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Centre for Cities is the leading think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK’s largest cities and towns. In these podcasts, Chief Executive Andrew Carter interviews leading thinkers in the urban policy field, as well as experts from Centre for Cities about their research and ideas on improving the economies of cities and large towns.
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May 22, 2015
May 22, 2015
1hr 11 min
Centre for Cities was delighted to welcome author of Triumph of the City and Harvard University Professor Edward Glaeser to talk about how major industrial cities in the US came back from the brink, and what lessons UK policymakers can learn from this.
May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015
41 min
Elli Thomas talks to Enrico Motta from MK:Smart and Ben Unsworth from Socrata about how UK cities are using technology to deliver more efficient public services. As well as highlighting examples of successful projects around the country, the conversation touches on some of the challenges in implementing 'smart solutions', such as the need for more investment in infrastructure and concerns over privacy.
May 6, 2015
May 6, 2015
33 min
In this month's episode, Andrew explores how cities have coped with austerity, the prospects for reducing the deficit in the next Parliament, and the dilemmas that emerge from giving greater fiscal freedoms to local areas. Joining him are Simon Parker from the New Local Government Network and Tony Travers from the London School of Economics.