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31. Leadership and Place

    Edited by Chris Collinge, John Gibney, Chris Mabey

    Series: Regions and Cities

    Despite the radical transformation of society associated with globalisation, shifting patterns of demography and the revolution in information and communication technologies over the last two decades, we remain profoundly attached to place in economic, social, cultural and emotional terms. The idea...

    Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge
32. Manufacturing in the New Urban Economy

    By Willem van Winden, Leo van den Berg, Luis Carvalho, Erwin van Tuijl

    Series: Regions and Cities

    In large cities in developed countries, the share of manufacturing has declined drastically in the last decades and the share of service has grown as many manufacturing firms have closed or moved to lower-cost locations. The process of deindustrialization is often seen as part of the inevitable...

    Published August 30th 2010 by Routledge
33. Territorial Development, Cohesion and Spatial Planning

    Knowledge and policy development in an enlarged EU

    Edited by Neil Adams, Giancarlo Cotella, Richard Nunes

    Series: Regions and Cities

    This book examines some of the evolving challenges faced by EU regional policy in light of enlargement and to assess some of the approaches and trends in terms of territorial development policy and practice that are emerging out of this process. Focusing on the experiences on Central and Eastern...

    Published August 24th 2010 by Routledge
34. Migration in the 21st Century

    Rights, Outcomes, and Policy

    Edited by Thomas N. Maloney, Kim Korinek

    Series: Regions and Cities

    In this volume, we examine the challenges and opportunities created by global migration at the start of the 21st century. Our focus extends beyond economic impact to questions of international law, human rights, and social and political incorporation. We examine immigrant outcomes and policy...

    Published August 23rd 2010 by Routledge
35. Clusters and Regional Development

    Critical Reflections and Explorations

    Edited by Bjorn Asheim, Philip Cooke, Ron Martin

    Series: Regions and Cities

    Using international examples, leading scholars present the first critical analysis of cluster theory, assessing the cluster notion and drawing out, not only its undoubted strengths and attractions, but also its weaknesses and limitations. Over the past decade the ‘cluster model’ has been seized on...

    Published February 1st 2010 by Routledge
36. Regional Development in the Knowledge Economy

    Edited by Philip Cooke, Andrea Piccaluga

    Series: Regions and Cities

    International contributors provide the first examination of the growing subject of regional knowledge-economy development. Illustrated by data and 'stylized' accounts, the international contributors chart the evolution of knowledge economies, questioning the way in which they work and criticize...

    Published December 20th 2009 by Routledge
37. Devolution, Regionalism and Regional Development

    The UK Experience

    Edited by Jonathan Bradbury

    Series: Regions and Cities

    Devolution, Regionalism and Regional Development provides an overview and critical perspective on the impact of devolution on regionalism in the UK since 1999, taking a research-based look at issues central to the development of regionalism: politics, governance and planning. This...

    Published December 20th 2009 by Routledge
38. The Impacts of Automotive Plant Closure

    A Tale of Two Cities

    Edited by Andrew Beer, Holli Evans

    Series: Regions and Cities

    Economic restructuring has been a notable feature of so-called mature industrial economies such as the UK and Australia in the last two decades, with deregulation, privatisation, technological change and globalisation combining to reshape such economies. Some industries have grown, while others...

    Published September 23rd 2009 by Routledge
39. 'Whither regional studies?'

    Edited by Andy Pike

    Series: Regions and Cities

    Regional studies are at a vibrant conjuncture. ‘Regions’ continue to provide a conceptual and analytical focus for often overlapping concerns with economic, social, political, cultural and ecological change. In the context of increased interest in inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches, ‘regions’...

    Published March 5th 2009 by Routledge
40. Geographies of the New Economy

    Critical Reflections

    Edited by Peter W. Daniels, Andrew Leyshon, Michael J. Bradshaw, Jonathan Beaverstock

    Series: Regions and Cities

    What is the 'new economy'? Where is it? How does it differ from the 'old economy'? How does the 'new economy' relate to issues such as the nature of work, social inclusion and exclusion? Geographies of the New Economy explores the meaning of the 'new economy' at the global scale from the...

    Published February 18th 2009 by Routledge