The Future of Urban Regeneration

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We need to get away from a monoland use mindset where we use spaces for just one thing. Not everyone in cities is even near a green space, let alone has one of their own. People from ethnic minorities and lower socioeconomic backgrounds don't have as much access to green spaces as wealthy white people. Giving people access to that kind of space that they can shape for themselves is really important.

As the planet warms, and intense heatwaves become the norm, our urban environments need a radical rethink to keep them habitable. So what do we want the cities of the future to look like? In the first of our special series of episodes looking at what a future world could look like, Madeleine Finlay speaks to author and historian Ben Wilson, Prof Jessica Davies and Prof Diane Jones Allen about how to create cities that are fairer, greener and more self-reliant.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod