Environment
Podcast: How do we become an ecocity?
Can cities save us all?
By 2050, almost 70 per cent of the world’s population will live in cities. How can universities help urban populations thrive?
Published 13 October 2017
Episode 30
For the first time in human history, most of us live in cities. By 2050 the world’s population is expected to grow to over 9 billion, and 6 billion of those people will live in cities.
As our cities become our predominant societies, how do we develop them so that they sustain our environment, empower our communities and drive our economies? In essence, can cities save us all?
In this episode of The Policy Shop, Deborah Bull, Assistant Principal at King’s College London, Derek Douglas, Vice-President for Civic Engagement and External Affairs at the University of Chicago and Chief Executive Officer of the City of Melbourne, Ben Rimmer join Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne to discuss the role of cities and universities in the face of rapid urbanisation.
Episode recorded: 21 September 2017 Series Producer: Eoin Hahessy Audio engineer: Gavin Nebauer
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