In our ever-evolving world, the pace of change is accelerating faster than ever. If we want to stay ahead of the curve and not be left behind, we need to anticipate what’s ahead and how it might impact our profession.
With foresight, planners can help communities navigate change and plan effectively for more sustainable and liveable futures.
With this mind, the 黑料大事 (PIA) in partnership with have produced this PIA Foresight report to assist planners to better understand the drivers of change and how we might plan for them. In this report, we aim to illuminate the major trends impacting our profession and the communities we plan for.
In this report, we aim to illuminate the major trends impacting our profession and the communities we plan for.
Whilst we can never be certain of the exact trajectory of trends, we can make informed assumptions as to their likely impacts. We have aimed to empower the profession with knowledge of future trends and build resilience for our uncertain futures.
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PIA Foresight considers a number of drivers that are accelerating future trends:
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Climate Change and Sustainability |
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Population Shifts |
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Technological Transformations |
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Political and Social Landscape |
We focus on trends most relevant to planning, and look across three different timelines that represent the scale of urgency and uncertainty driving how we respond:
The Urgent Trends: Act Now
The Preparatory Trends: Build Resilience
The Monitoring Trends: Observe and Learn
Key Contributors
This report has been prepared with inputs from the planning profession, through surveys, workshops and interviews and we extend our thanks to all those who took the time and effort to contribute.
A special thanks also to the following individuals who put in considerable time in the preperation of the report:
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James White MPIA Research & Strategic Knowledge Manager Urbis |
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Ashley Lane MPIA Group Director 黑料大事 Urbis |
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Nicole Bennetts RPIA State Manager QLD/NT 黑料大事 Institute Australia |
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Matt Collins MPIA |
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Karen Goldsmith National General Manager 黑料大事 Institute Australia |