Future of cities: a framework for discussing the implications of future disruptors

Government Office for Science, 2016
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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Abstract

Questions the impact that fairly improbable processes and events i.e. 'disruptors' of a social, health, technological, environmental and political nature, could have on trends in urban development over the next 50 years. Examples of such disruptors include: global or national disease pandemic, radical life-extension technology becoming available, rapid adoption of autonomous electric vehicles, 3-D printing, asteroid hitting earth or eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, UK becoming a federal state, and/or division of the world into 'fortress blocs' e.g. new 'iron curtain'.

History

Foresight Future of Cities Project.

Subjects

  • Planning and development
  • Urban planning
  • Transport planning
  • Strategic planning

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The Government Office for Science (GO-Science) works with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to ensure that government policies and decisions are informed by the best scientific evidence and strategic long-term thinking.

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