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Urban Radar

Urban Radar

De : Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry
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Urban Radar is a podcast series brought to you by Professors Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry, which reflects on current events and emerging trends through the lens of cities and urban life. Drawing on the unique range of urban expertise in the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester, we place urban dynamics at the centre of contemporary global affairs.


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Email: urbanradarpod@gmail.com

Instagram: @urbanradarpodcast


Credits:


Podcast production, hosting, editing & promotion: Tom Goodfellow & Beth Perry


Post-production editing & promotion: Sam Burgum


Production support: Jack Clayton


Distribution, promotion & marketing: Vicky Simpson


Music: Horizon (music by Tom Goodfellow, produced by Alan Thomson); Falling Down (music by Tom Goodfellow, performed by the Dice, produced by Alan Thomson); Ghosts (music by the Dice; produced by Alan Thompson); Kilimanjaro (music by Tom Goodfellow, produced by Alan Thompson).


Supported by the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester.

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  • 35. BLEEDING CITIES: Menopause, menstrual activism and urban development (+hometown tax in Japan, +architecture in Tirana, +el Nino's urban impacts, and more)

    35. BLEEDING CITIES: Menopause, menstrual activism and urban development (+hometown tax in Japan, +architecture in Tirana, +el Nino's urban impacts, and more)
    Oct 20 2026
    In this month's episode, Beth and Tom mark World Menopause Day (18 October) through an exploratory conversation with Dr Maria Tomlinson (School of Information, Journalism and Communication, University of Sheffield) about menstrual dignity, justice and the city. World Menopause Day is an international awareness day set up since 2009 by the International Menopause Society, in partnership with the World Health Organisation, to break taboos, combat stigma and educate the public about the menopause. Together they discuss how employers, city councils, schools and community organisations can be involved in creating indoor and outdoor environments for people to bleed with dignity, the challenges of increasing heat, and why urban studies needs to take menstrual justice more seriously.Also on the radar:The long impacts of Rowntree's seminal poverty report in York in 1901 What Japanese tax, superheros and toilets have in commonEdi Rama's architectural dreams for AlbaniaWhat Sagal Abdi-Wali's election as the first Somali MP tells us about race, religion and gender in Camden, during the Holborn and St Pancras by-electionWhy we should all be scared of El NinoBlocked streets, barricades in the banlieue: France is on strike (again)Guest:Dr. Maria Tomlinson is a lecturer in public communication and gender at the University of Sheffield. Her research examines the impact of health communication on social inequalities. For the last ten years, her research has focussed on menstrual health, menopause, and endometriosis. Findings from her latest book, The Menstrual Movement in the Media: Reducing Stigma and Tackling Social Inequalities (2025), have been used by charities, schools, and government bodies to improve menstrual education and reduce menstrual inequities and have been published in the Independent.Find out more:Irise International - Global Menstrual JusticeBS 30416:2023 Menstruation, Menstrual Health, Menopause | BSI UKISO 45010:2026 - Occupational health and safety management — Menstruation and menopause in the workplace — GuidanceHeatwaves and Women: Why Rising Heat in the UK is a Feminist IssuePINE: a geopoetic work about menopause and wildfires (Sarah de Leeuw)Welcome - Menopause Geographies - Cardiff University (Kate Boyer, Kirstie O'Neill, Nina Ross)Fòs FeministaHosts:Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester. His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441) Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry)Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.comYou can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcastThanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.
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    1 h et 6 min
  • 34. UNIVERSITIES AND URBAN CO-PRODUCTION: A conversation with Catherine Durose and Beth Chitekwe-Biti

