Accra towards a city-region: Devolution, spatial development and urban challenges
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2019.102398
Abstract: Abstract Accra, the capital and largest city in Ghana, has undergone major transformation over the past two decades. Growing population has strengthened the formation of a functional city-region. Increases in local and foreign investments have… read more here.
Keywords: development; accra towards; towards city; city ... See more keywords
The role of planning in shaping better urban-rural relationships in Bristol City Region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.12.005
Abstract: Abstract Localism Agenda adopted by Coalition Government in 2010 reflected the rejection of the regional level and the ambition to rebalance national economy, by devolving economic and social responsibilities down to cities and local communities.… read more here.
Keywords: role planning; city region; city; bristol city ... See more keywords
Public policy for addressing the low-skills low-wage trap: insights from business case studies in the Birmingham city-region, UK
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1802005
Abstract: ABSTRACT The idea that some local areas are characterized by a low-skills equilibrium trap is prominent in academic and policy debates in the Global North. Factors shaping this position and associated implications for local economic… read more here.
Keywords: low wage; policy; city region; birmingham city ... See more keywords
State-rescaling and re-designing the material city-region: Tensions of disruption and continuity in articulating the future of Greater Manchester
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098018820181
Abstract: In a context of globalisation, the emergence of city-regions and the politics and dynamics of their constitution has been debated for almost two decades. Recent writings have extended this focus to seeing city-regions as a… read more here.
Keywords: state; city region; greater manchester; city ... See more keywords
Back to live: Returning to in-person engagement with arts and culture in the Liverpool City Region
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011766
Abstract: On July 19th 2021, the UK government lifted the COVID-19 restrictions that had been in place since March 2020, including wearing masks, social distancing, and all other legal requirements. The return to in-person events has… read more here.
Keywords: culture; returning person; liverpool city; city region ... See more keywords
Assessing and Planning Sustainable City Region Food Systems: Insights from Two Latin American Cities
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DOI: 10.3390/su9081455
Abstract: In the context of growing urbanisation, urban poverty, and climate change impacts, the importance of urban food security and urban food systems is increasingly recognised by both local and national governments, as well as international… read more here.
Keywords: food systems; region food; food; city region ... See more keywords