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Future of Cities project closes

Posted by: Future of Cities team, Posted on: 1 September 2016 - Categories: Project update
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The Future of Cities project has now concluded.

This blog is no longer being updated.

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What skills will we need to live in future smart cities?

Posted by: Theo Tryfonas and Tom Crick, Posted on: 28 August 2015 - Categories: Living in cities
View of Shanghai at night (credit: Dhi/CC BY 2.0)

Today, the idea that data can play a key role in the design and management of cities is widely recognised. However, it’s now time to consider the skills that people will need to live in these smart cities.

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Water and cities: 'The Great Think'

Posted by: Graham Leeks, Posted on: 29 June 2015 - Categories: Infrastructure, Metabolism
Tree-like buildings at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore (credit: Shiny Things/CC BY-NC 2.0)

The British press of the mid-19th century called the unavoidable smell of London’s river 'The Great Stink'.

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Investing in cities: buy now, earn later

Posted by: Richard Blyth, Posted on: 27 October 2014 - Categories: Economies
Cranes on Liverpool skyline (credit: peterallen/CC BY-SA 2.0)

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?

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Active travel in the city of the future

Posted by: Nicholas Francis, Posted on: 24 October 2014 - Categories: Living in cities, Metabolism
London commuter on a 'Boris Bike' (Alexander Baxevanis/CC BY 2.0)

"I can tell it’s a nice area because it’s the kind of place where you can see children cycling to school in the morning." This was the recent remark of a friend who had moved to the south coast.

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London and the UK system of cities

Posted by: Bridget Rosewell and Diane Coyle, Posted on: 20 October 2014 - Categories: Economies, Governance
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Does London’s growth occur at the expense of other UK cities, as it can sometimes seem when the capital’s economy surges ahead?

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The business of cities

Posted by: Greg Clark and Emily Moir, Posted on: 17 October 2014 - Categories: Economies, Governance
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One important trend in the investigation into the future of cities is the rapidly evolving relationship between cities and business.

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How is the world thinking about the future of cities?

Posted by: Greg Clark and Emily Moir, Posted on: 23 September 2014 - Categories: Governance, Regional meetings
Crowd on the Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo (credit: Yoshikazu TAKADA/CC BY 2.0)

On 18 September a group of international experts representing local and national governments, academia and the private sector met in London to discuss how the world is thinking about the future of cities.

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