About this episode

The episode discusses innovative solutions for improving urban living, featuring experts in sustainable housing, transport, and waste management.

A special edition of People Fixing The World recorded in front of a live audience at the University of Nairobi as part of the BBC’s Future of Journalism Festival. Cities around the world are growing fast - they are the most efficient way of supporting large numbers of people. But many of them suffer chronic problems. There is often a shortage of decent housing. Getting around can be impossible with polluting cars creating gridlock on the streets. And the amount of waste we create is piling up on the streets and in landfill. Myra Anubi meets the people who are making city life better for everyone. The architect who is building affordable, sustainable homes. The innovator making transport greener and more efficient. The engineer making something useful from all our plastic waste. And the planner trying to create a more human city. Guests: Constant Cap, Urban Planner, UNEP Christopher Maara, Founder, Kiri EV Etta Madete, Founder Shout Group and Zima Homes Lorna Rutto, Co-Founder, Ecopost Presenter: Myra Anubi Producers: Richard Kenny, Claire Bates Editor: Jon Bithrey Live Sound: Martin Njuguna and BBC Nairobi engineering team Sound mix: Hal Haines (Image: Guests at the BBC Future of…

People in this episode

Host: Myra Anubi

Guests: Constant Cap, Christopher Maara, Etta Madete, Lorna Rutto

Topics covered

• urban planning
• sustainable housing
• green transport
• waste management
• city life improvement

Keywords

• cities
• affordable housing
• sustainable transport
• plastic waste
• urban planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNEP, Shout Group, Zima Homes, Ecopost

Places: University of Nairobi

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