Green Urbanist - Sustainable Placemaking, Planning and Urban Design
100+ episodes exploring climate action in cities and neighbourhoods.
This show provides actionable advice and case studies on:
- Sustainable urban design and placemaking principles.
- How to design cities and neighbourhoods for biodiversity net gain and wildlife.
- Climate adaptation: How to build resilience to climate change in cities.
- Net zero carbon masterplanning and architecture.
- Circular economy: How to minimise waste and emissions in new development.
- Transport: How to transition cities away to sustainable and active travel.
- Regenerative Design: Delivering positive benefits for the environment and communities.
Who is it for? Urban designers, planners, developers, architects, landscape architects, urban ecologists, engineers, transport professionals and urban citizens.
The Green Urbanist podcast is hosted by Ross O'Ceallaigh, an urban designer and sustainable placemaking consultant.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 129
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#48: Younha Rhee & Gustavo Brunelli (Atelier Ten) - Environmental Design
Gustavo and Younha are both Technical Directors at Atelier Ten, an environmental design consultancy. Combining expertise in architecture and engineering they shape buildings and masterplans to be sus…
#47: Primal City (Part 3) - Biophilia and Urban Ecology
Biophilia is about how we as humans have an innate love and connection to other living things. It is no surprise then that spending time in natural environments such as forests, mountains and parks, …
#46: Decolonising Sustainability, with Samantha Suppiah, Christina Mirasol Sayson, Anna Denardin and Nolita Mvunelo (Possible Futures)
This episode is a conversation with Samantha Suppiah, Christina Mirasol Sayson, Anna Denardin and Nolita Mvunelo of Possible Futures.
We talk about colonialism and sustainability, the realities of l…
#45: Farah Naz - Net Zero City: a 10 Year Transformation Plan
In this episode, we talk about Farah's new book Net Zero City, the role of urban design in achieving a net zero city, and a clear process for cities to decarbonise in 10 years.
Farah Naz, is an award …
#44: Steve O'Reilly (The Rediscovery Centre) - Circular Economy and Social Value
Steve O'Reilly works in a policy & communications role at Ireland's national centre for the Circular Economy, The Rediscovery Centre. Steve spent over 7 years in the Netherlands, Europe's circular ec…
#43: Primal City (Part 2) - Housing for Homo Sapiens
It turns out what's good for us is also good for the planet.
How can we design housing for human beings that aligns with our evolution? In this episode I talk about how Co-Housing and Eco-Village conc…
#42: Primal City (Part 1): Why Urbanists Should Study Hunter Gatherers
This episode is part 1 of a series about human evolution, our prehistory and Hunter Gatherer ways of life. Why should urbanists be interested in this? In this episode I make the argument that:
- We evo…
#41: Michael Pawlyn (Flourish) - Regenerative Design, Biomimicry and Systems Change
Michael Pawlyn established Exploration Architecture in 2007 and has built a reputation as a thought leader in regenerative design and the circular economy. He has lectured internationally and, in 201…
#40: Disability Mobility with Anna Zivarts, Abby Griffith and Micah Lusignan (Disability Rights Washington)
Today we’re talking about the intersection of of mobility, sustainability, social justice and disability rights.
I am joined by Anna, Micah and Abby from Disability Rights Washington who are part of t…
#39: Simon Pitkeathley - Camden High Line and Climate Action for Local Businesses
Simon is CEO of the business improvement districts Camden Town Unlimited and Euston Town, as well as being CEO of Camden Collective, & the Camden Highline. He is also Co-Chair of the Cross River Par…
#38: Dr Morgan Phillips - Climate Adaptation
Dr Morgan Philips is UK Co-Director of The Glacier Trust, a UK charity that enables remote mountain communities in Nepal to adapt to Climate Change, and Head of Insight at Global Action Plan. He has …
#37: The Problem with Net Zero Carbon (an Urban Design Perspective)
"So, here's a big problem we need to talk about.
Net Zero Carbon means different things in different situations. We all get to define what we "mean" by net zero (i.e. what we include in our calculatio…
#36: Chris Churchman - Soil, the Forgotten Carbon Sink
Soils matter! Chris Churchman explains how protecting green areas and improving soil quality is crucial for fighting climate change.
Chris is a landscape architect and strategist, and the founding Di…
#35: Rachel Hoolahan (Orms) - Circular Economy and Material Passports
Rachel Hoolahan is an architect and sustainability co-ordinator at Orms Architects, a leading London practice with extensive experience working with existing buildings. For the past few years, the pr…
#34: George Payiatis - Masterplanning Sustainable, Beautiful Places
George is an urban designer at Create Streets, working to create greener, happier and healthier communities. He believes that designers have a key role to play in safeguarding the long-term well-bein…
#33: Doughnut Economics Explained and What it Means for Cities
This episode explains the concept of Doughnut Economics and explores how Amsterdam is using it in its post-Covid recovery.
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#32: Conrad Richardson - Sustainable Mobility in South East Asia
Watch a video of this episode on Conrad's YouTube channel:
Conrad is a mobility and climate activist with an international academic and professional background in urban and transport planning, enginee…
#31: Scott McAulay - Anthropocene Architecture School
Scott is an activist, architectural designer, educator and writer. Disgruntled with the lack of focus on sustainability and climate change within architectural education, Scott began the Anthropocene…
#30: Ran Boydell - Adapting Buildings to a New Climate Era and Retrofitting for Net Zero Carbon
Ran Boydell has studied and practised architecture in the UK and his native Australia for over three decades, with particular emphasis on sustainability, heritage, and rural architecture. Today, Ran…
#29: Dr Hossein Sadri - De-Urban Design, Paradigm Shifts and Indigenous Knowledge
Dr Hossein Sadri is concerned with making the planet a better place to live and works as an activist, designer, writer, and teacher to create this change. He is the co-founder of De-Urban Design Stud…