Trend Opportunity Profiles: Urbanization

Trend Opportunity Profiles: Urbanization

The Trend Opportunity Profiles series covers specific opportunities emerging from future trend evolutions. The series is designed to help clients discover and prioritize the most consequential mid- to long-term trends transforming their business’ growth environment. These trend opportunity profiles are analyzed across key industries, including health, retail, information and communication technologies, supply chain and logistics,
fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), security, energy & environment, mobility, industrial, and food and agriculture.

This research service presents the trend and technology innovations for future cities. The study covers the following concepts and innovations expected to shape the development of the smart city:
• 15-minute city
• Build-to-rent (BTR) properties
• City emergency alert services
• Movement analytics
• Traffic congestion management systems
• Hyperlocal community-surveillance-based health monitoring
• Curbside-data-as-a-service
• Urban farming

These trends represent the most promising growth opportunities with the potential to transform the current ecosystem of city operations.
The mid- to long-term ratings define the growth and impact of the trend in future.