Future of Cities - Future of UK Housing Supply 2022

By plotting a grid formed from our critical uncertainties, we define four strawman scenarios for the city of 2040. F U T U R E O F C I T I E S

HIGH VIRTUALISATION

• High virtualisation & low urbanisation • Society lives more remotely and commutes less often • Life continues as it did during COVID-19 • Emphasis on hybrid working via Zoom, Metaverse • Focus on time saving and convenience • Physical interactions are now more purposeful

• High virtualisation & high urbanisation • Virtual reality, overlaying data & visuals onto the real world, AR • VR/AR was mainly for gaming at first, now it’s in the workplace too • IoT, 10g network have become vital • Explosive mix of social connections & new reality • Tech has amplified human connections, not reduced them

HIGH URBANISATION

LOW URBANISATION

• Low virtualisation & low urbanisation • Lost confidence in cities • Society rejects tech and the economy has slowed down • Nature and sustainability at the forefront • People interact in smaller groups which are more personal

• Low virtualisation & high urbanisation • The best cities are dense and diverse magnets • Cities remain pretty similar and unaltered • Working from home has been rejected

LOW VIRTUALISATION

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