As part of the Executive MSc in Cities at the London School of Economics Professor Ricky Burdett offers an introduction to the key spatial and social concepts that define the way in which cities change, transform and adapt in response to economic, social and cultural forces. The City of London - the UK capital’s financial district better known as the Square Mile – is the physical backdrop of a peripatetic, visual essay through the streets, alleyways and open spaces of London’s oldest district which has balanced the need for innovation and preservation over its thousand-year old history. With a unique governance structure, the City of London is in continuous evolution. Twenty-first century, state-of-the-art skyscrapers housing corporations, banks and institutions sit cheek-by-jowl with historic buildings, making the most of its intricate pattern of open spaces at the heart of a global metropolis of nine million people. Ricky Burdett is a Trustee of the Norman Foster Foundation, Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Director, LSE Cities. For more information on the Executive MSc in Cities see: www.lse.ac.uk/cities/education/emc [embed]https://vod-progressive.akamaized.net/exp=1602611395~acl=%2Fvimeo-prod-skyfire-std-us%2F01%2F3452%2F18%2F467261503%2F2075028421.mp4~hmac=c67fecb575bff34d258c8bb71076280bc6bd5b83d5019a949167c1a8513e9ade/vimeo-prod-skyfire-std-us/01/3452/18/467261503/2075028421.mp4[/embed]
