Cities

For most of us walking in a city is something we do when the distance is too short for a car or a bus. Daniel Sauter from Urban Mobility Research in Switzerland talks about promoting a culture of… Audio

The 2014 Guardian World Cities Day Challenge Audio

A botanist, planner, zoologist and entomologist collaborated in a survey of Dunedin gardens to find out how well native biodiversity fares in cities Audio

Urbanist Tommy Honey discusses issues affecting city dwellers. Audio

What are trees worth to you? Dr Margaret Stanley, Alison Greenaway and Robyn Simcock are part of a team trying to understand what value people put on trees in New Zealand's largest city. Audio

For the first time in history, more than half the world's population lives in cities. What draws people to them? What changes when people live closer together? Investigating the future of our urban… Audio

Dr Armstrong is the co-director of the Advanced Virtual And Technological Architectural Research (AVATAR) Group and a senior lecturer at the School of Architecture & Construction at The University of… Audio

This week on Ideas we discuss the concept of Child Friendly Cities with Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt; UNICEF's Barbara Lambourn; and Otago University Associate Professor of Planning Claire Freeman… Audio