Smarter Growth

• Oxford Futures 3 full report

  30 September 2013

  OXFORD FUTURES – THE WAY WE LIVE

  On 10th September the third event in the series ‘Oxford Futures’ was held, under the title of ‘The Way we Live’. On this occasion the event was organised by the Academy of Urbanism, The Royal Society for the Arts, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford City Council, and the consultancies URBED and Jon Rowland Urban Design, with Oxford Civic Society providing support and publicity. The event was heavily over-subscribed and registration enquiries were received from far outside Oxford.

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• Oxford Futures 2

  30 June 2013

  WHY SHOULD OXFORD GROW?

  Report of Oxford Futures event at the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, 20 June 2013

  The second event under the title Oxford Futures brought together over 30 members of the Society and others with an interest in the city’s development to discuss different aspects of growth. The ambitious plans for Science Vale, the upgrading of Oxford’s rail connections and its housing situation raise issues about the value of further growth and how the benefits can be secured without losing what is valuable.

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• Oxford Futures 1

  31 January 2013

  OUR CITY’S FUTURE

  What kind of city do we want Oxford to be in the future? Do we want it to grow and change or to resist both? Can we sustain growth in our congested area without compromising the very qualities that make Oxford so special? Seventy people attended our Oxford Futures seminar, held in the Town Hall on 17 January, to open up a debate on these issues.

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