Urban Insight by Sweco Podcast Series

Preventing Overshoot Day

We’re living as if we had 1.75 planets to work from. Our ecosystems can’t regenerate in line with the amount of resources we’re using. So, how do we change that and create truly circular societies. In this podcast, we put the focus on what cities can do to stop ‘overshoot day.’ In this podcast, the Stockholm Resilience Centre is calling on cities and countries to appoint Chief Engineers to put together the best engineering and design minds together with the finance community to speed up the transformation. We hear from the city of Glasgow, the UN17 village in Copenhagen and also hear about how Turku in Finland has found a way to ensure collaboration across the city thanks to support from ICLEI, a global network of local governments working towards sustainability. Episode guest apperances * Andreas Gyllenhammar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco * Owen Gaffney, Director of International Media and Strategy, Stockholm Resilience Centre * Marion Guenard, Senior Officer, Circular Development, ICLEI * Alison McRae, Senior Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce * Martin Schultz-Nielsen, Investment Director, NREP * Amanda Borneke, Circular economy specialist, Sweco * Colm O’Callaghan, moderator, Brid Agency About the Urban Insight podcast The Urban Insight mission is to share solutions for future city planning and initiate a dialogue about sustainable urban development. Since 2018, Sweco’s Urban Insight initiative has reached more than 31 million people through news, press and media. During 2022, the Urban Insight podcast will focus on circularity and the key role of cities in achieving this. https://www.swecourbaninsight.com/ [https://www.swecourbaninsight.com/] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sustainability loves Digital

New regulations and laws put increasing demands for reducing climate impact in construction projects. Is there a way for construction development to make strategic decisions to reduce climate impact already in the first stages of planning? Listen to our latest podcast on how digital innovations developed at Sweco are being used as tools to attaining sustainability goals, and why assessing both the carbon emissions as well as the cost impact of design choices at the very early stages of construction development can be a game changer for the industry. In this podcast, we talk to architects, property developers and sustainability experts. Episode guest appearances: * Andreas Gyllenhammar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco * Elise Grosse, Head of Sustainability, Sweco Architects * Karin Hurtig, Architect, Sweco Architects * Marcus Svensson, CEO, Byggvesta Development AB * Sigurd Løvfall, host, Chief Digital Officer, Sweco * Tsemaye Opubor, host, Group Content Manager, Sweco Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Going Circular in Europe

While the race is on to reduce emissions in Europe’s cities, how can they create a long-term net-zero future and move to a circular economy. We look at what’s required to make this shift in mindset and how cities should start going about this work. While there are several common challenges that all cities face, it is also clear that cities are uniquely positioned to drive this transition. The podcast includes experts from the United Nations Environment Program, Researchers in the field of circularity and Environmental planners from the city of Lahti, a city chosen to the European Green Capital Award as the first city in Finland. Episode guest appearances ·        Andreas Gyllenhammar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco ·        Sharon Gil, Program Manager, United Nations Environment Program ·        Charlie Gullström, Research and Innovation Strategist, Sweco ·        Jenni Rahkonen, Environmental Coordinator, City of Lahti ·        Colm O’Callaghan, moderator, Brid Agency About the Urban Insight podcast The Urban Insight mission is to share solutions for future city planning and initiate a dialogue about sustainable urban development. Sweco proudly presents this Urban Insight podcast – where science, facts and expertise combine with entertainment and an interest in developing the sustainable cities of the future. We focus on the biggest challenges of our time, exploring the citizens perspective and highlighting best practises from frontrunner cities and organisations around the globe. We discuss the best solutions and how to scale up together. Since 2018, Urban Insight reached 28 million people through news, press and media. Enjoy our podcast series highlighting key actions to deliver on the 2030 Agenda and beyond! During 2022, the Urban Insight podcast will focus on circularity and the key role of cities in achieving this. You can find more insights on our webpage: www.swecourbaninsight.com [https://www.swecourbaninsight.com/] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Building Back Better

A city the size of Paris must be built every week for the next 30 years to accommodate global population growth. How do we rebuild our cities and towns in the face of climate change? Welcome to Urban Insight by Sweco Podcast Series! In this episode, we dive deep into the topic of how to speed up the transition to resilient, climate-neutral cities. We speak with Matthew Baldwin at the European Commission, who heads the EU mission to create 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030. We discuss challenges and solutions with urban development experts, researchers, and other specialists within the field. Episode guest appearances * Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director-General for mobility and transport at the European Commission and manager of the European mission on climate-neutral and smart cities * Andreas Gyllenhammar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco * Matilda van den Bosch, Researcher, Barcelona Institute for Global Health * Lot van Hooijdonk, Alderman, city of Utrecht * Bas Horsting, Design Director, Urban Planning and Architecture, Sweco * Colm O’Callaghan, moderator, Brid Agency Cities account for 70% of the world’s global emissions, and they are now being hit by the effects of climate change like flooding and other problems. So, how do we rebuild our cities to adapt them to the effects of climate change and to align them with the goals of the Paris climate agreement and UN sustainable development goals? Tune into the podcast to find out more. About the Urban Insight podcast The Urban Insight mission is to share solutions for future city planning and initiate a dialogue about sustainable urban development. Since 2018, Urban Insight reached 28 million people through news, press and media. Enjoy our podcast series highlighting key actions to deliver on the 2030 Agenda and beyond! You can find more insights on our webpage: www.swecourbaninsight.com [ https://www.swecourbaninsight.com/] About Sweco Sweco is Europe’s leading engineering and architecture consultancy. Together with our clients and the collective knowledge of our 18,000 architects, engineers and other specialists, we co-create solutions to address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation, and make our societies more sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Healthy cities for the next generation

Everything we plan and build in cities should last for generations. But are our cities really fit for the next generation? How do we shape our cities so that they will be healthy places for children and their families to grow up in? UNICEF [https://www.unicef.org/health/healthy-environments]warns that one in four deaths in children under the age of five are linked to unhealthy environments. In this podcast, we talk to urban development experts, UNICEF and other specialists from the Swedish school system. Welcome to this Urban insight podcast by Sweco, focused on building cities for the next generation and how a child-friendly focus is central to achieving healthy cities and societies. Episode guest appearances ·       Pernilla Baralt, Secretary General, UNICEF Sweden ·       Andreas Gyllenhammar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco ·       Jens Aerts, Urban Planner and Team Manager, Sweco Belgium ·       Åsa Lindgren, Head of Sustainability, Stockholm’s schools ·       Emil O’Callaghan, student ·       Colm O’Callaghan, moderator, Brid Agency About the Urban Insight podcast Sweco proudly presents the second Urban Insight podcast – where science, facts and expertise combine with entertainment and an interest in developing the sustainable cities of the future. We focus on the biggest challenges of our time, exploring the citizens perspective and highlighting best practises from frontrunner cities and organisations around the globe. We discuss the best solutions and how to scale up together. Since 2018, Urban Insight reached 28 million people through news, press and media. Enjoy our podcast series highlighting key actions to deliver on the 2030 Agenda and beyond! You can find more insights on our webpage: www.swecourbaninsight.com [https://www.swecourbaninsight.com/] About Sweco Sweco is Europe’s leading engineering and architecture consultancy. Together with our clients and the collective knowledge of our 18,000 architects, engineers and other specialists, we co-create solutions to address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation, and make our societies more sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.