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Future of Cities:
Thinking for the long-term
Sir Mark Walport
Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government
credit: kaorihf/CC0 1.0
British Science Festival
1950
UNICEF Urban Population Map (2012)
2
30%
Urban.
global pop.
40%
Urban.
global pop.
1980
52%
Urban.
global pop.
2010
61%
Urban.
global pop.
2030 2050
72%
Urban.
global pop.
A Changing Urban World
This graphic depicts countries and territories with urban populations exceeding
100,000. Circles are scaled in proportion to urban population size.
British Science Festival
1950
3
2010 2030 2050
This graphic depicts countries and territories with urban populations exceeding
100,000. Circles are scaled in proportion to urban population size.
And looking closer at Europe...
UNICEF Urban Population Map (2012)
4 Foresight Future of Cities
Cities matter as places
Cities are dense concentrations of
people, jobs, culture, productivity
British cities substantially differ in
size, scale, speciality and complexity
Cities are the places where
policy objectives succeed or fail
Housing
Health
Growth
Employment
E.g.
5 Foresight Future of Cities
Catalysts
Improved cities enable other
policy outcomes
Co-creators
Whitehall and cities as direct
partners in policy development
Amplifiers
Cities bring reputation, leverage,
brand to wider national policies
Cities are important
contributors to policy-making
Graduate employment [e.g. Sheffield]
Healthy lives [e.g. Bristol]
Innovation & investment [e.g. Cambridge]
$ ¥
6 Foresight Future of Cities
Cities comprise a way of thinking
- ‘cities lens’ for policy challenges
National policy is best when
informed by local circumstances
Cities and city-regions are good
places to integrate policy
National housing challenges has
different local supply-demand
realities: surplus in Liverpool,
undersupply in Bristol
Quality housing at local level
integrates connectivity
investment, employment
provision, facilities, etc.
e.g.
housing
7 Foresight Future of Cities
Why now?
A time of devolution
The UK has been devolving
powers to cities for 15 years…
…the pace is now
accelerating
Greater London
Authority created
English Mayoral
Referendums
Manchester
Devolution Deal
Cities and Local
Government
Devolution Bill
2000 2012 2014 20152013
City deals
(Waves 1 & 2)
2007
Further powers
transferred to GLA
8 Foresight Future of Cities
Many recent reports on cities
What are the prominent themes and
signals about the future of our cities?
9 Foresight Future of Cities
Thinking about the future has a long history
– some things come to pass…
Ebenezer Howard, Garden City, 1902
Letchworth Garden City, 2013
Uxcester Garden City, 2015
credit: www.letchworth.com
credit: Urban Design Group
10 Foresight Future of Cities
… others ideas to varying degrees
1979
Motopia, 1963
Post-disaster housing, 2009
© Clouds Architecture
What we are currently thinking:
Future cities should be liveable cities
11 Foresight Future of Cities
credit: London Legacy Development Corporation
12 Foresight Future of Cities
To realise attractive future cities,
action and investment will be needed
But the nature of city systems reveals
some fundamental challenges for
approaches for future investment
13 Foresight Future of Cities
Challenge 1:
City systems have long cycles of impact
New towns
Green belts
City deals
GLA
Service economy
Railway
investment
Devolution
Municipal bonds
Car-oriented
development
Digital technologies
Cotton trade
Canals
National Grid
Growth of UK Ports
Brownfield
development
Welfare state
Shipbuilding
Importanceofcitiesasautonomousunits
2000s1900s1800s
Increasing
obesity levels
City networks
14 Foresight Future of Cities
Heritage
Attractiveness of place
Creative Economy
Teacher attraction
& retention
Housing
Student performance
School capacity
Land availability
Quality urban form
Employment
Well-being
Minimising isolation
& loneliness
Neighbourliness
Cultural events
& activitiesUniversities
Innovation
Economic
productivity
Connectivity
New technology
Agglomeration
opportunities
Short commute
Strong labour marketActive travel
Travel to work
Challenge 2:
City systems are highly interdependent
ICT infrastructure
Thinking with a
system-wide view
15 Foresight Future of Cities
What do we have to do?
Respond with appropriate ways of thinking
NOW FUTURE
Thinking with a
long-term view
16
How can we better support this?
Foresight Future of Cities
Greater availability of data is driving new
analytical approaches
Emerging ‘Science of Cities’ potential for
Active Cities development
17 Foresight Future of Cities
Diversity in evidence types required
Local consultation
and visioning
Academic reviews
Workshop feedback
Future trends analysis
Comparative data
Disruptive ideas
Aspirational visions
18 Foresight Future of Cities
Diversity in methods required
Speculative design
Future projections
Data analytics & modelling
Major city
empowerment
London-centric
Smaller cities focus
Baseline
2037
UK national system
“What-if” scenarios
19 Foresight Future of Cities
Include local people
credit: GO-Science/OGLv3.0
20 Foresight: Future of Cities
“My purpose is to inquire into the influence which
the progress of modern science and industry may
exercise upon the planning, and particularly upon
the aspect, of the Cities of the Future…
The Cities of Tomorrow will be more readily
susceptible to transformation and adornment than
the Cities of Yesterday.”