    34. UNIVERSITIES AND URBAN CO-PRODUCTION: A conversation with Catherine Durose and Beth Chitekwe-Biti
    Oct 2 2026
    In this episode Tom and Beth are joined by Catherine Durose from the University of Liverpool and co-lead of the Co-production Futures Inquiry, and Beth Chitekwe-Biti, Executive Director of Slum Dwellers International (SDI) Secretariat and Community Knowledge Lead for the African Cities Research Consortium. Universities are increasingly expected to produce cutting edge research, be relevant and impactful and deliver value to students, governments and industry. They are seen as active players in local, national and international development work with communities. They are also increasingly criticised or even attacked, with scrutiny over their roles across the political spectrum.In the meantime, many urban researchers have always worked collaboratively, in deep and trusted partnerships with community organisations and residents to improve everyday living or develop advocacy or reform coalitions for urban change. There is plenty of evidence about how universities and academics can work productively together to address urban injustices.Specifically in this episode, we discuss co-production - what it means, why it matters for urban researchers, practitioners and residents and what conditions we need within universities to do it well. Guests:Professor Catherine Durose is Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the University of Liverpool's Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place. She has written extensively on the politics and possibilities of co-production, including for Nature. She is Co-Lead, with Beth Perry, Liz Richardson and Bryony Vince-Myers, of the Research England-funded Co-Production Futures Inquiry, a collective intelligence gathering exercise to mobilise change to address institutional barriers to co-produced and participatory research. The Inquiry is open to evidence until December 2026. Submit here.Dr Beth Chitekwe-Biti is Executive Director of the Slum Dwellers International (SDI) Secretariat. SDI is a network of federations of the urban poor across Africa, Asia and Latin America. She is Director of Community Knowledge at the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC). Beth holds a PhD from the University of Manchester, where her research examined the impact of social movements on urbanisation and urban land policy. Her published work focuses on how organised communities of the urban poor co-produce urban change with the state. Read more! Outputs from the Co-Production Futures InquiryGetting our own house in order Evidence from across the UK higher education sectorDoubling Down Not Ducking Out: Why Co-Production of Research Matters NowVisit the SDI Knowledge HubRead outputs from the African Cities Research ConsortiumUnderpinning researchCo-production as praxis: critique and engagement from within the universityIs co-production a ‘good’ concept? Three responsesLeadership and the hidden politics of co-produced research: a Q-methodology studyJam and Justice: Co-producing Urban GovernanceRealising Just CitiesHosts:Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester. His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441) Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry)Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.comYou can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcastThanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.
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    59 min
  • 33. CLEANING UP THE CITY: Waste-lands in Mumbai and Lagos (+moving capitals, +renaming cities, +urban running events and more)

    33. CLEANING UP THE CITY: Waste-lands in Mumbai and Lagos (+moving capitals, +renaming cities, +urban running events and more)
    Sep 21 2026
    In this month's episode, Beth and Tom reflect on UN World Clean-up Day, inviting Deji Akinpelu (Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD) University of Lagos), and Purva Dewoolkar (School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester) to share their work rethinking waste management and sanitation in Lagos and Mumbai.'Cleaning up the city' is easier said than done - and can also be dangerous, depending on the nature of the waste. Waste management is central to the livelihoods of millions of people in cities around the world, as well as to food chains and questions of nutrition. Together they discuss how to manage different kinds of waste in an integrated way, the roles of different individuals and groups, including residents, waste pickers and local governments, and how waste connects to wider climate resilience actions and plans. Also on the radar:Why do capital cities get moved, and will Uganda be moving its capital?What do new UK sanctions on Israeli settlements mean for the two-state and ‘shared homeland’ solutions? And what is the potential role of cities?What is the history of cities seceding from nation-states?What are the positive and negative effects on the city of massive urban running events?What are the implications of AI 'superintelligence' for cities and towns, according to different generations?What’s in a name? With Trump renaming more geographies, does Tom know the former names of cities in Beth’s quiz? Guests: Deji Akinpelu is a documentary filmmaker, photographer and advocate for inclusive urban development whose practice documents architecture, heritage and everyday urbanism across Lagos and West Africa. He founded the Rethinking Cities Initiative (RCI) in 2017, following the forced eviction of the waterfront community at Otodo Gbame, and has since built a body of work that treats the recording of the city, its buildings, its cultural traditions and its threatened settlements, as an act of advocacy for their survival.Challenges and opportunities for inclusive water delivery in LagosChallenges and opportunities for inclusive water delivery in LagosDisplaced: A City’s ScarsPurva Dewoolkar is Bicentenary Research Fellow in the School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester. Dewoolkar’s research integrates human geography, urban studies, critical development studies, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), collaborating with Mumbai's campaign for Universal Access to Water and Manchester's cultural institutions to develop care-centred, community-led approaches for documenting and understanding urban infrastructural struggles in the Global South, centring the lived experiences and vocabularies of resistance.On shaky grounds: situating safe sanitation in Mumbai’s sub-surface legacies of wasterHabitation counter-stories: thinking from the autoconstructed basti-Cheeta Camp, MumbaiSewers and sewage treatment in Mumbai: Temporality, difference, competing universals and infrastructural entanglements.LinksSponsor Beth to raise money for War Child UKOff the Shelf – Festival of Words, Sheffield 2026Doubling Down Not Ducking Out: Why Co-production of Research Matters NowReferences:Jaim Yacobi and Omar Dajani - 'Shared Homeland Paradigm' ESRC projectJane Jacobs - Cities and the Wealth of NationsCharles Tilly - Cities and States in World HistoryEdensor & Larsen - Rhythmanalysing marathon runningHow to be an Anti-Capitalist CityDavid Robinson - The Intelligence TrapCugurullo et al - The Rise of AI Urbanism in Post-Smart CitiesThe Conversation - ‘Gen Z is pushing back against AI’Prerona Das - Smart Cities Beyond Methodological CityismPrince Guma - The Temporal Incompleteness of Infrastructure and the UrbanGabriella Bennett - How to Build a CityHosts:Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester. His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441) Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry)Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.comYou can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcastThanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.
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    1 h et 7 min
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