Empathic Cities and Environments Ft. Dr. Nimish Biloria Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn about human-environment-interaction and how empathy can enhance urban health and wellbeing. Dr. Nimish Biloria is an Architect, emergent technologies and design specialist and Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). In this episode, he discusses equity in the urban environment, the importance of people-centred design, and how we can advocate for more sustainable, liveable cities. He also critiques neoliberal smart cities and advocates for human-centrism. 00:00 Introduction 00:21 About Dr. Nimish Biloria 02:08 What is Human-Environment-Interaction? 04:30 What is an "Empathic Environment?"  07:43 Why urban design should be purposeful and people-centred 10:33 Nimish’s journey to architecture  16:17 Equity and community in our built environments 20:10 Urban well-being in the age of neoliberalism and smart cities 23:31 Advocating for sustainable, liveable cities  29:07 The importance of connection in urban contexts 34:20 Going  from “techno-centrism" to "human-centrism" 38:30 What inclusion in a built environment looks like 40:47 Dr. Nimish Biloria’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH DR. NIMISH BILORIA ✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimishbiloria/  CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected]   ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/   ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast Video edited by David Tsvariani