266I_Alison Whitten, the Director of the Systems Lab at Regen Melbourne

"Regeneration is about how we leave things better than the way we found them." Are you interested in urban regeneration? What do you think about the role of citizens, governments and the designers in urban futures? How can we play an active role in urban futures? Interview with Alison Whitten, the Director of the Systems Lab at Regen Melbourne. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, cities changing focus, village framing, the role of citizens, and many more. Alison Whitten is the Director of the Systems Lab at Regen Melbourne, where she oversees action research initiatives to facilitate urban transformation. She is also on the board of the Castlemaine Institute, a regional research and learning hub. Alison has a background in urban planning, international development and management consulting. Her planning experience has focused on the intersection of design with food systems, public health, housing and disaster risk mitigation. Alison has worked professionally across the public, private, and non-profit sectors in Australia, the United States, China and Sub-Saharan Africa. She holds a BS in Systems Engineering and a Master in Urban Planning. Find out more about Alison through these links: Alison Whitten on LinkedIn; as Alison Whitten on X; Regen Melbourne website; Regen Melbourne on LinkedIn; Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.190 - Interview with Adrian McGregor about cities being part of nature No.196 - Interview with Alan Pears about urban retrofitting No.244 - Interview with Joe Glesta about Jane Jacobs No.265R - Regeneration towards suitability 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