Thad Miller joins Heather Ross and Andrew Maynard to chat about the future of cities and the circular economy. This is the 3rd episode of the 5-part series: Innovation, Society, and the Circular Economy for the 2016 Disruptive Innovation Festival. Please join the conversation at thinkdif.co, Twitter @futurethinkpod, or by adding your comments wherever you get your podcasts.

Show Notes

•Guest, Thad Miller: https://sustainability.asu.edu/person/thaddeus-miller/

•Read more on the circular economy here: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/aug/26/how-the-circular-economy-is-taking-off-in-the-us

•Ecological Gentrification: what is it? Read about it: http://critical-sustainabilities.ucsc.edu/environmental-gentrification/

•Recent studies have shown that Uber and Lyft drivers have shown discrimination in use of their technology. Read more here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/study-finds-racial-discrimination-by-uber-and-lyft-drivers

•Heather discusses the Clay Christensen model of disruption. Read more: https://hbr.org/1995/01/disruptive-technologies-catching-the-wave

•Portland now has a pilot program for compost pickup. Can we expect other cities to follow suit? Read more here: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/portland-region-explore-food-scraps-mandate-businesses

•Portland passed a resolution banning construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure within city boundaries. Where does Portland get the authority to do this from? Read more: http://koin.com/2016/11/13/portland-considers-ban-on-new-fossil-fuel-terminals/

•Whole Foods in Detroit. What can we learn from this story? Read more: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2014/11/whole_foods_detroit_can_a_grocery_store_really_fight_elitism_racism_and.html

•Urban farming in Detroit means communities are working to find the most efficient ways to use the resources around them. Read more: https://nextcity.org/features/view/detroit-comprehensive-urban-agriculture-proposal