Eugene Hénard (1910)
credit: Arpingstone/PD
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apologise for any errors or omissions in the included attributions and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that
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Future of Cities: Thinking for the long-term

  • 1. Future of Cities: Thinking for the long-term Sir Mark Walport Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government credit: kaorihf/CC0 1.0
  • 2. British Science Festival 1950 UNICEF Urban Population Map (2012) 2 30% Urban. global pop. 40% Urban. global pop. 1980 52% Urban. global pop. 2010 61% Urban. global pop. 2030 2050 72% Urban. global pop. A Changing Urban World This graphic depicts countries and territories with urban populations exceeding 100,000. Circles are scaled in proportion to urban population size.
  • 3. British Science Festival 1950 3 2010 2030 2050 This graphic depicts countries and territories with urban populations exceeding 100,000. Circles are scaled in proportion to urban population size. And looking closer at Europe... UNICEF Urban Population Map (2012)
  • 4. 4 Foresight Future of Cities Cities matter as places Cities are dense concentrations of people, jobs, culture, productivity British cities substantially differ in size, scale, speciality and complexity Cities are the places where policy objectives succeed or fail Housing Health Growth Employment E.g.
  • 5. 5 Foresight Future of Cities Catalysts Improved cities enable other policy outcomes Co-creators Whitehall and cities as direct partners in policy development Amplifiers Cities bring reputation, leverage, brand to wider national policies Cities are important contributors to policy-making Graduate employment [e.g. Sheffield] Healthy lives [e.g. Bristol] Innovation & investment [e.g. Cambridge] $ ¥
  • 6. 6 Foresight Future of Cities Cities comprise a way of thinking - ‘cities lens’ for policy challenges National policy is best when informed by local circumstances Cities and city-regions are good places to integrate policy National housing challenges has different local supply-demand realities: surplus in Liverpool, undersupply in Bristol Quality housing at local level integrates connectivity investment, employment provision, facilities, etc. e.g. housing
  • 7. 7 Foresight Future of Cities Why now? A time of devolution The UK has been devolving powers to cities for 15 years… …the pace is now accelerating Greater London Authority created English Mayoral Referendums Manchester Devolution Deal Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill 2000 2012 2014 20152013 City deals (Waves 1 & 2) 2007 Further powers transferred to GLA
  • 8. 8 Foresight Future of Cities Many recent reports on cities What are the prominent themes and signals about the future of our cities?
  • 9. 9 Foresight Future of Cities Thinking about the future has a long history – some things come to pass… Ebenezer Howard, Garden City, 1902 Letchworth Garden City, 2013 Uxcester Garden City, 2015 credit: www.letchworth.com credit: Urban Design Group
  • 10. 10 Foresight Future of Cities … others ideas to varying degrees 1979 Motopia, 1963 Post-disaster housing, 2009 © Clouds Architecture
  • 11. What we are currently thinking: Future cities should be liveable cities 11 Foresight Future of Cities credit: London Legacy Development Corporation
  • 12. 12 Foresight Future of Cities To realise attractive future cities, action and investment will be needed But the nature of city systems reveals some fundamental challenges for approaches for future investment
  • 13. 13 Foresight Future of Cities Challenge 1: City systems have long cycles of impact New towns Green belts City deals GLA Service economy Railway investment Devolution Municipal bonds Car-oriented development Digital technologies Cotton trade Canals National Grid Growth of UK Ports Brownfield development Welfare state Shipbuilding Importanceofcitiesasautonomousunits 2000s1900s1800s Increasing obesity levels City networks
  • 14. 14 Foresight Future of Cities Heritage Attractiveness of place Creative Economy Teacher attraction & retention Housing Student performance School capacity Land availability Quality urban form Employment Well-being Minimising isolation & loneliness Neighbourliness Cultural events & activitiesUniversities Innovation Economic productivity Connectivity New technology Agglomeration opportunities Short commute Strong labour marketActive travel Travel to work Challenge 2: City systems are highly interdependent ICT infrastructure
  • 15. Thinking with a system-wide view 15 Foresight Future of Cities What do we have to do? Respond with appropriate ways of thinking NOW FUTURE Thinking with a long-term view
  • 16. 16 How can we better support this? Foresight Future of Cities Greater availability of data is driving new analytical approaches Emerging ‘Science of Cities’ potential for Active Cities development
  • 17. 17 Foresight Future of Cities Diversity in evidence types required Local consultation and visioning Academic reviews Workshop feedback Future trends analysis Comparative data Disruptive ideas Aspirational visions
  • 18. 18 Foresight Future of Cities Diversity in methods required Speculative design Future projections Data analytics & modelling Major city empowerment London-centric Smaller cities focus Baseline 2037 UK national system “What-if” scenarios
  • 19. 19 Foresight Future of Cities Include local people credit: GO-Science/OGLv3.0
  • 20. 20 Foresight: Future of Cities “My purpose is to inquire into the influence which the progress of modern science and industry may exercise upon the planning, and particularly upon the aspect, of the Cities of the Future… The Cities of Tomorrow will be more readily susceptible to transformation and adornment than the Cities of Yesterday.” Eugene Hénard (1910) credit: Arpingstone/PD
  • 21. Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. We apologise for any errors or omissions in the included attributions and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future versions of this slide set. We can be contacted through contact@go-science.gsi.gov.uk . @foresightgovuk www.gov.uk/go-science