S2 Cities & Housing

Trends 12

• TrendA triple burden of capital-region concentration, regional industrial crisis and rapid demographic change2 signals
• TrendCapital-region concentration is spreading production and income gaps into asset polarisation1 signals
• TrendCities growing inward: redensification replacing urban sprawl2 signals
• TrendDevelopers are designing projects around the land's ecology instead of clearing it first2 signals
• TrendDigital infrastructure, energy transition and the Arctic route as new growth windows for the regions0 signals
• TrendGrowth of rural municipalities near large metropolitan areas1 signals
• TrendHigh mortgage rates and rents widening intergenerational wealth gaps0 signals
• TrendHousing is being built as a point of care rather than a place near care2 signals
• TrendMegatrend 4: urbanisation5 signals
• TrendRising perceived insecurity after a long decline1 signals
• TrendShrinkage in peripheral regions despite national growth0 signals
• TrendTrend I: Restructuring of national territory and space0 signals