The Urbanist

Down by the water

15

15

00:00 / 00:00

/

Cover art for The Urbanist

13 February 2020

Episode 435

30 minutes

We look at some of the ways that waterside cities interact with their coastlines, from Oslo’s efforts to lower pollution to the fight against rising tides in New York. Plus: a report from Alexandria, Egypt’s second city.

13 February 2020

Share episode

Download

Chapter 1

10 minutes

15

15

/

Chapter 1

The port of Oslo

Cover art for The Urbanist

We speak to Christian Eriksen from the Bellona Foundation, which has teamed up with Oslo in the hope of creating the world’s first emission-free port

10 minutes

Share chapter 1

Chapter 2

7 minutes

15

15

/

Chapter 2

The city of Alexandria

Cover art for The Urbanist

Ruth Michaelson brings us a report from Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, where rising tides are threatening the lives and livelihood of its citizens.

7 minutes

Share chapter 2

Chapter 3

8 minutes

15

15

/

Chapter 3

East Side Coastal Resiliency Project

Cover art for The Urbanist

Caroline Spivack, reporter at Curbed NY, discusses plans for flood protection on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and tells us why some residents are pushing back against developments.

8 minutes

Share chapter 3

The Urbanist - latest episodes

Transforming our cities

What’s the formula for a city that works? We look at how some of our favourite urban projects are transforming their cities – and offer a model for building happier communities.

9 Jul 2020

Reading the signs

We look to the world of wayfinding and city signage to explore where our information comes from and how it shapes the way we navigate our streets.

2 Jul 2020

Reopening our cities

As urban life slowly returns to normal, what sort of cities are we about to encounter? This week we look at the reopening of community centres and hear about plans to temporarily pedestrianise London’s Soho (and why that…

25 Jun 2020

Tall Stories 212: Ljubljana Castle

We visit Ljubljana Castle, a former medieval fortress that’s now at the heart of city life in the Slovenian capital. It hosts everything from award-winning restaurants to a diverse collection of cultural venues.

22 Jun 2020

What’s the role of the police in our cities?

The demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd have put police forces in the spotlight, particularly in the US, where they have reignited debate about the role of the police and whether forces need to be overhauled.

18 Jun 2020

A good response

We look at some of the better executed reactions to the coronavirus pandemic from countries around the world and assess how cities have been at the core of both the fallout and the recovery.

11 Jun 2020

The challenge of isolation

We look at how those living in high-density areas, or without any form of home at all, have gone about the tricky task of protecting their health during the coronavirus pandemic.

4 Jun 2020

Moving day

We look at some of the migration habits and moving-day quirks of city dwellers around the world from before the coronavirus outbreak, as well as at how to move an historic red-light district.

28 May 2020

Letters from the city

How a city handles a pandemic reveals much about its character. As urban centres around the world begin to reopen, Monocle’s correspondents send us letters from their own outposts.

21 May 2020

/

sign in to monocle

Forgotten password?

new to monocle?

Print magazine subscriptions start from £55.

Subscribe now

Phone

+44 (0) 20 7725 4349
(view hours)

Email

customerservice@monocle.com

Frequently asked questions

Terms and conditions

Loading...

/

15

15

Live
Schedule

00:0001:00

  • The Foreign Desk339

/

Sign in to your account

Forgotten password?

/

Change your currency