1.0Planning, Building & Construction Todayhttps://www.pbctoday.co.uk/newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="c1UYhdya44"><a href="https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/urban-design-city-planning/136176/">Unproductive cities: The urban design choices delivering growth</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/urban-design-city-planning/136176/embed/#?secret=c1UYhdya44" width="600" height="338" title="“Unproductive cities: The urban design choices delivering growth” — Planning, Building & Construction Today" data-secret="c1UYhdya44" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/StrategicCommunications_list__1.jpg800620With the British economy lagging behind the US, Japan and Germany, could the design of our cities be at fault by failing to recognise how transport links, office building design and green spaces can be a key driver of productivity? Jeff Nottage, design director at Turley, looks how urban design can deliver growth