The DNA of Amazonian Cities - Part II
The DNA of Cities
What kinds of cities do we find in the Amazon rainforest in the 21st Century? What are their relationships to one another and to their powerful environment? – We were honoured to be invited by the Inter-American Development Bank (the IDB) to work with them on a series of The DNA of Cities episodes about Amazonian cities. This is the first time that we have taken the idea of The DNA of Cities to look at a group of cities and we were really excited to do this in such an important part of our world. Over three episodes, we convene seven experts on Amazonian cities, archaeology, anthropology,...
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Keynote - Dr Sadhana Manthapuri
The DNA of Cities
We are delighted to have Dr Sadhana Manthapuri as our Keynote guest. If you are a long-time listener, you may remember Sadhana as a guest in Our Listener episodes, where she told us about The DNA of Varanasi. Congratulations are in order because since we last spoke, Sadhana has completed her PhD at Virginia Tech on the topic of Urban DNA! – Bass Vibes - Rollin at 5 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: – Sound design by Tom Harrington and Dainius Kacinskas.
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Leader Keynote - Sir Richard Leese on The DNA of Manchester
The DNA of Cities
We have the great privilege of welcoming Sir Richard Leese as today’s Leader Keynote guest. Richard was the Leader of Manchester City Council from 1996 to 2021. He is now the Chair of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care and he is the co-Chair of the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership. We heard from Richard in our three-part exploration into The DNA of Manchester but he has generously given us permission to share the full interview with our listeners. – Bass Vibes - Rollin at 5 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License....
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Leader Keynote - Mayor Andy Burnham on The DNA of Greater Manchester
The DNA of Cities
We warmly welcome Andy Burnham – Mayor of Greater Manchester – as today's Leader Keynote. Andy shares how he celebrates The DNA of Greater Manchester in his role as Mayor. – Bass Vibes - Rollin at 5 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: – Sound design by Tom Harrington and Dainius Kacinskas.
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Leader Keynote - Councillor Bev Craig on The DNA of Manchester
The DNA of Cities
In the first of our Leader Keynotes in Manchester, we meet Councillor Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council. We were delighted to spend some time learning about her perspectives on The DNA of Manchester. – Bass Vibes - Rollin at 5 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: – Sound design by Tom Harrington and Dainius Kacinskas.
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The DNA of Amazonian Cities - Part I
The DNA of Cities
Did you know that over 70% of the 50 million people living in the Amazon live in cities? We were honoured to be invited by the team at the Inter-American Development Bank (the IDB) to work with them on a series of The DNA of Cities episodes about Amazonian cities. This is the first time that we have taken the idea of The DNA of Cities to look at a group of cities and we were really excited to do this in such an important part of our world. Over three episodes, we convene seven experts on Amazonian cities, archaeology, anthropology, indigeneity, history, political economy and...
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The DNA of Manchester - Part III
The DNA of Cities
In this episode, the final installment of The DNA of Manchester, we continue our exploration into the city’s recovery but with a focus on how a distinctly Manchester approach to this was galvanised. We then explore mindsets in Manchester. We’ve heard several times over these three episodes that this is a place of collaboration, but where has that come from? We’ll then step into present day Manchester to ask where is the city now, where is it going next, and how might it’s DNA shape that? Thank you to Jessica Bowles, Victoria Braddock, Christine Cort OBE, Sir Richard...
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The DNA of Manchester - Part II
The DNA of Cities
It is not possible to talk about the character or traits of Manchester today without talking about deindustrialisation and the city’s revival. In our work on The DNA of Cities, we see enduring and severe traumas such as this as a kind of epigenetic event – as a shock that alters a city. In the early 2000s, there was a feeling that Manchester could be capable of being more, again. It’s not that Manchester wanted to re-instate itself as the world’s industrial powerhouse in the 21st Century, but its own history and its sense of what and who it had once been formed a kind of...
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The DNA of Manchester - Part I
The DNA of Cities
If you are familiar with Manchester already, you may have heard it being described as the “shock city” of the Industrial Revolution and it also fits the description of an “instant city”. It was the industrialisation of the textile manufacturing and finishing that transformed Manchester under an intense and dramatic process of urbanisation. Put simply, the scale of innovation that took place in this region in the 18th and 19th centuries revolutionised the world. Mills, warehouses and factories processed more cotton than anywhere else and through its pioneering inventions in transport,...
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Keynote - Professor Rosemary Wakeman
The DNA of Cities
What does The DNA of Cities mean to global urban historians? Rosemary is Professor of History at Fordham University and she is the Director of the Urban Studies Programme. We were delighted to hear during this conversation about some of her recently published global comparisons from her book (The University of Rosemary is also the President of the , which brings together scholars at all stages of their careers from around the world, with common interests in researching at the intersection of urban history and global history. – What are the Keynotes? These are the episodes where...
info_outlineWe are honoured to have Dr Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani as our second Keynote. Gabrielle is the founder of interdisciplinary design studio Buscada and she is the author of The Cities We Need (MIT Press, 2024).
Drawing from over two decades of research and practice in New York, Oakland, London and Buenos Aires, Gabrielle reveals that the:
- Everyday places in our neighbourhoods and cities are essential for discovering our sense of self
- People that manage and operate everyday places play a significant but often overlooked role in fostering community and belonging
- Building of social capital in multi-cultural, multi-faith, multi-lingual, hyper-diverse cities depends on the ability of different people to have frequent opportunities for low-stakes interactions
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What are the Keynotes? These are the episodes where we zoom out from our city-to-city voyage to meet global expert voices from a range of different disciplinary vantage points (e.g. from history, to theology, to genetics, to archaeology, to design) to understand the place of cities in their work. We want to know how they would approach and investigate the relationship between cities and human experience and evolution.
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Sound design by Dainius Kacinskas.