Hello and welcome back to Cities Reimagined.
I'm your voice of choice Johannes Riegler and
this is a trailer for season 3 of Cities Reimagined.
So just a quick sign of life of what is happening.
When I started Cities Reimagined or when I launched
it in 2023, there was a consensus, or at least
to me, it seemed like that cities are changing.
They are changing and transforming to meet the
climate targets. They're transforming to become
more fair and just and provide opportunities
for all. That's essentially also why I started
Cities Reimagined, as a space for conversation
which falls somewhere in between a formal presentation
and an informal coffee table chat. And soon after
starting Cities Reimagined, I actually realized
that this podcast or this show became something
else. It became a tool to dig deeper, to mix
personal stories with lived experience and knowledge
for relearning that people get inspiration from
and can draw for their work and for their everyday
life. Now, one and a half years, almost two years
into the show, after founding or launching Cities
Reimagined, a lot has changed. There's a lot
more uncertainty. There's a lot more chaos in
the world, if you will, political chaos. There's
also the climate crisis is more and more becoming
evident and having effects on our cities. There's
a rise in populism. There's a climate neglect
and a very, very strange new conservatism. and
i think for everybody of us these changes at
times feel very confusing and overwhelming and
disoccurring as well but i would argue that that
is not really an option and even if you feel
overwhelmed at times you might need a little
push to keep going to make this planet a better
place or at least to not harm it as much And
that is exactly what we're going to do in Season
3 of Cities Reimagined. We will bring you the
stories of people and projects which are making
cities better, places for all. Season 3 is now
in full production and I can already tell you
that there are some very, very exciting conversations
coming up which bring you fresh insights on urbanization
processes. In season three we will talk about
urban mass tourism and its effect on the everyday
life of people and places. We will go to Ljubljana
in Slovenia to talk about that. how to mobilize
underused spaces throughout cities. We will talk
to the city administration in Ghent about their
rewilding strategies. We will go to Mechelen,
also in Belgium, to talk about urban nature and
biodiversity and water quality in the river.
We will also talk about the nighttime economy.
That's the episode for you if you're into partying
or working at night. We will talk also about
a lot of personal journeys, so of people who
built a career around cities, what led them there,
what mobilized them, what motivated them also.
We will also go to Bruges in Belgium to talk
about their connection with the water and what
it has to do with the extreme drought situation
they have in Flanders. And that is just the beginning
of season three. There will be a lot more. I
would suggest you subscribe to Cities Reimagined
to not miss an episode. You can also follow us
on Instagram to find out more about the background
of the podcast, about background stories and
so on. You can reach out on LinkedIn or via email.
That is at johannes at Anthropocene .city. So
all in all, there's a lot going on in Cities
Reimagined headquarters and a lot coming up in
the next weeks and months. And I hope to catch
you soon. Bye bye.