Economic Development
Economic development consultancy
Helping places achieve their potential
Advising on investments for social progress, improved living standards, and to create decent jobs for all.
Why Urban Foresight?
How can we help?
Strategies and action plans
Building on local assets and opportunities to transform perceptions, attract investment, and set a strategic direction for change.

Designing a business support programme for high-growth start-ups
North East Local Enterprise Partnership
Sector development
Creating opportunities in emerging sectors and areas of smart specialisation.

Developing a compound semiconductor cluster in North East England
Business Durham and Collingwood Studios

Emerging technologies in automotive manufacturing
North East Local Enterprise Partnership
Feasibility studies and business cases
Testing proposals, developing options, and creating investment-ready business cases.

New centre to strengthen a university’s role in economic and social inclusion
University of Sunderland

Innovation hub for sustainable transport and low carbon energy
Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc
Market research and analysis
Evidence-based insights on the performance of places, sectors, and markets.

Case for investment in the Thames Estuary Production Corridor
Greater London Authority and South East Local Enterprise Partnership
Evaluation
Assessing the impacts, achievements, and lessons learned from strategic funding decisions.

Evaluating a £4.5 million nanotechnology innovation programme
Centre for Process Innovation