Futureproof New Towns: International lessons on how to build flexible and adaptable new towns in England

The last post-war English new towns was designated 1970, but around the world new settlements continue to be built, expanded or regenerated. This report draws on six international case studies of new towns which have adapted, to varying degrees of success, to the challenges facing them and their communities in the twenty first century.

Those case studies - Almere in the Netherlands, Freiburg in Germany, the Paris region in France, Chandigarh in India, Daybreak in Utah (USA) and Curitiba in Brazil - provide a rich repository of lessons, highlighting that planners and planning are key to delivering successful, flexible and adaptable new settlements. These cases provide powerful narratives and learning in their own rights, and can be read as standalone contributions.