Jose Alfredo Ramirez, co-director of Architectural Association's (AA) Ground Lab is passionate about the concept of slowing down water in an urban environment how that can be achieved through decentralisation, a mindset shift and design. Jose has led projects at the junction of architecture, landscape, and urbanism in several countries in South America and the UK. He joins the Think.Future podcast to introduce the  Socio Hydrological Index for Mexico City and Oaxaca as a decision making tool for managing slow water in localized contexts.