108I_Dr Anthony Kent, economic geographer, researcher and educator

Are you interested in economic geography? What do you think about the political influence on cities? How can we put on environmental lenses on cities? Interview Dr Anthony Kent, economic geographer, researcher and educator. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, community empowerment, dependencies on political systems, dysfunctional dystopias, wealth generation machines, and many more.  Anthony Kent is an economic geographer. He is Program Coordinator for the Sustainability and Urban Planning Program at RMIT University and is affiliated with the Centre for Urban Research, also at RMIT University. His research focus is on second-tier cities, industrial agglomerations and labour markets. He also consults, teaches and researches on the urban geography of Indonesian cities. He is Associate Editor for Urban Policy and Research and has previously consulted for the Victorian Auditor General's Office and the Knowledge Sector Initiative, Jakarta and was formerly Secretary for the UN-affiliated Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Human Settlements. You can find out more about Anthony through these links: Anthony Kent on LinkedIn; @ynohtna1959 as Anthony Kent on Twitter; Anthony Kent at RMIT University; Anthony Kent at Centre for Urban Research of RMIT University; Anthony Kent on Google Scholar; Anthony Kent on smart cities at Council Magazin; Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.087I - Interview with Paul Brookbanks about landscape architecture and nature in cities; No.090I - Interview with Matthew McCartney about economics and cities; No.107R - Planning the post-political city - recommended by Anthony Kent; What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay