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URBAN INTERGRATION, DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH

The London Model

Professor Ricky BurdettLondon School of Economics

Santiago October 2014

LONDON

LONDON, 4 October 2014

POPULATION GROWTH IN GLOBAL CITIES

8, 174, 100(400,000 more than

projected)

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Paris

REGIONAL DENSITY

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25% of London’s growth is likely to be housed in East London over the next 20 years.

Central London Olympics/Royal Docks/Thames

Gateway

LONDON GOING EAST 2012‐2030

LONDON POPULATION OVER TIME GLOBAL FINANCE CIRCUIT

GLOBAL CITY RANKINGCITY vs. NATIONAL GDP per capita

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NEW YORK LONDON

ADMINISTRATIVE MAP

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MAYOR OF LONDON POWERSTRANSPORT

ENVIRONMENTPOLICE/FIRE/AMBULANCEINWARD INVESTMENTPLANNING DIRECTION 

HOUSINGTHE ‘LONDON PLAN’

Cartography by O’Brien CASA UCL

LONDON INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION 2010

Health Inequalities in London

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LONDON’S GREEN BELT COMMUTING FLOWS

THE LONDON PLAN: Opportunity & Intensification Areas 

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Linking transport to development opportunities: a polycentric city

CROSSRAIL£23bn public investment, high-speed rail, opens 2018

$ 23,300mTotal Capital Costs

97 System Kilometres

36,000Capacity [pphpd]

Sir Peter Hall (March 1932 – July 2014)

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Cartography by O’Brien CASA UCL

King’s Cross Central

…AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

THE TRANSPORT STORY

*ICE train services to commence soon

£2.5 BILLION ON TRANSPORT UPGRADES

THE TRANSPORT STORY

...FOR NATIONAL

THE TRANSPORT STORY

£450M AT KING’S CROSS STATION – KING’S CROSS SQUARE OPENING SEPTEMBER 2013

THE TRANSPORT STORY

£200M OF IMPROVEMENTS ON THE UNDERGROUND

THE TRANSPORT STORY

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THE MOST CONNECTED TRANSPORT HUB IN THE CAPITAL…

THE TRANSPORT STORY

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King's Cross ‐ in numbers 

• 50 new buildings 

• 2,000 new homes 

• 20 new streets 

• 10 new public squares 

• 67 acres

• 8 million square feet 

• 3.4 million sq ft of workspace 

• 500,000 sq ft of retail 

• 26 acres of public space 

• 45,000 people

REGENT’S CANAL AND THE GRANARY

A NEW DESTINATION

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UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON

A NEW DESTINATION

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE STYLETHE SHARD

London Bridge station, 2nd busiest commuter hub in London, before and after construction of The Shard

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CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE STYLE

Cartography by O’Brien CASA UCL

City of London

Broadgate : redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station, 1985-2000 (Stanhope Properties)

Liverpool Street Station, shops and concourse area; Exchange Square above tracks, 1985-1995

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Richard Rogers, RSH-P, Leadenhall Street, London

Cartography by O’Brien CASA UCL

Canary Wharf

LONDON DOCKLANDS- CANARY WHARF

LONDON DOCKLANDS- CANARY WHARF

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Olympics vs Legacy Planning

Olympics: controlled event Legacy: open city

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Cartography by O’Brien CASA UCL

London 2012

The Olympic site in 2003

LONDON 2012: FACTS AND FIGURES

CORE BUDGET: £7.8 BN ($13 BN)(30% REGENERATION; 30% VENUES & INFRASTRUCTURE; SECURITY, LAND, ETC)TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS: £5BN ($7 BN)TOTAL INVESTMENT: 1‐2% OF LONDON’S GDP

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Olympics 2012 Transformation 2014 Legacy 2030

Olympic Games masterplan2012

Queen Elizabeth II Park

Connections Jobs and homes

££

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Permanent/retrofitted venues

Velopark

Aquatics Centre

Main Stadium

Handball Arena

Media Centre

Eton Manor

Athletes’ Village

Stratford City

Temporary or re-locatable venues

Training pools

Water Polo

Basketball ArenaHockey

Warm‐up tracks

Front‐of‐house

Back‐of‐house

Athletes’ catering

Post‐Games ‘Transformation’

Post‐Games Plan

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Chobham Manor

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…a classic London park place

Oxford Economics has predicted that by 2030 the area will be one of the UK’s most important growth drivers, and a net contributor to public finances worth £5.4 billion a year. East London is also expected to accommodate half of London’s population growth and nearly a quarter of its growth in jobs to 2031.

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The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

The Development Corporation area The Lower Lea Valley

East London’s major growth hubs

PLAN CREOANTOFAGASTA

Taller 3 Plan Maestro 25 de Septiembre 2014

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PLAN MAESTRO INTEGRADO - ANTOFAGASTA 2035

113 INICIATIVAS 1ERA ETAPA (2018)45 INICIATIVAS 2DA ETAPA (2025)41 INICIATIVAS 3ERA ETAPA (2035)

205 INICIATIVAS

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INVERSIÓN668.280 MM

1.215 MM US$

Thames Estuary‘Boris Island’

Gatwick 2nd Runway

Heathrow 3rd Runway

AIRPORTS COMMISSION TO DECIDE ON EXTRA RUNWAY CAPACITY/HUB AIRPORT IN LONDON AND THE SOUTH-EAST

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THE HUMANIST CITYTHE DIVIDED CITY

PARKS AND THE GREAT ESTATESAGGREGATVE AND ORGANIC

MERCANTILE AND PRO‐MARKETTOLERANT AND PUBLIC SPIRITED

FRAGMENTED URBAN FORMFRAGMENTED GOVERNANCE

RESILIENT 

TO DELIVER SUSTAINABLE URBAN CHANGE:

• Long-term vision + short-term projects

• Continuity beyond political cycles

• Engagement and participation

• Consensus and buy-in

• Public + Private collaboration

• Good design = Value