Upcoming Webinars
Feb 24th
Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation.
Melissa Bruntlett
Chris Bruntlett
Dutch Cycling Embassy. The Netherlands
Guests
Mar 10th
Turning Conflict into Trust:
Communication Strategies for Urban Transformation.
Maite Peris
Former Communications Director to the City of Barcelona, Spain
Guest
Mar 24th
Unlonely Cities: How Urban Systems Can Both Produce and Prevent Loneliness.
Ann-Britt Elvin Andersen
Chief Communication Officer, BLOX-HUB. Copenhagen, Denmark
Guest
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Streetfight:
Handbook for an Urban Revolution.
Key Takeaways Streets must be reclaimed as vibrant public places, where urban life happens, rather than car conduits or parking lots. Tactical, temporary pilots (such as paint, barrels, and beach chairs) demonstrate possibilities quickly, build political will, and...
Going for Zero:
Decarbonizing the Built Environment on the Path to Our Urban Future.
Key Takeaways Climate action and urban imperatives require a fundamental shift from acquiring new objects to the reintegration and healing of existing cities and infrastructure. Architects, planners and citizens have the agency to steer decarbonization toward...
Rethinking Smart Cities.
Leaving no-one behind.
Key Takeaways Co-governance, legal frameworks, and regulations must evolve alongside technology to leave no one behind. Any smart initiative must improve quality of life, equity and inclusion, not merely gather data or cut costs. All city sizes and budgets can get...
Nature Based Solutions for Managing Stormwater:
Creating Parks & Urban Resilience.
Key Takeaways ⇢ Public parks offer scalable sites for stormwater capture, flood mitigation, heat buffering and biodiversity gains. ⇢ Aligning parks, stormwater, and planning departments can enable the creation of larger capital and operational funds, unlocking...
Building Civic Trust and Economic Recovery through Public Space.
Case: Detroit, USA
Key Takeaways ⇢ Well‑designed, co‑created parks and streetscapes can reverse decades‑long declines in social cohesion and faith in government. ⇢ Embedding public space investments within broader neighbourhood stabilization and mixed-use infill yields synergistic gains...
The Challenge of Sustainable Urban Tourism.
Case: San Sebastian, Spain
Key Takeaways ⇢ Both natural and urban destinations suffer degradation when visitor numbers exceed the capacity of their core assets, i.e., ecosystems in nature and local way of life in cities. ⇢ Overtourism leads to housing displacement (Airbnb conversion),...
Why Mobility Transitions Do Not Start with Mobility
Key Takeaways ⇢ Cycling symbolizes autonomy, health and sustainability, but its rise depended on systemic shifts in street design and social norms—not on bikes alone. ⇢ Transitions demand holistic, multi‑level strategies that integrate infrastructure, behaviour...
What do Missing Middle Housing, Walkable Urbanism, Zoning Reform, More Resilient Communities, Have in Common?
Placemaking: Participation & Belonging
Key Takeaways ⇢ Designing for delight—playful “snot-and-drool” moments—makes places memorable and adored. ⇢ Embody kindness in design: small gestures of care ripple into broader social solidarity. ⇢ While individual “first acts” (unpaved road, treehouse, school...
Building a Healthier City of North Vancouver. Canada’s 2024 Most Livable City
Key Takeaways North Vancouver’s ambition is to become the “healthiest small city in the world” by placing public health at the center of urban planning and design. The city’s vision is rooted in the idea that every decision should be evaluated based on its impact on...
How Thriving Cities Define Our Health, Happiness, and Future
Key Takeaways The stark differences in life expectancy and health outcomes across neighbourhoods result from systemic urban planning decisions. Everyone—policymakers, planners, architects, and residents—has a role in ensuring that cities are designed for health and...
Talking with Children, about Cities
Dear Participant
This bi-weekly webinar is to contribute creating passionate advocates on doing equitable, sustainable, playful, cities, where everyone lives healthier and happier.
Every other Tuesday I invite fascinating people to share interesting transformative actions. It’s 60 minutes, where in the first half the guest presents, and then we have a dialogue considering the questions and comments from participants.
I am very grateful to always have hundreds of participants, from over 25 countries, a few over 40! They are from all backgrounds, some work in public sector, others private, NGOs, others in active retirement; we also have elected officials, academics, media, etc.
Please invite others to watch live. Also, share the recordings widely, especially with decision makers, community groups, advocates, students, anyone interested in people and cities.
Kindest regards, GIL.