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Research Young Researchers-in-Residence investigating and designing urban spaces across London

Public Event From childhood needs to urban reality: strategies to engage kids in urban design

Executive MSc in Cities For urban professionals who want to understand and deliver change in cities

Watch the past event Old Cities New Ambitions: the future of urban Europe

Watch the past event In Conversation with Sadiq Khan | LSE Festival

Blog Governing, Designing and Educating Urban Futures symposium summary of key discussion points

Opinion Piece Partnerships as an Urban Response to the Global Polycrisis

Working paper What keeps us driving? Exploring socio-demographic patterns and mode choice motives

Forum Athens Urban Age Task Force

Journal Article Networked Urban Governance

Consultancy Report The Value Add by the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) in Urbanising Contexts

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Education Leading Transport Transitions, an executive education programme for city leaders transforming urban

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Education Urban 95 Academy, a fully funded leadership programme for municipal leaders

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Research Making Space for Girls: addressing the lack of provision of public spaces for young women in the UK

Research European Cities Programme: meeting the urban challenges of the 2020s

Addis Ababa Urban Age Task Force Explore policy briefs, technical reports and presentations on the Task Force website

Research Emergency Governance for Cities and Regions

Research Kuwaitscapes: A card game to explore public space in Kuwait

Publications Shaping Cities in an Urban Age

Header image: Where Cities are Growing 2020–2023 | Using data from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division, this LSE Cities data visualisation shows the average annual population growth forecast 2020–2035. The size of each city's dot shows the 2020 population, while the colour indicates percentage rate of growth with the darkest colour indicating the fastest growth. The numbers show the increase (+) or decrease (-) of people per hour in the selected cities.