Resilient Futures Podcast

Discussions about infrastructure are often centered on the opinions and prevailing ideas within engineering, but other disciplines have valuable insights on what infrastructure is and what it can be. In this first installment of the 2021 Infrastructure and the Anthropocene series, Professor Mikhail Chester of Arizona State University (ASU) interviews his ASU colleague, Professor Chuck Redman, who looks at infrastructure from a more anthropological and social sciences perspective. Topics discussed include whether to think of infrastructure as permanent or impermanent, the ways existing infrastructure shapes future path dependencies, and inserting values into the pursuit of resilience.

Infrastructure Misfits (un)Society:
http://www.infrastructurecomplexity.org/

Metis Center for Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering | Arizona State University: https://metis.asu.edu/

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In this month's episode, we talk with Nkosi Muse (@weatherkos), a scientific advisor on climate change adaptation to the city of Miami and Ph. D. student at the University of Miami, about climate change and gentrification processes in Miami. We delve into the phenomenon of "climate gentrification," a form of gentrification that proceeds by the wealthy buying properties in marginalized communities in Miami because of their higher elevation and longer-term resilience to climate change. We also touch on another form of gentrification, "downward raiding," identified elsewhere in the world that probably also exists in the US. Finally, as potential inspiration to other academics working in urban resilience, we talk about how Nkosi obtained his dual-status as academic researcher and scientific advisor.


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This week we bring you another podcast from the city of Glasgow focusing on the Hidden Environmental Histories of the River Clyde. At the height of the British Empire, Glasgow was the hub of the Scottish and European Enlightenment with a vast manufacturing and ship building industry which profoundly shaped the river and the surrounding communities. We're joined by Ria Dunkley, University of Glasgow and Gillian Dick, Glasgow City Council to tell us all about a new partnership that has been set up between artists, academics, local government, museums and community groups to explore and expose how the rise of empire and industrialisation shaped the River Clyde and its surrounding urban and natural environment. Singer song writer, Ainsley Hamill and poet, Eilidh Northridge also perform artistic contributions that were inspired by the project. 

Keep up with the people and projects highlighted in this episode on Twitter:

• The Hidden Environmental Histories of the River Clyde (@hiddenclyde21)
• Ria Dunkley (@RiaDunkley)
• Gillian Dick (@gilliand)
• Eilidh Northridge (@EilidhNorth)
• Ainsley Hamill (@AinsleyHamill)

You can learn more about Ainsley Hamill at her website (www.ainsleyhamill.com), and buy a physical CD with notes and lyrics at her store.

Her music is available on all streaming platforms, such as Spotify.

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In this episode, a diverse team of graduate students discuss their research on climate gentrification in the Eastern coast of the United States and their personal stories about why they are inspired to study this topic. They share perspectives on the importance of interdisciplinary science in their own professional development and the value of an interdisciplinary approach to tackling wicked problems like climate change gentrification. The team also reflects on the importance of team science with peers in building confidence and establishing an essential network of support as early career researchers.

Learn more about the the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center at sesync.org.

Follow and connect with this month's guests:
Kelsea Best: Twitter, LinkedIn
Azmal Hossan: Twitter, LinkedIn
Sharif Islam: Twitter, LinkedIn
Zeynab Jouzi: Twitter, LinkedIn
Timothy Kirby: Twitter, LinkedIn
Becca Nixon: Twitter
Richard A. Nyiawung: Twitter, LinkedIn


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Clair Cooper, PhD Candidate at Durham University, is joined by Gillian Dick, Strategic Planning Manager with Glasgow City Council, and Donagh Horgan from the Institute of Social Innovation at the University of Strathclyde to talk about Every Tree Tells a Story.  Every Tree Tells a Story is an innovative new nature-based solution that aims to help communities reconnect with urban nature, particularly urban trees, and understand what are nature-based solutions by sharing and mapping their favourite stories about trees. Gillian and Donagh talk about their inspiration for the project, how it relates to the concept of nature-based solutions, and explain our deep connection with trees. Gillian and Donagh then talk about why it's so important that we educate people about the role of trees in the fight against climate change and how they plan to help people reconnect with trees through community participation and mapping of stories about our favourite trees.

You can keep up with this exciting project by following @everytree_ and using #EveryTreeTellsAStory on Twitter.

