Podcasts by How to Build a Healthy City
Today's cities - home to more than half the world's population - are struggling to deal with a harmful mix of public health problems: populations are ageing, obesity is rising and pollution has reached toxic levels.
What are cities doing to tackle these enormous problems? In this six-part series, Darren Dodd talks to Financial Times correspondents around the world - from Singapore to Copenhagen - about initiatives designed to make cities healthier and more pleasant places to live.
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Coronavirus exposes health inequalities at heart of city life from 2020-06-18T04:00
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...
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Tokyo and healthy eating from 2020-03-24T05:00
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 ...
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New York and fitness from 2020-03-17T05:00
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 gia...
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Pontevedra and air pollution from 2020-03-10T09:08:34
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 ...
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Social prescribing in Manchester from 2020-03-05T05:00
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 ...
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Copenhagen and loneliness from 2020-02-24T08:14:37
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 Do...
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Singapore and urban design from 2020-02-24T08:14:20
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...
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Introducing How to Build a Healthy City from 2020-02-18T11:52:26
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...
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