APA Trend Universe
Climate Change, Energy, and the Environment
From the impacts of climate change to innovations in energy production and grid modernization, existing and emerging environmental trends shape both the built and natural environment.
Economic Development
Global and local shifts in the economy are not only changing the type of work that people do but are impacting the built environment and our communities as well.
Housing
Emerging trends in the housing sector point to the critical role that planners will likely play in future decades.
Politics and Geopolitical Dynamics
Political and geopolitical trends shape and are shaped by changes across the societal landscape, and are being exacerbated by the acceleration of political polarization and emerging global challenges.
Social Change
Social change is often reflected in not just how we plan and structure our communities, but also in the practice of planning itself.
Technology
Emerging and evolving trends in digitalization and automation are manifesting in how and where people live, work, and play, and are leading to discrete changes in how we structure and build our cities and communities.
The Future of Work and the Workplace
Broad economic restructuring in the form of income inequality, job growth and creation, and workforce participation is leading to or exacerbating existing disparities and segregation.
Transportation and Infrastructure
Emerging trends and shifts within the transportation and infrastructure sectors are quite literally changing how we get around, how we access critical services, and where we live and work.
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