Empathic Cities and Environments Ft. Dr. Nimish Biloria Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn about human-environment-interaction
and how empathy can enhance urban health and wellbeing.


Dr. Nimish Biloria is an Architect, emergent technologies and
design specialist and Associate Professor at the University of
Technology Sydney (UTS). In this episode, he discusses equity in
the urban environment, the importance of people-centred design,
and how we can advocate for more sustainable, liveable cities. He
also critiques neoliberal smart cities and advocates for
human-centrism.





00:00 Introduction


00:21 About Dr. Nimish Biloria


02:08 What is Human-Environment-Interaction?


04:30 What is an "Empathic Environment?" 


07:43 Why urban design should be purposeful and people-centred


10:33 Nimish’s journey to architecture 


16:17 Equity and community in our built environments


20:10 Urban well-being in the age of neoliberalism and smart
cities


23:31 Advocating for sustainable, liveable cities 


29:07 The importance of connection in urban contexts


34:20 Going  from “techno-centrism" to "human-centrism"


38:30 What inclusion in a built environment looks like


40:47 Dr. Nimish Biloria’s Purposeful Empathy Story





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Video edited by David Tsvariani