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.
Sector development
Creating opportunities in emerging sectors and areas of smart specialisation.

Manufacturing and innovation zone for health and life sciences
North East Local Enterprise Partnership

Developing a compound semiconductor cluster in North East England
Business Durham and Collingwood Studios
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
Market research and analysis
Evidence-based insights on the performance of places, sectors, and markets.
Evaluations
Assessing the impacts, achievements, and lessons learned from strategic funding decisions.

Evaluating a £4.5 million nanotechnology innovation programme
Centre for Process Innovation
Tourism and inward investment
Strategies and investment plans to drive growth and enhance visitor experiences .

Coast to coast cycle infrastructure masterplan for the South of Scotland
South of Scotland Enterprise