Future of Cities project closes
Future of Cities project closes
The Future of Cities project has now concluded. This blog is no longer being updated.
Shaping our cities
As part of the Foresight Future of Cities project, a number of evidence papers have been written to provide an in depth analysis of some of the issues that UK cities will face in 2040 and 2065.
The future of urban living
...whether these are coherent futures which could plausibly develop, and which of these are most likely to be realised. None of the city futures discussed is the ‘best’ or ‘ideal’...
Leeds: more than just liveability
Posted by:
Katherine Powell, Posted on:
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Living in cities, Project update, Regional meetings
Sir Alan Wilson and Corinne Swain, members of the Future of Cities lead expert group, recently travelled to Leeds, to discuss the project.
City populations: what can history tell us about the future?
As part of the Foresight Future of Cities project, a number of evidence papers have been written to provide an in depth analysis of some of the key issues that UK cities will face in 2040 and 2065.
Time travel in the North West
Posted by:
Athlyn Cathcart-Keays, Posted on:
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Categories:
Living in cities, Project update, Regional meetings
...‘super-region’ in the North West, similar to the South East region. While this could lead to people moving from cities like Lancaster/Preston to Manchester/Liverpool, this migration would sustain the strength...
Birmingham: a sticky city?
Posted by:
Francesca Perry, Posted on:
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Categories:
Living in cities, Project update, Regional meetings
At the end of February we headed to Birmingham, the place that's often cited as 'the UK's second city’. Sir Mark Walport brought together a range of key stakeholders, including...
A school of the future
...and talked to students and teachers about this innovative new model for secondary education. Students welcome Sir Mark to Liverpool Life Sciences UTC A University Technical College or 'UTC' is...
'Geordies will live here!'
In this blog post, a member of the Project Team describes a visit that Sir Mark Walport recently made to the North East. 'Geordies will live here!' was the response...
The Future of Cities
In the first Future of Cities blog post the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, explains what the project is about and what experts in Cambridge have to say about it.