AVs and city layouts
Driver 8 of 25 global drivers impacting cities in 2025. The premise of AVs is smoother traffic flow with fewer accidents. While roads are built for human drivers, AVs are honking at each other. Insights for those building and governing our cities.
Electric mobility infrastructure
Driver 7 of 25 global drivers impacting cities in 2025. EVs are essential to climate goals, but without accessible charging, urban inequality deepens. Insights for those building and governing our cities.
Rising water scarcity
Driver 6 of 25 global drivers impacting cities in 2025. Droughts, flood risks, and thirsty infrastructure. Who gets to access water in a drying world? Insights for those building, governing, and surviving in tomorrow’s cities.
Live commerce
Driver 5 of 25 global drivers impacting cities in 2025. Retail as an IRL experience with online checkout. What does this mean for urban land use? Insights for those governing and building our cities.
Humanity as data
Driver 4 of 25 global drivers impacting cities in 2025. AI is making decisions that impact millions, but algorithms create a new kind of digital inequality. Insights for those governing our cities.
Tech and the energy sector
Driver 3 of 25 global drivers impacting cities in 2025. AI and data centres have insatiable energy demands. Who controls urban energy? Insights for those building, governing, and living in our cities.
Focus on community
Driver 2 of 25 global drivers impacting cities in 2025. "Community-led" becomes "community-owned" in new development case studies. What happens when neighbourhoods take control of local resources?
Gen Z and the housing crisis
Driver 1 of 25 global drivers impacting cities in 2025. Can’t rent, can’t buy. How the housing crisis reshapes in 2025? Insights for those building, governing, and living in our cities.