Authors
Jonathon Porritt, William J Mitchell, Simon Foxell, Hank Dittmar, Geoff Mulgan, Frank Duffy
June 2008
Paperback
367 pages
19.0 x 14.0 cm
7.5 x 5.5 in
ISBN10: 1 906155 2 67
ISBN13: 978 1 906155 26 1
Edge Futures in The Guardian and Building Design
Hank Dittmar, author of Transport and Neighbourhoods part of The Edge Futures series looking at the problems society faces over the next twenty years, has been interviewed by Building Design. Hank's book has also been featured in The Guardian.
You can read the full Building Design story here and The Guardian story here.
Geoff Mulgan's Living and Community has also appeared in Building Design, read the full story here.
Edge Futures Complete Set
Edge Futures are a series of five books that explore the impact that climate change will have on different aspects of our lives in the future. They are available to order as individual titles or as a complete set.
By the year 2025, the climate will have changed irrevocably, mainly as a result of greenhouse gas emissions. The temperature is predicted to be, on average, half a degree warmer and will fluctuate to a greater extent. Rainfall will have reduced but will also become more extreme. Resources such as energy, water and food imports will be in shorter supply and transport will be constrained; partly as a result of climate change but also due to regulations aimed at preventing global warming. In a series of important and timely books, The Edge Group explore the impact these changes will have on our lives in the future.
Education and Creativity studies the future of the knowledge and creative economies in our changing world. The education sector will be key to the continued success of the UK economy, but will need to adapt to significant changes in its demographic mix coupled with higher social expectations.
Transports and Neighbourhoods is a thorough examination of the future of travel, both in terms of personal mobility and commerce. As the environment becomes more fragile, existing transportation networks are more and more strained.
Work and the City explores how climate change will affect the way we work and live. Proving value and competitive advantage may be a daily struggle for large parts of the UK workforce as the outsourcing of work to where it can be done most cheaply and efficiently gathers pace, in particular to the rapidly growing economies of China and India.
Living and Community investigates shifts in the social fabric of our communities that will be necessitated by environmental change. The current period of conspicuous consumption will come to an end, requiring more locally-sufficient and resource-careful lifestyles.
Globalism and Regionalism considers the impact that dwindling resources and restricted travel will have on global competitiveness and regional identity. Competition between countries is likely to increase.
About The Edge Group - The Edge is an innovative and creative think-tank, sponsored by the building industry professions, that seeks to stimulate public interest in policy questions that affect the built environment and to inform and influence public opinion. The group also seeks to lobby parliament and industry through organisations such as the RIBA, the Institute of Civil Engineers and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as well as the Office of the Mayor of London. The Edge was established with support from the Arup Foundation and is supported by The Carbon Trust.
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