Regional Development And Forgotten Spaces

Author : María del Carmen Sánchez-Carreira,Paulo Jorge Reis Mourão,Bruno Blanco-Varela
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000907643

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Regional Development and Forgotten Spaces by María del Carmen Sánchez-Carreira,Paulo Jorge Reis Mourão,Bruno Blanco-Varela Pdf

This book constitutes a novel contribution, combining recent theoretical developments and empirical contributions, as well as the recent and latest trends and challenges on the issue of Forgotten Spaces. Forgotten Spaces - like the Forgotten Regions, in particular - are spaces that in potential can and do create significant value (if their resources are properly rediscovered) and create many potential costs (if these spaces are increasingly neglected by economic agents). The editors have identified a gap in current research because there is not enough empirical evidence about these places, as well as about the role of their actors. Abandoning regions can lead to, for example, pollution, uncontrolled forest fires, vandalism heritage deterioration, and potentially untreated industrial facilities, carrying potential costs not only in environmental sustainability, but also in values such as landscape aesthetics. Thus, this book reflects on the dimensions of the identification of such Forgotten Spaces, on the design of policies focused on minimizing associated costs and on the scope of programs to promote these areas, not only for upgrading them but also for promoting their environmental sustainability. The comparative approach of the empirical part also allows knowledge and experience from diverse longitudes and latitudes. The editors highlight the richness of the experience of Latin American countries, the polarization and interesting experiences from several sector rediscovered in Europe, as well as the holistic cases coming from several African experiences. This book will attract the attention of academicians, politicians and ultimately the attention of all decision-makers who most likely are forgetting many of the Spaces around them.

Author : María del Carmen Sánchez-Carreira,Paulo Jorge Reis Mourão,Bruno Blanco-Varela
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000907636

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European Regional Policy and Development by María del Carmen Sánchez-Carreira,Paulo Jorge Reis Mourão,Bruno Blanco-Varela Pdf

The shortcomings of traditional regional policies led to a major policy. Thus, regions have become more active in the design and implementation of policies, following a bottom-up approach and involving the participation of the local community in strategic planning, as opposed to the traditional top-down method. This book addresses regional development theories and policies, with a special focus on forgotten places, and raises emerging questions about recent theoretical advances, as well as trends and challenges in the field. It examines two main and related issues: the crucial role of regional actors for development and the role of Forgotten Spaces. It emphasizes the spatial/territorial approaches from different theoretical perspectives, underlining place-based approaches and compares the experiences of both successful and failed cases, attempting to identify lessons and policy recommendations, as well as adding empirical evidence to this field. The different cases presented, which focus on Forgotten Spaces, allow the reader to assess the role of different actors for regional development as well as some sectoral approaches. While there is a clear focus on European countries with different geographical, institutional and sociocultural characteristics, the book also examines good and bad examples of regional development and policies related to forgotten places from different regions worldwide, including developed and developing countries. The book benefits from contributions from over 20 authors from different nationalities, and a rich diversity of case studies, approaches and methods of discussion. The authors discuss practical examples and more complex theoretical approaches, involving techniques of spatial analysis, spatial econometrics, social networks, content analysis as well as regional planning techniques. The book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience and will provide academicians, politicians, and policy designers with original and detailed analyses.

Author : Michael P. Clair
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000912524

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Sustainable Regional Development by Michael P. Clair Pdf

Many communities and regions are being left behind in the new economic order. The book starts with the premise that, in today’s knowledge-based economy, innovation is key, but that only seems to happen in larger urban centres. It seems that smaller centres and peripheral regions can only look forward to decline and eventual irrelevance, but this need not be the case. Wherever there are people, there is the potential to innovate. This book demonstrates that innovators are not limited to inventors and entrepreneurs. Each innovation starts with an idea that is nurtured by its creator and incubated by the larger community. The book identifies different categories of creators such that many readers will recognize themselves as being, in fact, creators. And it identifies different ways of coming up with ideas, which may validate how creators spend their time. It identifies ways to judge whether ideas should be pursued or not and looks at the steps required to turn an idea into an innovation. Many declining communities and regions around the world have resuscitated themselves by being creative and innovative — sometimes in startling ways. This book will provide some ideas to help any region reinvent itself. But having a few individuals with good ideas is not sufficient to revive a region. This book also shows how effective leaders are needed to help stimulate more creative activity and, just as importantly, to coordinate the necessary resources to turn creative ideas into innovations. The book will appeal to students, scholars and researchers of economic, regional, social and sustainable development, innovation, public policy and economic geography, as well as practitioners and policymakers concerned with regional development and regional innovation policies.

