The Green Urbanist

Oct 27 2024 98 ep. 47 mins 41
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Do you want to take meaningful action on the climate and biodiversity crises? Dive into interviews with leading practitioners, researchers and authors to learn about the art and science of sustainability and regenerative design. 

With almost 100 episodes, the podcast covers the challenges facing cities from all angles, including architecture, urban design, biodiversity, planning, policy, housing, transport, economics and systems thinking. Start listening to learn how to make cities more sustainable, healthy and happy, get inspired and learn actionable advice to inform your own work. 

The Green Urbanist podcast is hosted by Ross O'Ceallaigh, an urban designer and educator. 

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#97: Climate Adaptation Strategies for Urban Trees and Woodlands

Oct 27 2024 51 mins  
In this episode I share some learnings from my recent research project about how climate change is likely to affect an urban nature reserve in London and climate adaptation recommendations for the reserve's management. I discuss:How to make climate change projections tangible at the city-levelHow climate change may impact on some common tree and vegetation speciesGeneral strategies

#96: Mainstreaming Passive Building Design in the USA, with Phius

Oct 20 2024 44 mins  
My guest on this episode is Katrin Klingenberg, the Executive Director of Phius. Phius is a non-profit organization committed to decarbonizing the built environment by making high-performance passive building the mainstream market standard. They are mainly active in USA with some international projects. In this episode we discuss:Why passive design principles need to be adapted to

#95: EcoResponsive Environments: Designing with Natural Systems

Oct 06 2024 61 mins  
This episode is a conversation with Prachi Rampuria and Soham De, co-founders of an urban design practice called EcoResponsive Environments and are co-authors of a book by the same name. They joined me on this episode to discuss the concept of designing settlements with an understanding of natural systems as the starting point. They bring together the knowledge of multiple discipli

#94: Stories of the Internet of Nature from 'The Nature of Our Cities' book, with Nadina Galle

Sep 29 2024 56 mins  
Nadina Galle is an ecological engineer, National Geographic Explorer, science and nature writer, podcaster, and keynote speaker. She helps green professionals use emerging technologies to improve urban ecosystems for future generations. She is the author of the book, The Nature of Our Cities, which is the topic of our conversation. Through rich stories from the book, in this episod

#93: An AI Tool to Streamline Biodiversity Net Gain, with Shashin Mishra (BNGAI)

Sep 22 2024 44 mins  
This episode is all about technology to help us deliver Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). My guest is Shashin Mishra, VP of EMEA for AiDash.We explore how a new digital tool called BNGAI has been created to help developers, ecologists and local authorities deliver Biodiversity Net Gain on development sites. We talk through how can the tool be used to help designers and ecologists work t

#92: Chicago's Wild Mile and Other Urban Nature Innovations, with Doug Voigt (SOM)

Sep 15 2024 45 mins  
Doug Voigt, a partner at SOM, discusses the Wild Mile project in Chicago and the importance of rewilding and restoring ecological systems in cities. The project aims to reclaim part of the Chicago River as an ecological and community asset. We also discuss how the Wild Mile inspired an innovative approach to flood resilience in the Pearl River Delta. These projects are part of a la

#91: A West African Perspective on Sustainable Architecture, with James Inedu-George (HTL Africa)

Sep 01 2024 51 mins  
James is founding partner of HTL Africa, a research-driven architectural firm dedicated to addressing the specific challenges of West African environments. He joined me to discuss what we can learn from traditional west African architecture and urbanism to apply to current challenges of climate change and housing shortages. Learn more about James and his projects: https://www.htlaf

#90: Nature-Sensitive Urban Design, with Dr Thami Croeser

Aug 11 2024 53 mins  
Dr Thami Croeser is an urban planner with a focus on bringing nature back into cities in practical ways, at large scale. He is a Research Fellow at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.In this episode we discuss practical ways of bringing more nature into cities and helping it thrive through urban planning and design. Learn more about Thami and his publications: https://cur.org.

#89: A Planning System to Address the Climate and Housing Crises, with Shaun Spiers

Jul 31 2024 48 mins  
Shaun Spiers is the Executive Director of the environmental think-tank, Green Alliance. In this episode we discuss how a stronger planning system in the UK can address the housing crisis and deliver more sustainable outcomes. Read their report, Build Up: https://green-alliance.org.uk/publication/build-up/_***Course: Sustainability Essentials for Built Environment Professionals***Su

#88: Restoring Landscapes and Reconnecting to Nature, with Alexandra Steed

Jun 02 2024 57 mins  
Alexandra Steed is a passionate landscape architect with a deep commitment to art, sustainability, and the transformative power of landscapes. We talk about:Her new book: Portrait to LandscapeHow to restore landscapes on a large scale to build climate resilience and biodiversityHow The UK's Environment Act and Biodiversity Net Gain are working in realityProject case studies and boo