...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...
...the cities in the coming decades. We met with representatives from local businesses, government and universities and heard how new data techniques are allowing researchers to 'time travel' to forecast...
...affordable. For example, a recent study showed that the price of electric vehicle batteries is falling at a rate of 14% per year. The driving range for new electric car...
...energy use reduction, to care provision and assisted living. But it will also include new ways of social innovation, new ways of organising communities, and increased access to political processes....
...the next 50 years. Some common themes emerged, including: Where we live Visions of the future built environment of Cambridge were overwhelmingly green: both verdant and ecological. New living landscapes...
...disused railway sidings. Who builds public spaces? Where do they come from? What purpose should they serve? How should the old be incorporated into the new? These are some of...
...investment in planning better public spaces can lead to a benefit in health, and more importantly, show evidence to quantify it, new possibilities for cities policy open up. Not that...
...poorer, and which - in combination with the planning practices of many richer areas - inhibits the volume and distribution of new housing production, space standards and so on. Rent:...
