This article considers what emerging localism might mean for managing local economies. It
develops a simple framework to explore localism in the context of roles and relationships …

This paper examines the implications of a place-based economic strategy in the context of
the UK Coalition government's framework for achieving local growth and the creation of …

Housing matters to economic development. It can enhance economic performance and
place competitiveness, but it can also lead to segregation and spatial concentrations of …

Purpose Anecdotal evidence suggests that in times of economic constraints particularly in
countries such as Greece that have long been stereotyped as corrupt, business practices …

A pragmatist study of art in regeneration, this article contributes a nuanced understanding of
how art works as an ingredient of regeneration practice. To ameliorate post-industrial …

Tracing the associations between artists, planners and engineers with and within the
materials of our environment, this book introduces the relational theory of 'art worlding'as a …

Much of the literature on modern cities concentrates on the city as an individual entity and
seeks policy remedies within this context. In reality, city economies are open, and the …

This study considers how the interaction of place, firms and institutions impact on realising
the potential of the local economy. This is explored through a case study of the Mersey Dee …

Many of the programmes and initiatives to regenerate deprived neighbourhoods appear to
have had limited lasting impact. It has been argued that one reason for this is that we still …

Urban sprawl, as a process, relates to specific economic models and cultural particularities.
In the Greek city, which follows the Mediterranean model, suburban areas appear as …