The People Place and Nature Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

To finish off the Season we wanted to say a huge thank you to all those who helped make the series what it was, all our fantastic sponsors, our fantastic production team at Monsterdon, especially Rob Montandon. Not to mention all of our incredible guests as well of course! We covered such an incredible range of topics, projects, ideas and innovations during the season that we thought it only proper to do a very quick synopsis / summery of all the episodes we had covered so people can find out a bit more about what they may have missed, or perhaps that they didn't even know they're interested in!! So once again, an enormous thank you to everyone involved with this fantastic project and I look forward to seeing how things progress, what collaborations continue and grow, and how we might be able to revisit some of the ideas and projects in the future too. At the moment we have no plans for another series due to other growing commitments surrounding all the things discussed in this series, many with serious applications for further helping protect and enhance our natural environment and tackle the climate crisis. If you haven't already please like and subscribe, to support the channel to let us know you have enjoyed it, and it's the best way to let us know too, that you'd like to see more. #climatetech #sustainability #farming #food #climate #climatecrisis #podcast #innovation #renewables #architecture #landscape #landscapearchitecture #horticulture #netzero #technology

In this episode, we are joined by Ben Harrison, Housing Sustainability Development Officer for Southend-On-Sea Council. Our second youngest guest and who is one of the key players in the award-winning retrofit home project we look at this episode. In this episode, we explore a former council house, now re-purchased by Southend-On-Sea Council. This is one of a number of homes being modernized and retrofitted to provide a more comfortable place to live, and that has a key role in helping reduce the cost of living for residents, and in decarbonising the council's housing stock. What is interesting about this house, is that this house has a much wider range of measures, and is subject to intense monitoring to measure the impact of the various technologies and solutions installed, than the other properties up for renewal. It's a pilot house to see what works, and what doesn't, see how technologies perform, how the house performs as a whole, and the next stage is to even have a family living in the property, to see how they get on with the new technologies. Additionally, the house is included in the Catchment to Coast project, part of a wider government program looking at flood risk and water resilience, which also led to a wide range of water-saving technologies also being introduced into the properties, as well as the design of exterior spaces to help manage rainwater in new and innovative ways during storm events. This is a fantastic project and one of national importance to help inform and show how we might be able to transition not just public housing, but also private properties, to bring the cost of living down, whilst also meeting our climate objectives, tackling water scarcity and reducing flooding. Guest: Ben Harrison https://www.southend.gov.uk/news/article/2952/southend-on-sea-city-council-shortlisted-for-four-essex-housing-awards Be sure to check out the podcast on all usual podcast platforms, and on social media. A huge thank you to all those who helped make this project happen, with special thanks to: Southend-On-Sea Council Catchment to Coast: https://engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/sou019-catchment-to-coast Water Offsets: https://www.wateroffsets.co.uk/ South Essex Homes: https://southessexhomes.co.uk/ Morgan Sindall Property Services: https://morgansindallpropertyservices.com/ Hydrorock: https://www.hydrorock.com/ Southend-On-Sea Parks Team Eurovia: https://www.eurovia.co.uk/ A big shout-out to those who have made this series possible! Sponsored by: Water Offsets: https://www.wateroffsets.co.uk/ Vectorworks: https://www.vectorworks.net/en-GB/2023 Our kind supporters: The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and, Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As Finally, this episode is powered by: ND Landscape Architects Ltd : https://ndla.co.uk/ and, Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/ @vectorworks @WaterOffsets @GardensAndDriveways @thebirminghambotanicalgard4950 @ndlandscapearchitectsltd.8472 @monsterdonltd @gilliangoodsondesigns900 #Councilhouse #biodiversity #sustainability #nature #house #podcast #environment #retrofit #climatecrisis #retrofitting #architecture #netzero #watersecurity #water #climatechange #housingcrisis #costofliving #climatechange #moneysavingtips #ecofriendly #interiordesign #energy #savetheplanet #lowcarbon #carbonneutral #sustainableliving #homeappliances #science #climateresilience #landscape #climateaction #ideas #innovation #landscapearchitecture #carbonfootprint #climate #climatetech

In this episode we are joined by the fantastic author Dave Goulson. We talk about the importance and range of wonderful insect species that inhabit our world, how and why they are important to us, and unfortunately, how severely they're now threatened. We look into the incredible destruction caused by pesticides on insect species, their potency and legacy. As well as their potential impact on our health too. A bit of a darker episode than normal, but no doubt, one of our most important. Guest: Dave Goulson – Author & Professor of Biology at University of Sussex Check out Dave's fantastic book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/silent-earth/dave-goulson/9781787333345 Be sure to check out the podcast on all usual podcast platforms, and on social media. A big shout out to those that have made this series possible! Sponsored by: Water Offsets: https://www.wateroffsets.co.uk/ Marshalls: https://www.marshalls.co.uk/ Vectorworks: https://www.vectorworks.net/en-GB/2023 Our kind supporters: The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and, Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As Finally, this episode is powered by: ND Landscape Architects Ltd : https://ndla.co.uk/ and, Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/#pesticides #biodiversity #sustainability #nature #people #podcast #environment #farming #climatecrisis #naturelovers #health #insects #ecology #water #water

Want to know more about the role young people can play in the environmental world and how important being involved in projects to do with the natural world can be. Then this is a great episode for you. We talk about how engaging in practical environmental projects can help foster confidence, teamwork and team building, and how it can help get people back onto the right path due to the sense of responsibility it can give. Guest: Sophie Beesley – Youth Engagement Specialist Be sure to check out the podcast on all usual podcast platforms, and on social media. A big shout out to those that have made this series possible! Sponsored by: Water Offsets: https://www.wateroffsets.co.uk/ Marshalls: https://www.marshalls.co.uk/ Vectorworks: https://www.vectorworks.net/en-GB/2023 Our kind supporters: The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and, Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As Finally, this episode is powered by: ND Landscape Architects Ltd : https://ndla.co.uk/ and, Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/#engagement #biodiversity #sustainability #nature #people #podcast #environment #youth #climatecrisis #fridaysforfuture

