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Sustainable Future Podcast: Seeing the Future of Agriculture: Leading Climate Action with Cynthia Rosenzweig

In this episode, Sustainable Futures sits down with climate science pioneer Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig to discuss the impacts and opportunities of climate change on our urban environments and how we can create more resilient communities.

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Podcast, Fall 2023, Herbert Dreiseitl Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Podcast, Fall 2023, Herbert Dreiseitl Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Water Podcast

In this episode, Sustainable Futures sits down with artist, designer, and thought leader Herbert Dreiseitl to discuss the critical role of water in natural ecosystems, and what lessons can be learned and applied to our urban environments. To cope with climate change, cities need to better use their natural infrastructure assets to manage and treat water before it becomes a problem to the community.

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Summer 2023, Podcast Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Summer 2023, Podcast Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

Replicating Ecologies with Dusty Gedge

This episode, Sustainable Futures sits down with noted ecologist Dusty Gedge, president of the European Federation of Green Roof and Wall Associations, to discuss fostering biodiversity through urban naturalization, developments in bio-solar technologies, and his background as a lifelong birder. Join us for a conversation on his life as a passionate bird watcher, his career advocating for biodiverse green infrastructure, and the imperative of addressing the climate crisis for future generations.

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Summer 2023, Podcast Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Summer 2023, Podcast Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

Biodiversity and the Role of Insects

In this episode, Sustainable Futures sits down with Assistant Professor Scott Macivor of the University of Toronto to discuss the critical role of insects in the natural world, how climate change affects insect communities and populations, and the ways in which green roofs and green infrastructure can support and enhance those communities in our urban environments. Join us for a conversation on biodiversity and its role in our society, how insects support and influence the natural environment, and how we can develop comprehensive ecosystems.

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Fall 2022, Podcast Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Fall 2022, Podcast Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

Synthesizing Strategies Through Rooftop Agrivoltaics

Rooftop agrivoltaics, the integration of photovoltaics and rooftop agriculture, can increase resilience in urban food systems, expand renewable energy production, and decrease water consumption. This episode, Sustainable Futures is joined by Dr. Jennifer Bousselot to explore the burgeoning field of rooftop agrivoltaics to enhance food security, improve clean energy pathways, and explore sustainability integrations.

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Cooling the Urban Heat Island

Sustainable Futures: Designing Green Communities and Buildings is an all new biweekly podcast from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities featuring interviews and discussions about the innovative approaches to green infrastructure, resilience planning, and sustainable design. Dr. Brad Bass explores one of the most direct manifestations of climate change, the urban heat island - what it is, how it works, and what can be done about it.

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