1. Future Cities Delhi Workshop- Taj Palace February 2014 Jon Price – Director Jon.price@lowcarbonfutures.og

2. www.lowcarbonfutures.org Leadership and social innovation in Urban design and planning UK perspective Devolving leadership responsibilities - 2010 Localism Act v’s National Planning Policy Stimulus - Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 / Help to buy housing schemes/ deregulation Reducing public sector funding and local budgets High growth of BIM – increasing building controls for energy use / materials Better understanding of socio technical impacts Latest research trends in the UK Cities as catalysts for change and sustainable development Sector to holistic thinking Green Buildings / Ecosystems services Connecting worlds - health and welling to engineering and design Big data – smart cities UK’s strengths and weaknesses Strengths: Depth and breadth of research capacity, Systems Thinking, Innovation, international collaboration, providing technical assistance to implementation. Weaknesses : Building Stock, Financial Support, Realising the vision ·

3. www.lowcarbonfutures.org Breakout Session What are the research questions to be tackled in this theme? (10 mins) ·What UK and Indian research expertise can contribute to this theme? (10 mins) ·How can the UK and India work together to address the research challenges identified? (10 mins) ·What mechanisms of collaboration are needed? (10 mins) ·What other individuals/ companies/ policy makers/ expertise/disciplines are needed to address these challenges? (10 mins)