FUTURE PROOFING
New research finds cities advance future-ready plans amid persistent challenges
The global study of 250 cities shows how city leaders are advancing their social , sustainability and economic goals and explores the challenges impeding progress .
W hile most cities have set visions to become more sustainable , resilient and inclusive , a select group of cities are jumping ahead on becoming ‘ futureready ’, according to a global study of 250 cities conducted by ThoughtLab , a leading provider of thought leadership research .
Leaders from 92 % of future-ready cities identified in the study say their cities are well prepared to overcome today ’ s urban challenges and are making considerably more progress than other cities on their net zero plans and other urban performance metrics on pollution , crime , safety and health . These future-ready cities are not only doing more to address the challenges they face , but they are also reinventing their services across multiple urban domains ( such as transportation , public safety and others ), transforming their operations and embracing technology to achieve their goals .
The study , From Future Vision to Urban Reality , shows what it means to be futureready and what cities need to do to get there . The research was sponsored by Axis Communications , Deloitte , FTI Consulting , Intel , Itron , ServiceNow and Wireside Communications , among others .
To analyse the progress that cities have made on their future-ready plans , ThoughtLab conducted a worldwide benchmarking study of 250 cities in 78 countries , representing 9 % of the world ’ s population .
The sample included cities of varying locations , levels of economic development and population sizes ranging from 50,000 to over 37.1 million people . The result
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