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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose: Why Place Still Matters in an Unequal World
Season 1 Episode 98
The Century of Cities welcomes Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Professor of Economic Geography and Regional Planning, to examine deep spatial inequalities shaping politics, prosperity, and trust in institutio…
Published on 2 days, 4 hours ago
Maria Camila Uribe: Lessons from Latin America's Urban Transformation
Season 1 Episode 97
Maria Camila Uribe, Principal Technical Lead for Housing and Urban Development and Coordinator of the IDB Cities Network at the Inter-American Development Bank, joins us on The Century of Cities. She…
Published on 1 week ago
Ming Zhang: Financing the Future of Cities
Season 1 Episode 96
In this episode of The Century of the Cities, Ming Zhang, Global Director for Urban, Resilience, and Land at the World Bank, brings a sweeping global perspective on how cities have transformed since …
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
Claudia López: How Bogotá Turned Care into a Global Innovation
Season 1 Episode 95
The Century of Cities welcomes Claudia López, former Mayor of Bogotá and the city's first female leader, who shares how her administration redefined inclusion, productivity, and progress through one …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Anna König Jerlmyr: How Cities Became the Engines of Global Change
Season 1 Episode 94
Anna König Jerlmyr, former Mayor of Stockholm, joins The Century of Cities to explore how cities have evolved from regulation-heavy, risk-averse places to global engines of climate action, innovation…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Susan Aitken: Glasgow's Reinvention and the Future of City Leadership
Season 1 Episode 93
In this episode of The Century of Cities, we are joined by Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council. Susan reflects on the dramatic shift in how cities are perceived. Once viewed as distressed pl…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Felipe Correa: Density, Design, and the Cities of the Future
Season 1 Episode 92
The Century of Cities welcomes Felipe Correa, architect, author, and founder of Somatic Collaborative. Felipe reflects on why 1980 marked a pivotal shift in urbanization, as the explosive post-war ex…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Carlo Ratti: Rethinking Urban Life Through Nature, Technology, and AI
Season 1 Episode 91
In this episode of The Century of the Cities, Carlo Ratti, Architect, Engineer, MIT professor, and Director of the Senseable City Lab, joins us to explore how data, design, and emerging technologies …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Sally Capp: Leadership, Livability, and the Future of Melbourne
Season 1 Episode 90
Sally Capp, former Lord Mayor of Melbourne and management consultant, joins us on the Century of Cities to reflect on leadership, livability, and the transformation of cities through vision and actio…
Published on 1 month ago
Enrique Peñalosa: Building Cities for Equality and Happiness
Season 1 Episode 89
The Century of Cities welcomes Enrique Peñalosa, globally recognized urban visionary and two-time mayor of Bogotá. Known for transforming Colombia's capital through public transit, parks, libraries, …
Published on 1 month ago