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
New tech and regulations will drive a significant increase in the number of ‘green homes’ by 2040
Green homes will be the norm by 2040
Smart homes
The majority of homes will have smart systems by 2040
The predominance of ‘gated communities’ in our cities may have peaked by 2040
Gated communities
Flooding risk could transform urban riverside environments in 20 years
Flooding
Real estate investment per capita in our cities implies smaller cities will outperform over the next 20 years
Real estate investment and liquidity
There will be as many rough sleepers in British cities in 2040 as there are now
Homelessness
3m more trees in UK cities by 2040
Urban trees
Cities which focus on labour mobility offer the best hope for regenerating deprived areas by 2040
Regeneration’s impact on deprivation
Brexit and the city?
Mixed communities and income equality