It is with great sadness that we are writing a memorial tribute to our friend and colleague, Danni Mason.
Cities, through density, support low-carbon lifestyles with public transport, housing and energy-efficient solutions. Building the right houses in the right places can cut UK emissions. More spatial planning control and devolved powers can help cities drive UK’s net zero progress
During party conference season, I had the pleasure of talking with seven of the metro mayors – Andy Burnham, Kim McGuiness, Steve Rotheram, Tracy Brabin, Claire Ward, Richard Parker and Oliver...
A hybrid working ‘sweet spot’ must balance benefits from more refreshed and focused workers in the short term with any hits to innovation due to fewer face-to-face interactions in the long term.
Maps can help cities design and deliver their net zero initiatives. This blog looks at three examples of maps that highlight how cities can approach reducing emissions and the policies that can help them do this.
The economy, housing and planning were key themes in the general election campaign. But these issues played out very differently across the country. Centre for Cities’ election section shows how looking at geography changes and deepens understanding of these issues
Productivity is a measure of how much an economy gets out for the inputs that are put into it, and improvements in it are what determines increases in standards of living. This is why the UK’s poor productivity performance, both in terms of levels and growth, is so concerning – this underperformance hits people in the pocket.
As well as providing a deep dive into the latest economic data on the UK’s cities and largest towns, Cities Outlook 2024 looks back at how cities have fared since 2010.
With 2024 a likely election year, this year's Cities Outlook looks back at how cities have fared since 2010 and where the economy would be today had pre-2010 trends continued.
The UK economy has flatlined, and all parts of the country are suffering. This won’t change unless productivity growth improves.
In a two-part series of Centre for Cities’ City Minutes podcast, Chief Executive Andrew Carter and Director of Policy and Research Paul Swinney explore the findings and implications of the Centre’s annual snapshot of urban economies across the UK.
No part of the UK has escaped the impact of the flatlining of the UK economy since 2010, according to new analysis by Centre for Cities in Cities Outlook 2024.
Join Centre for Cities and Core Cities UK for a look at how cities are increasingly cooperating at the international level.
Join Centre for Cities for an evening with The Rt Hon Greg Clark.
In this episode of City Talks Andrew Carter, Chief Executive of Centre for Cities, is joined by Ed Glaeser, Professor of Economics at Harvard University, to discuss the findings of Centre for...
In this episode of City Talks Andrew Carter, Chief Executive of Centre for Cities, is joined by Arpit Gupta, Associate Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of...
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