How to Build a Healthy City Podcast
1) Coronavirus exposes health inequalities at heart of city life
Darren Dodd talks to FT correspondents about how the coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the health inequalities in many of the world's great cities and what can be done to address these problems. Si...Show More
2) Tokyo and healthy eating
Japanese cuisine has long been famous for its healthy properties but what makes it so special? Is it responsible for the impressive longevity of the Japanese? And is it still popular in the modern age...Show More
3) New York and fitness
New York is in the middle of a boutique fitness boom. Manhattanites can choose from a wide range of Insta-friendly - but pricey - gyms, offering everything from spin classes to workouts in a giant fri...Show More
4) Pontevedra and air pollution
Twenty years ago, Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain pedestrianised its city centre. But what effect has it had on life in the town and the health of its residents? In this episode, Darren Dodd talks to Pet...Show More
5) Social prescribing in Manchester
Greater Manchester is the only region in England that has joint control with the National Health Service of its health and social care spending. This devolved power has enabled some interesting experi...Show More
6) Copenhagen and loneliness
The reasons someone might feel lonely are multiple and diverse, which means finding a solution is tricky. There is not yet a pill you can take to cure loneliness. In this episode, Darren Dodd spe...Show More
7) Singapore and urban design
As the world’s population ages, the need for urban design to serve the elderly is becoming ever more important. Providing areas where communities can meet and spend time together is crucial to a city....Show More
8) Introducing How to Build a Healthy City
How to Build a Healthy City is a brand new podcast from the Financial Times. Today's cities - home to more than half the world's population - are struggling to deal with a harmful mix of public h...Show More