Interested in knowing more about what Rewilding is, how it works and how to do it? If you want to get a better understanding of the topic, what it can mean, and how it can be utilised in different ways, but also, what animals it may help return and the roles they can play in our landscapes, then this is certainly an episode for you! Guest: Prof Alastair Driver – Director: Rewilding Britain Be sure to check out the podcast on all usual podcast platforms, and on social media. A big shout out to those that have made this series possible! Sponsored by: Water Offsets: https://www.wateroffsets.co.uk/ Marshalls: https://www.marshalls.co.uk/ Vectorworks: https://www.vectorworks.net/en-GB/2023 Our kind supporters: The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and, Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As Finally, this episode is powered by: ND Landscape Architects Ltd : https://ndla.co.uk/ and, Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/

#rewilding #biodiversity #sustainability #nature #farming #podcast #environment

S1E17: Chris Griffiths - Green Manufacturing

We are back!!! Following a mid season break we are now returning with a range of fantastic episodes. Our first guest, whose episode will be released tomorrow is Chris Griffiths, head of Sustainability for one of our fantastic sponsors, Marshalls. This is a really fascinating conversation as we discuss green manufacturing and the challenges faced when creating products we need, in a sustainable way. Especially interesting for me, is how Marshalls are actually able to capture carbon in the creation of their concrete products - surprising but true, not only do they store carbon, but it can make the process curing process quicker too, and the product stronger! Be sure to check out the podcast on all usual podcast platforms, and on social media. A huge thank you to the sponsor of this episode: Beans Accountants: beansuk.com Marshalls: https://www.marshalls.co.uk/ Our kind supporters: The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and, Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As Finally, this episode is powered by: ND Landscape Architects Ltd: https://ndla.co.uk/ and, Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/#sustainability #concretecarbonabsorption #carboncuretechnology #greenmanufacturing #marshalls

In this weeks episode we are joined by Jonathan Porritt CBE where we are talking about his new book “Hope In Hell: A decade to confront the climate emergency”. 

This episode contains a bit more doom than we usually try to include as we talk about the extent of some threats we face. But, we also talk about some of the fantastic work being undertaken to combat this around the world.  

Guest: Jonathan Porritt CBE – Author and sustainability campaigner  

Be sure to check out the podcast on all usual podcast platforms, and on social media.  

A big shoutout to those that have made this series possible! 

Sponsored by: Vectorworks: https://lnkd.in/g7J-a6wa

Marshalls: Paving | Block Paving | Concrete | Landscaping | Marshalls 

Beans Accountants: https://beansuk.com/ 

Our kind supporters: 

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and, 

Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As 

Finally, this episode is powered by: 

ND Landscape Architects Ltd : https://ndla.co.uk/ and, 

Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/

In this weeks episode we are joined by Tim Hopkins founder of the Land App. A fantastic bit of software helping to simplify bureaucracy for farmers, create joined up thinking across ownership boundaries allowing better landscape connectivity, and bringing big data to help make more informed decisions! Interested in finding out more about how data can help inform and create the farms of the future then make sure to check out this weeks episode!  

Guest: Tim Hopkins – Founder The Land App  

Be sure to check out the podcast on all usual podcast platforms, and on social media.  

A big shoutout to those that have made this series possible! 

Sponsored by: 

Beans Accountants: https://beansuk.com/ 

Our kind supporters: 

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and, 

Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As 

Finally, this episode is powered by: 

ND Landscape Architects Ltd : https://ndla.co.uk/ and, 

Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/

S1E14: The Edge: Urban Design

In this weeks episode, we feature the two Directors of Edge Urban Design, a fantastically forward-thinking female-led Urban Design practice. They specialise in the creation of new developments, settlements, and how we think about urban living. Urban design is a really fascinating profession and they’re at the cutting edge, bringing the story of a place to the fore, responding to local characteristics and distinctiveness, and thinking about how people and nature can thrive together. 

Guest:

Hannah Smart – Director Edge Urban Design

Sarah Murray – Edge Urban Design

Be sure to check out the podcast on all usual podcast platforms, and on social media.

A big shoutout to those that have made this series possible!

Sponsored by:

Beans Accountants: https://beansuk.com/

Our kind supporters:

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and,

Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As

Finally, this episode is powered by:

ND Landscape Architects Ltd : https://ndla.co.uk/ and,

Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/

Fern and Max - Eden Project EP 2

In this weeks episode we feature two guests from the Eden Project, covering totally different topics, Ecology and Energy. We are joined by Max and Fern from two of the Eden Projects other programs. If you’re interested in how the UK could produce 20% of its energy from a Rock in Cornwall, or how we are changing the genetic makeup of our wildflowers just by our harvesting methods, then this is the episode for you!   

Guest: Max Joel Skerratt – Project and Operations Manager at Eden Geothermal Limited, and,  

Fern Carroll-Smith – Seedbank Manager of the National Wildflower Centre at the Eden Project.   

Be sure to check out the podcast on all usual podcast platforms, and on social media.   

A big shoutout to those that have made this series possible! 

Sponsored by:  

Beans Accountants: https://beansuk.com/ 

Our kind supporters: 

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and, 

Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As 

Finally, this episode is powered by: 

ND Landscape Architects Ltd: https://ndla.co.uk/ and, 

Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/