New podcast series

The Karachi Urban Lab’s new podcast series Rethinking Heat in the City is now out with its first episode – Beyond Heatwaves. In this episode, Dr Elspeth Oppermann emphasises the increasing urgency of discussing urban heat and its differential impact on urban dwellers.

This podcast prompts an exploration of heat experiences in the urban landscape of Karachi. With host Aqdas Fatima and guests from various academic backgrounds, we question what it means to understand city futures under warming impacts of climate change. What do we mean by rising heat and its historical, socio-political, economic, and developmental implications? Where do conversations among academics, environmentalists, architects, health experts, and planners concur? How can broader, global conversations on heat be contextualized in South Asian environments? And what is needed to secure a heat-safe future for Karachi?

The podcast is available on Youtube and SoundCloud.