Episode 438: The Urban Jungle

This week on Talking Headways we are sharing Part 1 of a conversation with Reece Martin of The Transit Brief in Toronto at the Mpact Transit + Community Conference. We discuss the politics and impacts of fare policy, construction costs around the globe, the US' existential crisis ... Show More

This week we're back and Han Solo but we're covering lots of things including the thinking differently about our transportation investments around the country, the sillyness of cutting property taxes in states, and thinking more about tenant investment vehicles. Much more of cour ... Show More

This week we're joined by the director of UNC Charlotte's school of Architecture Blaine Brownell. We talk about the role architecture and urbanism play in population decline, the need for permeability in walkable neighborhoods, and a revolution in building materials. Blaine's upc ... Show More

In recent years, discussions about sustainability and how we can create greener, more environmentally conscious urban spaces have been at the forefront of city planning. But to what extent are these considerations new? Author Ben Wilson tells Jon Bauckham about the ways in which ... Show More

This is a conversation with Elliot Newton and Ben Stockwell of Citizen Zoo, a Community Interest Company that are rewilding urban areas with communities.We talk about:What rewilding in the city meansGrazing animals in urban green spacesReintroducing water voles and beavers to Lon ... Show More

This episode is a conversation with Stephen Mason, Community Parks Officer at Cheltenham Borough Council. We discuss:Urban rewilding projects in Cheltenham - including meadows and orchardsReconnecting urban areas with their surrounding landscapeHow the 'rewilding' concept engages ... Show More

This is a conversation with Bram Büscher around the topics discussed in his book ‘The Truth about Nature: Environmentalism, in the Era of Post-Truth Politics and Platform Capitalism‘Topics Discussed:Meaning of ‘post-truth’ and platform capitalismEnvironmentalism, political action ... Show More

My guests on this episode are Ian Russell and Jamie Kukadia from the watercourses team at London Borough of Enfield. We discuss:'Rewilding Enfield' - rewilding urban streets, parks and rivers.Nature-based flood resilience and sustainable drainage versus traditional engineering.Re ... Show More

<p>If you live in a big city, you may have noticed new buildings popping up — a high-rise here, a skyscraper there. The concrete jungles that we've built over the past century have allowed millions of us to live in close proximity, and modern economies to flourish. But what have ... Show More

Host Mangesh Hattikudur talks with friends and experts about how to build a vibrant and gorgeous garden in the least likely place: in the middle of a bustling city. With special guests, Ursula Chanse and Kadeesha Williams of the New York Botanical Garden’s Bronx Green-Up Program, ... Show More

<p>We're back! This week, we speak with Phil Jones, author of&nbsp;<em>Work Without the Worker: Labour in the Age of Platform Capitalism</em>, a new book from Verso Books. Jones is also a researcher for the think tank Autonomy.</p> <p><br> </p><p>You can listen to Primer by searc ... Show More