Future of Cities project closes

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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...
...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':...
...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...
...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...
...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....
...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...
...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...
...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:...