Best Doru Oprisan Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 13 - Urban Research Moves Into The Fast Lane with Fariya Sharmeen 28:42

6M ago28:42

28:42

Fariya Sharmeen is a Research Scientist and Associate Professor at KTH Stockholm, working with travel behavior modelling, social network analysis and urban transformation. We talk about: -how your social network and life events determine your travel behavior -from research data to having an impact in daily life, faster -tech advancements and more c…

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Ep 12 - What's Next After Capitalism with Jennifer Hinton 50:28

10M ago50:28

50:28

In this episode of Collective Choices we talk about the BIG change that everything else depends on. Dr. Jennifer Hinton is an ecological economist, sustainability researcher, educator and book author. She has worked with the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Lund University, Stockholm University and The Schumacher Institute. Her research focuses on the …

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Ep 11 - Is Superhood The Future Tool For Communities? with Markku Mehtälä 17:10

11M ago17:10

17:10

As we re-discover the importance of local communities, a Helsinki based startup proposes a tool for basically everything regarding information and communication in a city or a neighborhood. Or any location, actually. I talked to Superhood's founder, Markku Mehtälä, about this modern agora: - it's a social discovery hub for all things local - it agg…

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Ep 10 - How Men And Women Move In Cities with Marianne Weinreich 31:17

12M ago31:17

31:17

Marianne Weinreich joins me for Ep 10 of Collective Choices. She is Co-founder and Chair of the Cycling Embassy of Denmark, manager of the Danish Mobility Network and Market Manager Global Smart Mobility at Ramboll. We talk about: - how transport connects us all - how the mobility focus is moving from cars to people - why the bicycle is so special …

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Ep 9 - The World’s First Solar Bakery with Simon Zimmermann 15:54

12M ago15:54

15:54

Collective Choices Ep 9 was recorded in Stuttgart, Germany, at the Urban Future conference. My guest is Simon Zimmermann, founder of SOLARBAKERY, the world’s first provider of fully equipped, mobile and energy independent container bakeries. We talk about: - how the idea was born - what does a solar bakery have to do with a school? - when businesse…

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Ep 8 - Beyond The 15 Minute City with Carlos Moreno 21:22

1y ago21:22

21:22

This episode of Collective Choices was recorded in Stuttgart, Germany, at the Urban Future conference. My guest is Carlos Moreno, scientist and professor at Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris. He developed the 15 Minute City concept a few years before it became highly publicized during the pandemic. We talk about: -the six essential functions that a city sho…

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Ep 7 - How A Mobility Expert Moves With Kids feat. Marie Pellas 31:14

1y ago31:14

31:14

Ep. 7 of Collective Choices was recorded in Uppsala, Sweden, with Marie Pellas, mobility expert and winner of the Traffic Award for 2023. We talk about: - how do you win a traffic award - living an (almost) car free life with kids - how the size of a city, its design and the options available influence travel choices - you need infrastructure to ch…

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Ep 6 - A Glass Of Wine On The Sidewalk with Mikael Colville-Andersen 48:10

1y ago48:10

48:10

Ep 6 was recorded in Copenhagen with Mikael Colville-Andersen: urban planner, activist, host of the TV series The Life-Sized City and the author of Copenhagenize - The Definitive Guide To Global Bicycle Urbanism. He's also behind the Bikes4Ukraine initiative. We talk about: -Copenhagen, of course, but also Barcelona, Paris, Brussels, Montreal and o…

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Ep 5 - Creating the Biggest Wilderness Reserve in Europe with Christoph Promberger 32:53

1+ y ago32:53

32:53

Episode 5 of Collective Choices was recorded in the Carpathian Mountains, in Transylvania, Romania. Christoph Promberger is the executive director of Foundation Conservation Carpathia. We talk about: -the story behind the biggest national park Europe will soon have -fighting the government and the timber mafia -what do you do when you receive a for…

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Ep 4 - Photography And Conservation with Staffan Widstrand 32:51

1+ y ago32:51

32:51

Staffan Widstrand is an award winning nature photographer, book author and National Geographic explorer. He has traveled the world and has been involved in many conservation efforts, including Wild Wonders of Europe. We talk about: -how we don’t take logical decisions -the power of images -when air travel is good for nature -nature conservation in …

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Ep 3 - Life With A Cargo Bike Subscription with Kari Anne Solfjeld Eid 38:15

1+ y ago38:15

38:15

Episode 3 of Collective Choices was recorded in Oslo, Norway. Kari Anne Solfjeld Eid is a User Experience designer and founder of Whee! On the discussion menu: -how to create a cargo bike subscription service -transportation on human scale -skiing vs cycling in Oslo -why winter cycling with an e-bike is so much better than you assume -why car shari…

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Ep 2 - Preferable Futures with Tove Blomgren 30:05

1+ y ago30:05

30:05

Tove Blomgren is a Creative Director at SALLY - Future Manifestation Lab in Stockholm, Sweden. We talk about: -the cone of plausibility -the insanity of our current reality -seeing the future then traveling back to the present to implement it -how to share the vision of a preferable future so that people want it -the preferable future of food and t…

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Ep 1 - How Stockholm Moves with Lars Strömgren 35:24

1+ y ago35:24

35:24

Welcome to the first episode of Collective Choices! Lars Strömgren is Vice Mayor for Transport and Urban Environment in Stockholm, Sweden. We're talking about: - why transport solutions also include decreasing transport, not just facilitating it - the time when Stockholm had more cyclists than Copenhagen - electric boats as buses - winter cycling -…

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Ep 13 - Urban Research Moves Into The Fast Lane with Fariya Sharmeen 28:42

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Ep 12 - What's Next After Capitalism with Jennifer Hinton 50:28

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Ep 11 - Is Superhood The Future Tool For Communities? with Markku Mehtälä 17:10

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Ep 10 - How Men And Women Move In Cities with Marianne Weinreich 31:17

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Ep 9 - The World’s First Solar Bakery with Simon Zimmermann 15:54

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Ep 8 - Beyond The 15 Minute City with Carlos Moreno 21:22

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Ep 7 - How A Mobility Expert Moves With Kids feat. Marie Pellas 31:14

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Ep 6 - A Glass Of Wine On The Sidewalk with Mikael Colville-Andersen 48:10

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Ep 5 - Creating the Biggest Wilderness Reserve in Europe with Christoph Promberger 32:53

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Ep 4 - Photography And Conservation with Staffan Widstrand 32:51

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Ep 3 - Life With A Cargo Bike Subscription with Kari Anne Solfjeld Eid 38:15

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Ep 2 - Preferable Futures with Tove Blomgren 30:05

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Ep 1 - How Stockholm Moves with Lars Strömgren 35:24

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