...open spaces to help people explore new sociocultural possibilities and increase our resilience: resilient people help form the responsible citizenry that is necessary for the emergence of more resilient urban...
...See all reports from the project. New projects Foresight continually evolves to ensure we improve our ability to help inform the work of policy colleagues across government. Our new projects...
Guest post by Carly Fraser and Alexandra Gardiner from New Economy Manchester. What will Greater Manchester look like in 2065? Seriously, think about it. There is no avoiding the fact...
...national economy as a whole. However, our new research on how economic growth has varied across some 63 British cities reveals some worrying trends1. Over the period 1981 to 2011,...
...about it. People love living in cities. George Holmes knew this in 1916 when he wrote ‘The Man who Unmade Cities’ (Illustrated World, May 1916). In this work of speculative...
...and draw on the strengths and opportunities unique to Reading: 'City of Festivals': Reading as a city with a rich heritage and culture and new civic spaces 'City of Rivers':...
...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...
...cities have been moving in this direction with new governance arrangements such as combined authorities, and they engage in many partnerships with quasi-public, business, non-profit and community organizations. But local...
...start new businesses and invest – if not immediately upon graduation – back into the place where they studied. But more could be done to incentivise these behaviours and the...
...reality of local people’s concerns about the future and a strong sense of place. Newcastle’s future visioning is being coordinated by Newcastle City Futures. Mark Tewdwr-Jones at the University of...
