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Join SEI researchers in this podcast series as they explore the pressing issues around how rapidly growing cities are affecting our wellbeing.
As urbanization continues to surge, cities have become centres of opportunity for education, employment, and healthcare. However, their rapid expansion often leads to inadequate infrastructure and the degradation of ecological foundations, compromising residents’ well-being and the city’s sustainability. The SEI Initiative on City Health and Well-being has conducted extensive research to address these challenges and aims to discover how cities can become equitable, liveable, and enjoyable places for their inhabitants.
Join us in this City Health and Well-being podcast series, where SEI scholars share their perspectives and insights on how we can create sustainable and participatory planning for urban environments. We explore the challenges and opportunities of urbanization, and how we can balance economic and business opportunities with people-centric, equitable, and sociable cities.
Hosted by Vishal Mehta, each episode features a different expert who provides in-depth analyses of complex topics and discusses how we can maximize the well-being of urban populations while minimizing resource consumption and without compromising the city’s resilience.
SEI podcast / In this final episode, Vishal talks to Grace Karanja, Nakuru County’s Director of Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Natural Resources.
SEI podcast / In this fourth episode, Vishal Mehta talks to Romanus Opiyo, an urban planner and SEI’s program head in their Africa center located in Nairobi.
SEI podcast / In this third episode, Vishal Mehta introduces one of the outputs of SEI’s City Health and Well-being Initiative: the Urban Toolbox for “liveable” cities.
SEI podcast / In this episode, Vishal Mehta talks to Rachel Pateman about citizen science in general and its application in SEI’s City Health and Wellbeing Initiative.
SEI podcast / In this first episode, we talk to Steve Cinderby who introduces the Initiative its purpose, methods, challenges and findings.
Initiative / This initiative investigates how rapidly growing cities affect residents' wellbeing and how this interacts with the overall health of city systems.
Project / Understanding health and wellbeing impacts of mobility and co-designing mobility infrastructure improvements.
Project / This project brought together researchers to understand if more specific ‘greenspace dose’ recommendations can be made to improve health and wellbeing.
