The Green Urbanist
Do you want to take meaningful action on the climate and biodiversity crises? Dive into interviews with leading practitioners, researchers and authors to learn about the art and science of sustainability and regenerative design.
With almost 100 episodes, the podcast covers the challenges facing cities from all angles, including architecture, urban design, biodiversity, planning, policy, housing, transport, economics and systems thinking. Start listening to learn how to make cities more sustainable, healthy and happy, get inspired and learn actionable advice to inform your own work.
The Green Urbanist podcast is hosted by Ross O'Ceallaigh, an urban designer and educator.
Podcasting since 2020 • 94 episodes
The Green Urbanist
Latest Episodes
#92: Chicago's Wild Mile and Other Urban Nature Innovations, with Doug Voigt (SOM)
Doug Voigt, a partner at SOM, discusses the Wild Mile project in Chicago and the importance of rewilding and restoring ecological systems in cities. The project aims to reclaim part of the Chicago River as an ecological and community asset. We ...
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Join the Green Urbanist Online Meet Up on 3 October!
Register for the online meet up: https://forms.gle/qEHEGgfaKFa68CBp9Join the first Green Urbanist Online Meet Up on 3 October, 7:00 - 7:30pm Central European Time / 6:00 - 6:30pm UK Time...
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#91: A West African Perspective on Sustainable Architecture, with James Inedu-George (HTL Africa)
James is founding partner of HTL Africa, a research-driven architectural firm dedicated to addressing the specific challenges of West African environments. He joined me to discuss what we can learn from traditional west African architecture and...
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#90: Nature-Sensitive Urban Design, with Dr Thami Croeser
Dr Thami Croeser is an urban planner with a focus on bringing nature back into cities in practical ways, at large scale. He is a Research Fellow at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.In this episode we discuss practical ways of bri...
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#89: A Planning System to Address the Climate and Housing Crises, with Shaun Spiers
Shaun Spiers is the Executive Director of the environmental think-tank, Green Alliance. In this episode we discuss how a stronger planning system in the UK can address the housing crisis and deliver more sustainable outcomes. Read their...
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