Other Twitter links:
Institute for Future Cities (@iFutureCities)
Glasgow City Council (@GlasgowCC)
Gilian Dick (@gilliannd)
Donagh Horgan (@godonagh)
Clair Cooper (@cooper_clair)


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We hear the term used all over the place: in music, on TV, in books– but what IS resilience? In this episode, we discuss resilience from the Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS) perspective. To understand what resilience means from this perspective, we interviewed urban resilience experts from each of these three disciplines. Dr. Nancy Grimm is a professor of ecology in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU) and a co-director of the Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN). Dr. Marta Berbes is a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at ASU, but is transitioning the University of Waterloo where she'll work on their Future Cities Initiative. Dr. Dan Eisenberg is a Research Assistant Professor of Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Learn more about and connect with our hosts and guests by checking out these links:

Hosts:
Stephen Elser: Twitter, LinkedIn
Sam Markolf: Twitter, UC-Merced website, Google Scholar

Guests:
Nancy Grimm: Twitter, lab webpage
Marta Berbes: Twitter, Future Cities Initiative
Dan Eisenberg: Personal faculty page, research group page
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Green infrastructure (GI) and nature-based solutions (NBS) are relatively new concepts in expert circles, at least by those terms. In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Cook and Clair Cooper join first-time host Charlyn Green to discuss what green infrastructure and nature-based solutions mean for non-experts. Topics of discussion include examples of GI and NBS at scales ranging from household to city, the benefits of having access to private green space, and factors involved in work to advance the uptake of nature-based solutions in cities.

Here are some links to learn more about projects mentioned during the episode:

NATURA Network of Networks: https://natura-net.org/
Convergence Resilience Research Project | http://convergence.urexsrn.net/ 
Urban Nature Atlas

Follow this month's host and guests on Twitter!

Elizabeth Cook: @e_m_cook
Clair Coope:r @cooper_clair
Charlyn Green: @CharlynEGreen 

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Description: Alysha Helmrich and Maike Hamann host a discussion on the various perspectives surrounding green infrastructure (GI) with Vinicius Taguchi, Stephen Elser, Clair Cooper, and Zbigniew Grabowski, exploring insights from engineering, public health, ecology, and more!

This podcast was inspired by an UREx SRN early career symposium--Get Ready, Get SETS: GI! (Website pending publication in August 2021.) Below are links to references mentioned throughout the episode.

Selection of Previous Future Cities GI Episodes:

• Wetlands as Green Infrastructure in Valdivia, Chile
• Green Stormwater Management in Three U.S. Cities
• Trees to Help Cities Breathe
• The Many Names of Urban Nature

CREATE Initiative:

Green Gentrification Policy Toolkit

Follow us on Twitter!

@FutureCitiesPod

@stephen_elser 

@MaikeHamann

@cooper_clair  

@zjgrabowski

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Marissa Matsler and Robert Lloyd explore another dimension of the series title, as they chat with the authors and editors of “Cities of Light” - a new book of science fiction stories focused on solar-powered cities of the future! Guests Joey Eschrich, Clark Miller, Deji Olukotun, and Lauren Withycombe Keeler talk about the creation of the book, the ideas behind it, and how science fiction can help prepare us for the possibilities - and the demands - of future cities.

Get a free digital edition of “Cities of Light”, or order a print edition, here: 

https://csi.asu.edu/books/cities-of-light/

Arizona State University Center for Science and the Imagination (@imaginationASU):
https://csi.asu.edu/

Learn more about this episode's guests and find links to their Twitter accounts below.

Joey Eschrich:
https://csi.asu.edu/people/joey-eschrich/

Clark Miller (@clarkamiller):
https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/person/clark-miller/

Deji Olukotun (@olutron):
https://returnofthedeji.com/

Lauren Withycombe Keeler (@femmefutura):
https://ifis.asu.edu/content/center-study-futures

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The COVID-19 pandemic has upended so many aspects of our lives – from the ways we socialize, the ways and places where we spend our free time, and the ways in which we work. Which, if any, of these changes will persist once the pandemic is behind us? This month, our guests are Dr. Laura Schewel (CEO of StreetLight Data) and Dr. Carlo Ratti (Director of the Senseable City Lab at MIT). We discuss whether work-from-home momentum will persist after the pandemic, the 15-minute city, equitable transportation and mobility, and more. Our guests also share insights on interdisciplinary collaboration and their visions and hopes for cities in the year 2080.

Learn more about Streetlight Data at their website (www.streetlightdata.com) and connect on social media:

• Facebook (@StreetLightData)
• Twitter (@StreetLightData)
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

Learn more about Dr. Ratti's work at his website (www.carloratti.com) and connect on social media:

• Facebook (@carlorattiassociati)
• Twitter (@crassociati)
• Instagram (@crassociati)
• LinkedIn

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