An immersive and informative show about Ireland's urgent urban crisis. Hosted by Matt Cooper and produced by Dee Reddy of Poddle Audio, the show was created in partnership with the RIAI and Irish Cities Group 2070.
The show mixes in-studio and on-the-ground interviews with archive material to build a rounded picture of Irish cities and the challenges they face. Across the series we learn from a wealth of unique and often personal perspectives from our diverse roster of guests who touch on everything from; activism, architecture, neuroscience, skateboarding, culture, diversity, infrastructure, immigration to urban planning.
The series builds on the argument that Irish cities are in crisis because current planning and development systems are not delivering the well-designed environments needed for the future. It presents a wealth of ideas and achievable solutions and champions collaboration between citizens and city makers — including civil society and local, regional, and state governments — to bring about change.
Cities must be recognised for what they are - the engines of our social, economic and cultural lives. This show aims to treat them with the curiosity, imagination and care that they deserve.
Irish Cities in Crisis was inspired by the book published by the Irish Cities Group 2070 under the same title.
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An immersive and informative show about Ireland's urgent urban crisis. Hosted by Matt Cooper and produced by Dee Reddy of Poddle Audio, the show was created in partnership with the RIAI and Irish Cities Group 2070.
The show mixes in-studio and on-the-ground interviews with archive material to build a rounded picture of Irish cities and the challenges they face. Across the series we learn from a wealth of unique and often personal perspectives from our diverse roster of guests who touch on everything from; activism, architecture, neuroscience, skateboarding, culture, diversity, infrastructure, immigration to urban planning.
The series builds on the argument that Irish cities are in crisis because current planning and development systems are not delivering the well-designed environments needed for the future. It presents a wealth of ideas and achievable solutions and champions collaboration between citizens and city makers — including civil society and local, regional, and state governments — to bring about change.
Cities must be recognised for what they are - the engines of our social, economic and cultural lives. This show aims to treat them with the curiosity, imagination and care that they deserve.
Irish Cities in Crisis was inspired by the book published by the Irish Cities Group 2070 under the same title.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Over the last two episodes, Matt has spoken to a wide range of people - both experts and city dwellers - about the very real urban crisis that exists in Ireland today. We’ve also heard about how the challenges and necessities of the past have informed the problems we now face today in cities like Dublin, Galway, Cork, Waterford and Limerick.
In this episode, we take a deep-dive into the populations and people at the centre of it all. We'll hear how cities should be designed for a broad range of needs, how the Irish Cities Group approach demographics and the impact that widespread dereliction is having. Because if we’ve learned anything so far, it’s that an urban crisis is a human crisis.
Contributors to this episode include:
Contributors:
David Browne (ICG 2070)
Maria Drzazga (University of Galway, Polish native)
Alice Charles (ARUP)
Dr Colin Ellard (Neuroscientist, University of Waterloo in Toronto)
Frank O'Connor and Jude Sherry (Derelict Ireland)
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