Cities around the world face a housing crisis. In countries like the UK, local authorities struggle to finance projects and to find space for development. In faster growing and younger cities, it can be a challenge to ensure services and infrastructure are developed at the same pace as new housing.

Urban development requires a clear spatial plan that considers all forms of capital that a city generates: natural and social, human and cultural, as well as financial. By building this multi-dimensional picture of a city, local authorities can ensure that developments meet their Net Zero goals.

A well designed urban plan can present opportunities for investors, and the construction supply chain. Satellite factories can be set up to supply the modules and components required by modern methods of construction. Institutional investors can assess the long term, steady, returns offered by real estate, and consider how these investments will align with their ESG and Net Zero aims.

Guests

Zoe Metcalfe, Client Director, Local and Central Government UK, AtkinsRéalis

John Rayson, MD, Northern Transformation, AtkinsRéalis

Johanna Staples, Strategy & Advisory Regional Director, AtkinsRéalis

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AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. Employing over 18,000 people across the UK, North America, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe, AtkinsRéalis uses the latest technology to deliver major capital projects, and provide expert consultancy for clients across the energy, transportation and infrastructure sectors.