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The expert's guide to the great cities of the world

The expert's guide to the great cities of the world

They're part of the problem, but they're part of the solution

Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent

February 12, 20269m 35s

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Show Notes

What makes a great city? The man who knows is top geographer David Gilbert, Professor of Urban and Historical Geography at The Royal Holloway Centre for the GeoHumanities. He tells me the key virtues of cities, and kindly takes part in a quickfire round in which he has less than a second to decide whether a city is great or not. You may be surprised by some of his answers ...


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