What's Now. What's Next.: Recent Episodes
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Hosted by Jill Hannaford, GHD's Global Future Communities Leader, What's Now. What's Next. is a snackable podcast series exploring today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities for our communities – and importantly, how we can support thriving places and spaces that put people first.
Carolyn Whitzman, housing researcher at the University of Ottawa, discusses how we can address some of the biggest challenges impacting housing around the world, from lack of supply to changes in construction methodologies.
Catriona Brady, Director of Strategy and Development at the World Green Building Council, highlights how considering the ‘S’ in ESG during the design and development of our built environments will shape thriving communities of the future.
Pablo Allard, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Arts at the Universidad del Desarrollo reveals the key lessons learned from his experience leading the recovery masterplans for more than 150 Chilean cities and towns after a recent, destructive flooding event.
Steven Coates, Managing Director at Matthews Southwest EMEA, unpacks the influences shaping investment in the development sector – from ESG, to migration, competing cities and the changing nature of work and travel.
Chris Conway, CEO at Food and Beverage Ontario, discusses the fragile, interconnected relationship between place, food security and labour – revealing how competition for talent is impacting the industry.
Myles Lind, Chief Engineer at Auckland Transport, explores how unprecedented weather events, changing community behaviour and pressure to decarbonise is transforming the role of transport providers.
Against a backdrop of increasing urbanisation and shifting human behaviours, decision makers have more dynamic factors to consider than ever before. With limited space to accommodate everyone's needs, we explore how we can effectively plan and build more sustainable, equitable transport networks.
Conversation around the future of work is often dominated by contrasting opinions on hybrid working styles. Amid this debate, our CBDs are becoming quieter. In this context, how can organisations ensure they are making the right decisions for their assets?
Many communities around the world are facing a housing crisis. How can practical solutions, technological developments and major reforms help us make headway on this intergenerational issue?
Access to infrastructure varies from place to place, sometimes drastically impacting people’s quality of life. We explore how to ensure equitable access to social infrastructure across the urban/rural divide.
With more frequent and intense weather events happening across the world, climate change has reached a heightened level of international concern. It’s clear that our Future Communities must be agile, adaptable and resilient to an ever-changing world – the question is, how?