Urban Hard Talks: Debates on Future Challenges of Green Development at the Urban Cores – A Podcast Portal and New Knowledge Creation Platform. – To establish a multidisciplinary knowledge creation platform for debate on collective challenges of green urban development. – To capitalize on the value in podcasting as a knowledge acquisition tool to disseminate generated content and enhance learning. – To establish a databank for new greener and sustainable initatives on city core developmentsTo establish platform for the new green wave of 21st century highly urban cores