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Future of cities: what will cities of the future be made of?
Essay looking at the construction materials that future cities will be made of.
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The paper examines the materials that will make up the city as well as those which will be used in the supporting/linking infrastructure. It considers the challenges posed by the need to use low-carbon and sustainable materials.
This essay was commissioned as part of the Foresight future of cities project.
Published 14 August 2015