{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"IPI Planners Podcast","title":"Planning’s Future: AI And Place Making","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2806,"description":"The planning profession is facing unprecedented change. Immediate adaptation is demanded as urban environments are reshaped by climate pressures, technological disruption, and the urgent need for housing and infrastructure.\nThis episode tackles these monumental challenges by sharing fresh thinking and practical perspectives on the way forward. The conversation explores major forces driving change: from climate action and infrastructure finance to the role of AI in moving planning's focus from development control to strategic place making.\nWe are joined by Alice Charles, a Chartered Town Planner and registered member of the Irish Planning Institute. Alice is the Director for Cities, Planning & Design at Arup, where she advises governments and city leaders worldwide on building more resilient, inclusive, and liveable urban environments.\nTHINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT\nInclusion motivated early planning studies\nGlobal mega-trends shaping urban development\nFinancing is essential for infrastructure delivery\nVacancy is the short-term housing crisis leak\nFuture planners need design and finance skills\nQUOTES\nWhen I meet with planners in the Nordics, they focus most of their time on forward planning, on place making, on bringing forward regeneration systems, and particularly with AI. Will we need so many people focused on development control in the future? - Alice Charles\nIf we are going to bring about change, we've got to demonstrate that it has a return on investment, that it delivers multiple benefits, so our health, our well being, resiliency, as well as admission. -  Alice Charles\n I think what we need to get back to is really focusing on place making. -  Alice Charles\nGUEST DETAILS\nAlice Charles is a Director for Cities, Planning & Design at Arup, where she focuses on delivering cross-cutting urban strategy projects globally. A Chartered Town Planner, she is an expert in urban strategy and design, having advised governments, international organisations, and city leaders...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9nVw4-BLGicJm7Z63ptnPClwECFyyzaaR7K_jQ6eBkk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kODA5/NDQzZDEwYmMxMDcy/NmNmNzEwMzdlOTgz/MjAyMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}