Collective Choices

Feb 09 2024

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Our future is based on our choices. The ones we make as individuals and also the ones we make as groups, countries and as a species. A peaceful and plentiful future is only possible if we agree on making sustainable choices together. Collective Choices is a podcast that aims to explore both possible solutions to some of our current issues and also the process of reaching agreements for the common good. As more and more people live in cities, these are the key centers that define economic models, political decisions, consumer behavior and mindset shifts with all the eventual global consequences, so we will talk quite a bit about how we can improve life in urban spaces. I am Doru Oprisan, a radio journalist and photographer who loves to ride his bicycle in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Ep 13 - Urban Research Moves Into The Fast Lane with Fariya Sharmeen

Feb 09 2024 28 mins

Fariya Sharmeen is a Research Scientist and Associate Professor at KTH Stockholm, working with travel behavior modelling, social network analysis and urban transformation.We talk about:-how your social network and life events determine your travel behavior -from research data to having an impact in daily life, faster-tech advancements and more cooperation between decision makers in

Ep 12 - What's Next After Capitalism with Jennifer Hinton

Oct 23 2023 50 mins

In this episode of Collective Choices we talk about the BIG change that everything else depends on.Dr. Jennifer Hinton is an ecological economist, sustainability researcher, educator and book author. She has worked with the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Lund University, Stockholm University and The Schumacher Institute. Her research focuses on the not-for-profit economic model.We ta

Ep 11 - Is Superhood The Future Tool For Communities? with Markku Mehtälä

Sep 21 2023 17 mins

As we re-discover the importance of local communities, a Helsinki based startup proposes a tool for basically everything regarding information and communication in a city or a neighborhood. Or any location, actually.I talked to Superhood's founder, Markku Mehtälä, about this modern agora:- it's a social discovery hub for all things local- it aggregates local information

Ep 10 - How Men And Women Move In Cities with Marianne Weinreich

Aug 24 2023 31 mins

Marianne Weinreich joins me for Ep 10 of Collective Choices. She is Co-founder and Chair of the Cycling Embassy of Denmark, manager of the Danish Mobility Network and Market Manager Global Smart Mobility at Ramboll.We talk about:- how transport connects us all- how the mobility focus is moving from cars to people - why the bicycle is so special- gender and transport: differences be

Ep 9 - The World’s First Solar Bakery with Simon Zimmermann

Aug 08 2023 15 mins

Collective Choices Ep 9 was recorded in Stuttgart, Germany, at the Urban Future conference. My guest is Simon Zimmermann, founder of SOLARBAKERY, the world’s first provider of fully equipped, mobile and energy independent container bakeries.We talk about:- how the idea was born- what does a solar bakery have to do with a school?- when businesses have the well-being of people as a

Ep 8 - Beyond The 15 Minute City with Carlos Moreno

Jul 10 2023 21 mins

This episode of Collective Choices was recorded in Stuttgart, Germany, at the Urban Future conference. My guest is Carlos Moreno, scientist and professor at Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris. He developed the 15 Minute City concept a few years before it became highly publicized during the pandemic. We talk about:-the six essential functions that a city should provide for a good quality of

Ep 7 - How A Mobility Expert Moves With Kids feat. Marie Pellas

Jul 03 2023 31 mins

Ep. 7 of Collective Choices was recorded in Uppsala, Sweden, with Marie Pellas, mobility expert and winner of the Traffic Award for 2023.We talk about:- how do you win a traffic award- living an (almost) car free life with kids- how the size of a city, its design and the options available influence travel choices- you need infrastructure to change behaviors, but you have to feel th

Ep 6 - A Glass Of Wine On The Sidewalk with Mikael Colville-Andersen

May 26 2023 48 mins

Ep 6 was recorded in Copenhagen with Mikael Colville-Andersen: urban planner, activist, host of the TV series The Life-Sized City and the author of Copenhagenize - The Definitive Guide To Global Bicycle Urbanism.He's also behind the Bikes4Ukraine initiative.We talk about:-Copenhagen, of course, but also Barcelona, Paris, Brussels, Montreal and others-cycle chic and the arrogan

Ep 5 - Creating the Biggest Wilderness Reserve in Europe with Christoph Promberger

May 04 2023 32 mins

Episode 5 of Collective Choices was recorded in the Carpathian Mountains, in Transylvania, Romania. Christoph Promberger is the executive director of Foundation Conservation Carpathia.We talk about:-the story behind the biggest national park Europe will soon have-fighting the government and the timber mafia-what do you do when you receive a forest-why a conservation project would h

Ep 4 - Photography And Conservation with Staffan Widstrand

Apr 14 2023 32 mins

Staffan Widstrand is an award winning nature photographer, book author and National Geographic explorer. He has traveled the world and has been involved in many conservation efforts, including Wild Wonders of Europe.We talk about:-how we don’t take logical decisions-the power of images-when air travel is good for nature-nature conservation in the last decades through the eyes of