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My Perfect City

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For their third series, the team behind BBC's My Perfect Country turn their attention to the achievements of “perfect cities”. It’s said that by 2050 cities will be home to 6.4 billion people. They stand at the centre of the world’s most pressing challenges, and are often better able to respond.

 

Presenter Fi Glover returns with two new panellists to analyse and critique the best policies from global cities: Dr Ellie Cosgrave, Director of UCL City Leadership Laboratory; and urbanist Professor Greg Clark. The team scour the world looking for the most inspirational cities, from those tackling environmental issues and urban violence, to encouraging political participation and transforming slums. Are they models other cities should follow?

27 minutes
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Communities in Barcelona

Barcelona has always put strong communities as a key aim of its urban planning. What has it got right, and should other cities follow suit?

27 minutes
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Women entrepreneurs in Kochi

Kochi in southwest India is making female entrepreneurship a priority. Is it a blueprint other cities should follow?

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Integration in Rotterdam

Rotterdam is lauded for its policies on integrating immigrant populations into the city. What exactly has it got right?

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Housing in Vienna

In Vienna housing is considered a basic human right, and 60 percent of citizens live in subsidised social housing. Is it a model other cities should follow?

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Employment in Toronto, Canada

Is a Canadian city's approach to unemployment one that other cities should consider?

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Mental Health in Singapore

People who live in cities are more likely to experience mental health problems than their rural counterparts. Has Singapore found a solution that other cities should follow?

27 minutes
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The green city: Oslo, Norway

What can Oslo – the European Green Capital of 2019 – offer to the perfect city?

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Knife crime: Glasgow, Scotland

How Glasgow, which has one of the highest murder rates in Europe, is tackling knife crime.

27 minutes
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Medellin, Colombia: Slums and urban regeneration

How a huge civic project transformed the violent neighbourhoods of Medellin, Colombia's second city.

27 minutes
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Participatory budgeting: Paris, France

In Paris citizens vote on how to spend the city’s budget. Is this a model to follow?

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The 24-hour city: London, UK

As investment in the night-time economy rises, we look at how this is working in London. Is anywhere else doing a better job?

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The smart city: Seoul, South Korea

How is data being used to help Seoul run smoothly? And how have 20,000 sensors transformed life in Santander, Spain?

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