Over the last thirty years, the rise of global cities has been one of the big stories of economic development. As their economies grew so did their populations and so did some of the challenges of growth: poor quality and expensive housing, hostile and unsafe neighbourhoods, and pollution and carbon emissions resulting from a rise in motor vehicle use.
This paper draws on a discussion of urban experts held by Arup in late 2022, to explore how our paradigm of urban development is changing following the pandemic, and what city leaders need to be thinking about today to prepare their cities for the next phase of their evolution. Read the six emerging trends we identified in this paper.
