Category: Transcript
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473R_transcript_Fulfilment of last-mile urban logistics for sustainable and inclusive smart cities: a case study conducted in Portugal

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in last-mile urban logistics optimisation? Our debate today works with the article titled Fulfilment of last-mile urban logistics for sustainable and inclusive smart cities: A case study conducted in Portugal from 2022, by Diogo Correia, Cristiano Vagos, João Lourenço Marques…
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471R_transcript_More than surface temperature: mitigating thermal exposure inhyper-local land system

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in how to mitigate hyper-local urban heat exposure? Our debate today works with the article titled More than surface temperature: Mitigating exposure in hyper-local land system from 2022, by V. Kelly Turner, Morgan L. Rogers, Yujia Zhang, Ariane Middel, Florian…
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469R_transcript_Growth, innovation, scaling, and the pace of life in cities

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in how urban systems scale? Our debate today works with the article titled Growth, innovation, scaling, and the pace of life in cities from 2007, by Luís M. A. Bettencourt, José Lobo, Dirk Helbing, and Geoffrey B. West, published in…
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467R_transcript_A systematic review of passive cooling strategies integrating traditional wisdom and modern innovations for sustainable development in arid urban environments

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in what we can learn from the Middle East regarding urban cooling? Our debate today works with the article titled A systematic review of passive cooling strategies integrating traditional wisdom and modern innovations for sustainable development in arid urban environments…
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465R_transcript_The state of sustainable urban last-mile freight planning in the United States

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in last-mile freight planning? Our debate today works with the article titled The state of sustainable urban last-mile freight planning in the United States from 2024, by Thomas Maxner, Giacomo Dalla Chiara, and Anne Goodchild, published in the Journal of…
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463R_transcript_Environmental and health effects of the Barcelona superblocks

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in the superblock model’s effects of health and the environment? Our debate today works with the article titled Environmental and health effects of the Barcelona superblocks from 2025, by Katherine Perez, Laia Palencia, Maria Jose Lopez, Brenda Biaani Leon‑Gomez, Anna…
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461B_transcript_Building Better Cities

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in how to build better cities based on 5 years of conversations? Our summary today works with the book titled Building Better Cities from 2026, by yours truly, Fanni Melles. This is a great summary of what we have learned…
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459R_transcript_National Standard Practice Manual: For benefit-cost analysis of distributed energy resources

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in how distributed energy systems can work in practice? Our debate today works with the report titled National Standard Practice Manual: For benefit-cost analysis of distributed energy resources from 2020, by Tim Woolf, Courtney Lane, Melissa Whited, Chris Neme, Mike…
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457R_transcript_What have urban digital twins contributed to urban planning and decision-making? From a systematic literature review toward a socio-technical research and development agenda

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in the evolution of urban digital twins? Our debate today works with the article titled What have urban digital twins contributed to urban planning and decision-making? From a systematic literature review toward a socio-technical research and development agenda from 2025,…
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455R_transcript_Understanding biodiversity-ecosystem service relationships in urban areas: A comprehensive literature review

Check out the episode: You can find the shownotes through this link. Are you interested in the relationship between urban biodiversity and ecosystem services? Our debate today works with the article titled Understanding biodiversity-ecosystem service relationships in urban areas: A comprehensive literature review from 2017, by Nina Schwarz, Marco Moretti, Miguel N. Bugalho, Zoe G.…
