In this episode, we find out where cities get their traits from by exploring the forces and events that cause them to accumulate their unique DNA. We hear from Abha Joshi-Ghani, Professor Edgar Pieterse, Professor Michele Acuto, Professor Ricky Burdett, Dr Karissa Sanbonmatsu, Shi Nan, Alice Charles and Alfonso Vergara.

This conversation is packed with stories about how real cities are endowed with, inherit and acquire their traits. We also confront the question of DNA in new cities and the risk of attempts to ‘copy’ or ‘clone’ successful traits from one city to an entirely new urban context.  

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