News
The latest news from Quod on projects, events, policy, and charity and wellbeing activity. A range of news articles written by Quod on the things that are important to us.
London Reborn
On January 6th 2015, or thereabouts, London hits an extraordinary milestone – the population finally catches up with its 1939 peak population – from now on it will be an all-time high. Has any other city in history bounced back from … Continue reading →
Mapping housing wealth
Housing in the UK is “worth” around £6 trillion, but that value is very unevenly distributed. This is a map of total housing wealth in London, rather than house prices – a different view that shows just how concentrated the market has … Continue reading →
Industrial Land – Breaking the Status Quo
Perhaps the biggest pitfall for the planning system is what behavioural science calls “status-quo bias”. We overvalue how things are now, and assume change will make things worse. Nowhere is this more evident than with industrial land, where we fight … Continue reading →
Is London too small?
Is it time to redraw the map of London to reflect the reality of its huge economic pull on the wider south-east? New data released last week shows what an even “greater” London might look like. Many British cities have boundaries … Continue reading →
Is the Green Belt sustainable?
Is it time the debate about the Green Belt got specific? It may have a part to play in solving the housing crisis, but only if we can make the really hard site-by-site decisions about where. This post aims to help … Continue reading →
Is Central London really “Hollowing Out”?
Is London really “hollowing out”, as the international super-rich use a Chelsea address as an asset class, not a place to live? The idea gained momentum when the Census revealed the population of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) had fallen, leading … Continue reading →
