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Future of cities: UK scenarios

Report looking at future scenarios for the UK's system of cities.

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This report presents 3 contrasting versions of the future of the UK鈥檚 system of cities:

  • 鈥榤ajor cities empowerment鈥� - where major cities other than London experience the highest population growth
  • 鈥楲ondon-centric鈥� - where London and the wider South East region experience the highest population growth
  • 鈥榮maller cities focus鈥� - where smaller cities absorb the highest proportion of population growth

These scenarios can be used by national and local decision-makers to explore 鈥榳hat-if鈥� questions about the future.

The report was commissioned as part of the Foresight future of cities project.

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Published 13 April 2016

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