Reduce, reuse, recycle. How might this actually cause more waste and social inequity?

Guests:

• Trevor Zink, Assistant Professor of Management from Loyola Marymount University
• Melissa Edwards, Senior Lecturer in the University of Technology Sydney Business School

Producer: Jake Morcom

Host: Lawrence Bull

This episode originally aired in 2018.

Cities are home to the vast bulk of humanity. We live, work, and play in these densely packed places. Urban environments are also responsible for 75% of global emissions. In this discussion, experts explore the transformative power of green infrastructure in urban landscapes and examine innovative ways to make cities smarter, greener, and more communal – places where people can live for generations to come.

Panelists:

• Anthony Burke, Professor of Architecture at the University of Technology Sydney and TV Presenter; Australian host of the popular TV series Grand Designs Transformations, Restoration Australia, and Grand Designs Australia (all on ABC TV)
• Remy Sietchiping, Internationally recognised expert and UN strategist on Urban Planning & Geographic Information Systems; Chief of Policy at UN-HABITAT, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
• Germain Briand, Owner and director of the internationally acclaimed company, The Urban Canopee, on a bold mission to accelerate our cities’ greening through innovation to fight climate change and re-connect people with nature.
• Jua Cilliers, Recognised global leader in urban planning and green infrastructure solutions, 'A Defender of the Future', Head of the School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney.
• Rob Stokes, Leading Australian spokesperson on city planning and the importance of Net Zero Cities; former New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.

Audio edit:

• Executive producer and episode host: Lawrence Bull
• Editorial consultant: Sharon Davis
• Sound designer & mix engineer: Martin Peralta

Watch the full talk here: https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/events/global-game-changers

Car-centric design has congested our cities. So how do we beat the traffic? 

Guests: Dr Kasun Wijayaratna, Senior Lecturer, UTS School of Civil & Environmental Engineering; Dr David Mepham, Urban Planner; Dr Elizabeth Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design at Monash University; Peter Casimaty, Managing Director & Co-owner Future Village; John Bui, owner of The Bay Bakehouse

Producer and co-host: Laura Corrigan 

Executive producer and co-host: Lawrence Bull

Editorial consultant: Sharon Davis

Sound designer & mix engineer: Laura Corrigan

Do we need more green homes? Or is sustainable housing more about the communities we live in rather than the homes we build?

Guests: Gordon Noble and Caitlin McGee, research directors at the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures

Producer and co-host: Wendy Frew

Executive producer and co-host: Lawrence Bull

Editorial consultant: Sharon Davis

Sound designer & mix engineer: Martin Peralta

Is greed fundamental to human nature? Or can we have a society where it doesn’t pose a threat?

Guest: Dr Nathan Kettlewell, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Technology Sydney

Producer and co-host: Lawrence Bull

Co-host: Laura Corrigan

Editorial consultant: Sharon Davis

Sound designer & mix engineer: Martin Peralta

As a child, Shannon’s dad told her that her great-grandfather was supposed to be among the first to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the opening ceremony, but was robbed of the honour at the last minute by a white man in a suit. 

When she became a professional researcher, she searched for years and years to verify the story, but couldn’t. However, she did uncover some other parts of her family history. And what she found shocked her.

Guest: Shannon Foster, D'harawal Saltwater Knowledge Keeper and artist

Producer & presenter: Lawrence Bull

Traditionally, attempts to save animals in the wild have focused on their population numbers and reproductive success. But new research exploring the mental quality of life experienced by wild animals could revolutionise conservation efforts. 

Featuring:

Dr Andrea Harvey, UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Morgan Philpott, WIRES Volunteer Koala Carer

Executive producer & post production: Lawrence Bull

Producer & presenter: Wendy Frew

When we think of the city, “nature” might be the furthest thing from our minds. But we’ve found a hidden army of people bringing our cities back to life.

Featuring:

Dr Judy Friedlander, Founder and Director of PlantingSeeds Projects and Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

The Mudcrabs and the Mudlarks – Hans Beg, Russel Cail, Jennifer Kent and Jo

Abbie Galvin, NSW Government Architect

Produced by Tom Melville and Laura Corrigan

A pharmaceutical company profits from legions of addicted customers; a gambling company knowingly markets to people in debt; a hospital kills its patients.

People who do far less damage are locked up for life, yet corporations act like horror villains and get away with no criminal penalty. 

Why do we let them get away with it? And how do we stop them?

Featuring: Penny Crofts, Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney

Producer and presenter: Lawrence Bull

At least forty countries and the European Union now have a price on carbon. Australia tried, and failed in 2012. What do we need to do to make it work this time around?

Featuring: Mona Mashhad Rajabi - Post-doctoral Research Associate, UTS School of Business Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience.

Executive producer and post production: Lawrence Bull

Producer and presenter: Annamarie Reyes

Our online lives and the massive digital infrastructure that supports them are eating up our carbon budgets. But who's paying attention?

Featuring:

Jessica McLean, Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Macquarie University

Gordon Noble, Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney

Executive producer & post production: Lawrence Bull

Producer & presenter: Wendy Frew