Talking Cities

Did you know that Mexico City only has 5 years of water left or the second highest threat to Melbourne's GDP is a cyber-attack? Toby Kent and Mike Gillooly, Chief Resilience Officers for Melbourne and Christchurch respectively, discuss resilience and how cities need to strike the right balance between safety and security and livability and social cohesion.

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Would you live in a micro apartment, give up your car and share a laundry if it meant you were close to work and all a city has to offer? Jason Twill Founder and Director of Urban Apostles discusses collaborative urbanism, South Lake Union and negative gearing.

GET IN TOUCH:

Email the show at [email protected]. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.

Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.

For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.

Please if you enjoy listening to Talking Cities, leave us a 5 star rating and don't forget to subscribe.

Coming Soon Jason Twill doesn't want governments to sell public land, ever. Enjoy this sneak peek of season 4 of Talking Cities today. Subscribe now so you do not miss out on upcoming episodes.

Closing out Season 3, James shares his highlights from our local and international guests and gives a flavour of what to look out for in Season 4.

Whilst in Brisbane James has the pleasure of meeting Dr Catherin Bull, landscape architect and urban design extraordinaire. They discuss designing and planning cities for the long term, Brisbane's Southbank and the importance of open space and how to do it well

James chats with award winning author, international urban sustainability expert Professor Peter Droege about renewable energy technology advancements and Sydney's path and its prospects for renewable energy self sufficiency

In Melbourne, James and Melinda discuss how Australia's 20% population growth between 2006 and 2016 needs to be balanced with liveability, transport, infrastructure and housing affordability so that the benefits of economic success are shared with people in both cities and regions

While in London, James catches up with Guillaume Arth to discuss how technological improvements and a consumer-oriented approach to services (such as transport) are revolutionising the way we move around cities by prioritising convenience and cost over ownership

Barcelona, London and New York are often singled out as some of our favourite places to live and visit. They share a number of common traits such as being described as a connection of distinct but easily walkable villages. Recorded on a recent visit to London, James meets Kayvan Karimi from Space Syntax and Chris Choa from AECOM to discuss how people move around cities, how technology is being used to influence design and transit planning and the impact on liveability.

This week, James returns to Sydney to meet with Saneia Norton who spent her early career working on public projects for the public good at the NSW Government Architect's Office and now focuses on assisting designers and related disciplines communicate their ideas and collaborate with clients