Bringing abandoned places back to life

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Lots left vacant, offices full of equipment but devoid of people, entire villages literally left to the wolves--this hour, TED speakers share stories about bringing new life to abandoned places. Guests include evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton, entrepreneur Garry Cooper, urban renewal expert Anika Goss, and conservationist Alysa McCall.
Original broadcast date: September 8, 2023.

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0:57.9	I'm Manouche Zomorodi.
0:59.7	Today on the show, abandoned places.
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