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Regenerating places: redefining prosperity for UK cities

Regenerating cities is at the core of our Design for Life mission. Unlocking cities’ full potential holds the key to building a regenerative future for people, places and planet. Tom Stratton, RSA Chief of Staff, discusses.
12 Oct 2023 Tom Stratton FRSA
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Unleashing the potential of the UK’s cities

There is huge scope for cities to add dynamism to economies, cohesiveness to communities and redemption to our environment. The long-term dividends from doing so are enormous. The question is, how it is to be done?
28 Sep 2023
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Northern England’s Creative Industries: background paper

There is a clear opportunity for the North of England to develop a cross-regional strategy to support the growth of the Creative Industries. This background paper sets out how policymakers and industry could work together to realise this potential, via ‘creative corridors’.
21 Sep 2023
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Good stewards

Andy Thornton discusses how we can see the forest for the trees when it comes to nurturing regenerative business.
19 Sep 2023 Andy Thornton
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Do the right thing

Optimism and hope were the watchwords as the RSA hosted our annual Fellows Festival.
13 Sep 2023 Mike Thatcher
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Investment for inclusive and sustainable growth in cities

Anna Valero highlights a decisive decade for addressing the UK’s longstanding productivity problems, large and persistent inequalities across and within regions, and delivering on net zero commitments.
19 Jul 2023 Anna Valero
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Valuing cities

UK Urban Futures commissioner Michael Keith explains why it’s important to value the way cities combine material, social and technological forms.
11 Jul 2023 Professor Michael Keith
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Shifting towards a life-centric business

In the second of a two-part series, we highlight how the RSA is exploring what it means to bend the arc of workforce capabilities towards a regenerative economy.
6 Jul 2023 Jahnvi Singh, Alessandra Tombazzi
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