The costs of the inner city will drive the revitalisation of suburban districts
Revitalised suburbs
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Green belts will still be with us, and barely nibbled at
Green Belts and NIMBYism
By 2040, cities will have sharper distinctions between bustling district centres and sleepy suburbs
Polycentricity and polarisation
A lack of city centre stock will stimulate a new generation of suburban business parks
Business parks
Placemaking attracts talented citizens, making placemaking more challenging in 2040
Placemaking
The UK will have a new city by 2040
Garden cities
City centre high street will be much more mixed and change more rapidly
City centre shopping and mixed use
Rising densities in all our cities will create new social and economic opportunities
Density in cities
International tourism demand and tech innovation could turn hotels into the saviour of the high street
Hotel development
Tourism
Tourism will accelerate as a major economic force in our big cities
Cities will increase see value in the cultural and community patchwork of their city neighbourhoods
City quarters
Sport brings big economic benefits to our cities – will the 2040 Olympics will be in Manchester, or Birmingham?
Major sporting events
Competition for designation as UK City of Culture will be ferocious by 2040
City of Culture
Football is big business, cities with recognisable teams will benefit
Football
We'll enjoy a blizzard of city arts festivals by 2040
City Arts Festivals
City industry used to drive city culture – by 2040 it will be the other way around
Cities culture offer