChangers.com by Elizaveta Fakirova, a PhD candidate and researcher in the field of urban green infrastructure governance at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. Here she shares a personal...
Housing

CityChanger Orna Rosenfeld: “I Created My Job Because I Believed in Something”

Iris Fiebiger -
Do you want to drive change in cities but can’t find a role that allows you to do so? Why not be like our CityChanger Dr Orna Rosenfeld and create your own job? Tackling the...
Young Leaders

Driving Change on a Local Level: Mathis Dippon

Iris Fiebiger -
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....
Walking

CityChanger Bronwen Thornton: Celebrating Walkable Cities

Cornelia Forsthuber -
With a background in architecture and sociology, Bronwen Thornton started her career in government, keenly interested in social justice issues. Attending the Walk21 conference in 2001, she had an epiphany – walking is where...
Walking

CityChanger Clara Muzzio: “It’s Thrilling to Realise People Value the Change You Bring to Their Street”

Cornelia Forsthuber -
Clara Muzzio is the minister of public space and urban hygiene in Buenos Aires and a firm believer in the transformative power of the public space and its relevance to urban life. She’s been...
Housing

CityChanger Naama Blonder – Bringing Smart Density to North America

Tanja Polonyi -
Canada, similar to the US, has a heart for single-family houses and suburbs. A concept not really suitable for rapid urbanisation and the need for sustainable and affordable housing of the future. Thankfully, there are...
Walking

CityChanger Petra Jens: Empowering Pedestrians and Reframing the Topic

Cornelia Forsthuber -
Petra Jens has been Vienna’s walking commissioner since 2013, aiming to make the city a pedestrian paradise. But what is it exactly that a walking commissioner does, and does every city need one? We...
Construction

CityChanger Birgit Rusten on Sustainable Architecture and Pilot Projects

Tanja Polonyi -
Making your city’s buildings sustainable is a big aspiration and not easy. However, one thing that definitely helps are powerful examples of architecture that showcase the immense possibilities this field holds. One expert for...
Construction

CityChanger Michaela Maresch: Lessons in Modular Construction

Karl Dickinson -
Modular construction is emerging as a quick and reliable way to build new houses. Although these usually conform to a template, rolled out in their hundreds, Michaela Maresch had the guts to rethink the...
Housing

CityChanger Eef Tanghe: Fulfilling Cohousing Dreams

Iris Fiebiger -
Have you ever heard of cohousing? This alternative living model promises to combine privacy and community, use space efficiently, and provide plenty of greenery. Eef Tanghe, CityChanger and founder of Cohousing Projects, makes the case...
Housing

CityChanger Jennifer Keesmaat: An Unconventional Urban Planner

Iris Fiebiger -
What do a liberal arts degree, a congested street, and the City of Toronto have in common? They all link back to our CityChanger Jennifer Keesmaat, an unconventional urban planner. We sat down with...
Car-Free

CityChanger Clare Rogers: “Put the Needs of Children First. Cities That Work For Children, Work For Everyone.”

Lauren McAskie -
After waking up one day and ‘smelling the petrol’, activist, mother, and neighbour Clare Rogers decided to turn her dream of child-friendly streets into a reality. From swapping her car for a tandem bike...
Cycling

Kimberley Nelson: “I Was Tired Of My Life Being Threatened”

Jo Helme -
Kimberley’s dangerous commute led her down a path where she would end up transforming Calgary into one of Canada’s cycling cities. She tells us about the journey, along with e-scooters dating, ‘sanity rides’ and...
Greenery

A Natural Walker and Nature Enthusiast: Tamar Guberman

Metka Novak -
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...
Water

Water & Data – the Modern Gold: Narjis Zehra

Metka Novak -
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...
Young Leaders

Leveraging Social Media for Environmental Justice: Gia Chinchilla

Karl Dickinson -
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 -
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...
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