The Future of Cities: Opportunities, challenges and the way forward

Valentina Alberti (), Maria Alonso Raposo (), Carmelo Attardo (), Davide Auteri (), Ricardo Ribeiro Barranco (), Filipe Batista e Silva, Peter Benczur, Paolo Bertoldi (), Flavio Bono (), Ioris Bussolari (), Sandra Louro Caldeira (), Johan Carlsson (), Panayotis Christidis, Aris Christodoulou, Biagio Ciuffo (), Sara Corrado (), Carlotta Fioretti (), Maria Cristina Galassi (), Luca Galbusera (), Bernd Gawlik (), Francesco Giusti (), Javier Gomez Prieto (), Monica Grosso (), Angela Martinho Guimaraes Pires Pereira (), Christiaan Jacobs (), Boyan Kavalov (), Mert Kompil (), Andrius Kučas (), Albana Kona (), Carlo Lavalle (), Adrian Leip (), Lorcan Lyons, Anna Rita Manca (), Michele Melchiorri (), Fabio Monforti-Ferrario (), Valentina Montalto (), Barbara Mortara (), Fabrizio Natale (), Francesco Panella (), Giulio Pasi (), Carolina Perpina Castillo (), Martina Pertoldi (), Enrico Pisoni (), Alexandre Roque Mendes Polvora (), Alessandro Rainoldi (), Diana Rembges (), Gabriel Rissola (), Serenella Sala (), Sven Schade (), Natalia Serra (), Laura Spirito (), Anastasios Tsakalidis (), Marcello Schiavina (), Guido Tintori (), Lorenzino Vaccari (), Toon Vandyck (), Davy Vanham (), Sjoerdje van Heerden (), Colin van Noordt (), Michele Vespe, Nadja Vetters (), Nadia Vilahur Chiaraviglio (), Maria Pilar Vizcaino (), Ulrik von Estorff () and Grazia Zulian ()
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Valentina Alberti: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Maria Alonso Raposo: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Carmelo Attardo: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Davide Auteri: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Ricardo Ribeiro Barranco: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Paolo Bertoldi: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Flavio Bono: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Ioris Bussolari: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Sandra Louro Caldeira: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Johan Carlsson: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Biagio Ciuffo: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Sara Corrado: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Carlotta Fioretti: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Maria Cristina Galassi: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Luca Galbusera: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Bernd Gawlik: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Francesco Giusti: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Javier Gomez Prieto: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Monica Grosso: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Angela Martinho Guimaraes Pires Pereira: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Christiaan Jacobs: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Boyan Kavalov: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Mert Kompil: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Albana Kona: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Carlo Lavalle: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Adrian Leip: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Michele Melchiorri: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Fabio Monforti-Ferrario: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Valentina Montalto: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Barbara Mortara: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Fabrizio Natale: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Francesco Panella: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Carolina Perpina Castillo: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Martina Pertoldi: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Enrico Pisoni: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Alexandre Roque Mendes Polvora: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Alessandro Rainoldi: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Diana Rembges: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Serenella Sala: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Sven Schade: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Natalia Serra: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Laura Spirito: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Anastasios Tsakalidis: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Marcello Schiavina: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Guido Tintori: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Lorenzino Vaccari: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Toon Vandyck: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Davy Vanham: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Sjoerdje van Heerden: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Colin van Noordt: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Nadja Vetters: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Nadia Vilahur Chiaraviglio: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Maria Pilar Vizcaino: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Ulrik von Estorff: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Grazia Zulian: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC116711, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: This report is an initiative of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the science and knowledge service of the European Commission (EC), and supported by the Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). It highlights drivers shaping the urban future, identifying both the key challenges cities will have to address and the strengths they can capitalise on to proactively build their desired futures. The main aim of this report is to raise open questions and steer discussions on what the future of cities can, and should be, both within the science and policymaker communities. While addressing mainly European cities, examples from other world regions are also given since many challenges and solutions have a global relevance. The report is particularly novel in two ways. First, it was developed in an inclusive manner – close collaboration with the EC’s Community of Practice on Cities (CoP-CITIES) provided insights from the broader research community and city networks, including individual municipalities, as well as Commission services and international organisations. It was also extensively reviewed by an Editorial Board. Secondly, the report is supported by an online ‘living’ platform which will host future updates, including additional analyses, discussions, case studies, comments and interactive maps that go beyond the scope of the current version of the report. Steered by the JRC, the platform will offer a permanent virtual space to the research, practice and policymaking community for sharing and accumulating knowledge on the future of cities. This report is produced in the framework of the EC Knowledge Centre for Territorial Policies and is part of a wider series of flagship Science for Policy reports by the JRC, investigating future perspectives concerning Artificial Intelligence, the Future of Road Transport, Resilience, Cybersecurity and Fairness Interactive online platform: https://urban.jrc.ec.europa.eu/thefutureofcities

Keywords: cities; urban development; demographic trends; housing; accessibility; innovation; spatial planning; smart city (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 J1 P25 R00 R12 R14 R2 R3 R4 R5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 166 pages
Date: 2019-06
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