Women Who Shape Cities: Dorte Ekelund
The People and Place Podcast
Chapters
0:00
Intro
0:52
Introducing Dorte Ekelund
1:21
What inspired you to become an urban planner
3:03
How did you make your way from being a planner in a local council to Deputy Director General of the State Department for Western Australia?
5:29
What did you achieve at the Major Cities Unit in the four and a half years that you were there?
11:06
How were you instrumental in helping the ACT shift towards Net Zero?
13:45
Can you elaborate a little more on your work in the Northern Territory?
17:01
What are you most proud of in your career to date?
20:41
Would you have any advice for young planners, architects, and other related professions?
22:49
Thank you
23:10
Outro
The People and Place Podcast
Women Who Shape Cities: Dorte Ekelund
Feb 11, 2022
Season 4
Episode 1
WSP Australia
WSP’s People and Place Podcast is sharing a new mini series in 2022, titled Women Who Shape Cities. Join our host, Sara Stace, as she speaks candidly with some brilliant women from around Australia and beyond, who have made a significant contribution to shaping the places, communities and cities we live in.
In our inaugural episode, urban and regional planner Dorte Ekelund joins to share her fascinating journey around Australia, through all levels of Government, leading in some of the most significant roles in the planning industry. We discuss the effects of climate change to communities, and Dorte provides insight into the powerful role planning plays in creating liveable, future-ready cities.
