15 Minute Maps
15 Minute Maps
Hugo Powell
Episode 17 - David de Ridder: Rerouting… to Better Health
19 minutes Posted Nov 24, 2025 at 11:00 am.
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In this episode of 15 Minute Maps, I speak with David de Ridder, Senior Research Fellow at the University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), who specializes in spatial epidemiology and digital public health. David shares his dream map: a next-generation routing system that doesn’t optimize for speed, but for health. Think: a navigation app that automatically guides you through routes with less air pollution, lower noise, fewer allergens, and greater safety — subtly improving your daily environme...