Future of Cities project closes
Future of Cities project closes
The Future of Cities project has now concluded.
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Urban governance: do current models support our ambitions for great places?
The Future of Cities paper, 'Comparative urban governance', begins with a clear and concise definition of urban governance.
From Cottonopolis to Graphene City… what next for Greater Manchester?
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Carly Fraser and Alexandra Gardiner, Posted on:
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City visions, Living in cities
What will Greater Manchester look like in 2065?
Planning healthy cities
The trend for urban populations to be healthier than their rural counterparts is known as the ‘urban health advantage’. But no matter where you live, there are health inequalities which are determined by social inequalities.
City visions: Lancaster 2065
If asked to envisage Lancaster in 2065, I probably wouldn’t have predicted that we’d have blue pancakes that help the elderly, or that one of our local landmarks would have a King Kong-style attack.
Will cities, not utilities, dominate the energy landscape?
The Big 6 Utility Companies have 93% of UK electricity market share. It wasn’t always this way.
Building a brighter future for the north
On 6 November, the Centre for Cities and the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office hosted the Northern Futures Summit in Leeds.
Remembering Professor Sir Peter Hall (1932-2014)
Corinne Swain pays tribute to the life and work of Professor Sir Peter Hall.
Reviving the economic performance of Britain’s northern cities
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Professor Ron Martin, Professor Peter Tyler and Ben Gardiner, Posted on:
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Economies
Writing some 30 years ago, in her classic study on 'Cities and the wealth of nations', the celebrated North American urbanist Jane Jacobs argued that nations are not the basic economic units, rather cities are.
Yesterday’s tomorrows: the power of the image
'A Visual History of the Future' examines how future cities have been visualised over the last 100 years, and considers what these depictions sought to communicate and why.
Investing in cities: buy now, earn later
At a recent supper party I was besieged by NHS professionals. An interesting experience as it means you end up putting the world to rights. After all, everyone’s got an opinion on health, right?