The first in a series of podcasts from City-REDI / WMREDI, University of Birmingham looking at Megatrends in the West Midlands. Megatrends are trends that could have significant economic consequences and scarring effects for vulnerable groups and places as a result of impacts on human, social, physical and natural capital.
In this episode, Liam O'Farrell, a researcher at the University of Sheffield talks to Claire Spencer, Senior Programme Manager, Inclusive Growth, West Midlands Combined Authority. They discuss inequality in the West Midlands and its exacerbation by Covid-19, 'left behind' places, remote working and its impact on cities and finally, what kind of city Birmingham should aim to be.
This podcast is part of a larger project looking at Megatrends in the West Midlands. Megatrends are major movements or patterns or trends that are having a transformative impact on business, economy, society, cultures and personal lives. The project examines some of these megatrends in a series of provocations, podcasts and a report.
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