Abstract

A large number of scientific papers are devoted problems of the future today. They are scattered and in need of systematization and analysis. The future is one of the most complexes, multifaceted and urgent problems of humanity. Vision of the future has repeatedly changed in the historical development of social con­sciousness. The first scientific attempts to analyze the future, to develop his concept were made in Antiquity. Also they acquired their development in the religious writings of the Middle Ages, in the first utopias of T. Mor and T. Kampanella. Wildest concept of the future was developed during the rapid grooving of science and technology. The picture of the future was defined by the idea of scientific progress. The problems of a global nature and the inevitability of their impact on a society came to the fore during the further development of the society. This gave rise to dominance the idea of fatality world development, the inevitability of global catastrophe, pessimism and assessments in society. Future research, systematization of already accumulated knowledge about it gain a whole new importance in such socio­cultural situation. It is important to explore the features of the concept production of future in today’s cities. The relevant social trends find the most clearly reflected in a modern city. City is changing very rapidly in today’s world. Phenomena such as individualization are intensified. People refuse to construct long­term plans and wish to live «here and now». Vision of the future is under the absolute influence of globalization, of the awareness of global issues and threats. These trends are very distinguished in a city. The availability of a permanent risk is one of the features of a modern city. The relevance of pessimistic forecasts in urbanized world is concluded in the article. Examples of images of cities of the future are discussed in this paper. Conclusion about the importance of a comprehensive study of the future is made in article. The importance of learning as an image of the future in urban areas as the city image is discussed in a paper.