Welcome to Episode 2 of Good Will Hunters, with Professor Paul James. Today on the show we discuss the United Nations Global Compact, why relocating “slums” is so difficult, what exactly makes a good city, why resiliency is a dangerous word, and the enormous potential of Antarctica for international cooperation, plus so much more.
2:22 - UN Global Compact
4:04 - Circles of Sustainability
5:34 - The Cities Program in the UN Global Compact
6:00 - How to relocate a “slum” and enable communities to flourish
8:10 - Why the “bulldozing technique” will not work
11:07 - What makes a good city?
13:45 - The Circles of Sustainability method
17:30 - Defining resilience
21:02 - Challenges for Port Moresby
23:50 - Steps in reinventing a city
25:30 - Participatory Budgeting
26:58 - Participatory development - strengths and challenges
33:10 - Can you fix a city that’s already been built?
37:00 - Embracing discomfort
40:42 - The enormous potential of Antarctica
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