Centre for Cities
Encyclopedia
The Centre for Cities is a charity registered in England.
The Centre for Cities describes itself as an independent, non-partisan urban policy research
unit. The Centre for Cities' main goal is to understand how and why economic growth
and change takes place in the United Kingdom
's cities.
and became independent in November 2007.
The Centre for Cities describes itself as an independent, non-partisan urban policy research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
unit. The Centre for Cities' main goal is to understand how and why economic growth
Economic growth
In economics, economic growth is defined as the increasing capacity of the economy to satisfy the wants of goods and services of the members of society. Economic growth is enabled by increases in productivity, which lowers the inputs for a given amount of output. Lowered costs increase demand...
and change takes place in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's cities.
History
The Centre for Cities was launched in March 2005 as part of IPPRInstitute for Public Policy Research
The IPPR is the leading progressive think-tank in the UK. It produces research and policy ideas committed to upholding values of social justice, democratic reform and environmental sustainability. IPPR is based in London and IPPR North has branches in Newcastle and Manchester.It was founded in...
and became independent in November 2007.