Author : Alexander Styhre
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781040025253

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The Business of Affordable Housing by Alexander Styhre Pdf

Despite the conventional wisdom that affordable housing, either in the form of homeownership or through access to rental units, has beneficial effects for households, society, and the economy more broadly, there is a noteworthy lack of empirical studies of housing development and construction companies or building societies that actively work to supply this asset class in the economy. There are several reasons for this condition, including the “thin market” for such business activities. This book offers a case study that includes two Swedish housing development companies that have targeted a market niche for affordable homes that few other companies and market actors are concerned with. One company is part of a major construction company conglomerate which produces prefabricated housing modules to better serve the low-end niche of the housing market. The other company is a municipality-owned housing development company that acts on the basis of market practices and rules but that also on policymakers’ stated ambition to provide affordable homes for the residents in the municipality, the largest municipality in a major Swedish metropolitan area. Taken together, the study of these two companies provides first-hand insights into how the production of affordable homes takes place in a real-world economy. The book is of relevance for a variety of readers, including graduate students, management scholars, policymakers, and management consultants.

Author : Stanisław Mazur
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000927542

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Governance and Leadership in Shrinking Cities by Stanisław Mazur Pdf

The aim of this publication is to look in depth at depopulation - a trend that is affecting an increasing number of cities worldwide. It has recently become a critical issue with a range of detrimental social, economic, spatial, and financial consequences. However, attempts by central and local governments to combat depopulation have yet to yield satisfactory results. Compelling evidence suggests that one of the reasons for this state of affairs is that the role of local (urban) leadership in devising solutions, mobilizing resources, and creating networks to address the problem has been underestimated. Moreover, according to the authors of this monograph, there is a significant positive correlation between urban leadership and the ability to effectively respond to and counteract the negative effects of depopulation. Without an understanding of the impact of urban leadership on the ability to address the negative consequences of urban depopulation, it is impossible to pursue effective public policies in this regard. This book presents a novel approach to explaining the ability of cities to combat depopulation through the prism of urban leadership quality. It compares domestic empirical research findings with international case studies, and offers a comprehensive review of valuable practices to counter urban shrinkage and depopulation, from both academic and practical perspectives. Further, the book provides a new interpretation of the processes associated with these trends. The magnitude of the phenomenon in question, the negative spatial, economic, and social consequences, as well as the relatively low effectiveness of policies aimed at its mitigation, will make this book an invaluable guide for researchers, and students from a wide range of disciplines including urban studies, economics, public management, leadership studies, local government, climate change and energy transition and urban movements. The audience will also comprise of policymakers and urban experts such as sociologists, planners, social geographers, economists, and architects.

Author : Prana Krishna Biswas,Robert Dygas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000909067

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Smart Cities in Europe and Asia by Prana Krishna Biswas,Robert Dygas Pdf

The smart city concept, together with the growing importance of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, has a significant impact on city management and governance. This book examines real cases of smart city management across Asia and Europe. It covers regions such as Iceland, Estonia, Poland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam to systemize the knowledge in the field. It evaluates smart cities’ efficiency and analyzes and assesses the standards, norms and best practices involved in the management of smart cities. The book answers questions such as what it is that makes smart cities stand out, why some countries in Europe and Asia have more smart cities than others, whether smart cities support the economy and GDP growth of the country, and what the main determinants of forming smart cities in Asia and Europe are. It also evaluates whether smart cities secure higher standards of living for their citizens as compared to regular cities. Many theoretical concepts and theories are developed and then verified from the perspective of Western economies. Central Eastern European and Asian countries are frequently overlooked, thus, examining the smart city idea from the viewpoint of non-Western economies offers a fresh insight into the concept and its adaptation and evolution. The range of issues analyzed in the book are multilayered and approached from a wide array of perspectives, from macroeconomics to management, finance and technology, and public policy. Thus, the book is addressed to researchers, students, and academics who specialize in sustainable and regional development, economic geography, and management. It will also be of interest to urban planners, environmental scientists, and policymakers.

Author : Antonio Laurìa,Luigi Vessella
Publisher : Firenze University Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9788855184960

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Small Forgotten Places in the Hearth of Cities by Antonio Laurìa,Luigi Vessella Pdf

This book is the result of a research project designed and carried out at the Department of Architecture, University of Florence. This book discusses urban public spaces and, more specifically, run-down, inactive micro-spaces that are barely used due to their location, dimensions, morphology or semantic characteristics. In literature, these spaces are often defined as “residual urban spaces.” A large abandoned industrial area on the outskirts of a town or a small interstitial space in a historical centre can be residual. With respect to such a broad subject matter, the book seeks to radically limit the field, concentrating on public residual spaces found in the oldest parts of cities. The book reflects on this theme and introduces a method for reading and assessment of the residuality of public spaces in historical contexts (Residuality Assessment Process) which was tested in the historical centre of Florence. It is the authors’ view that residual spaces, above all if designed according to a system logic, can go from being problems to potential activators of urban and social regeneration processes, offering a useful contribution to improve city life.

Author : Paolo Pileri,Rossella Moscarelli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030440039

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Cycling & Walking for Regional Development by Paolo Pileri,Rossella Moscarelli Pdf

This book investigates why and how cycle and walking paths can help to promote the regeneration of marginalized areas facing depopulation and economic decline. In addition, it offers a broad overview of recent scientific research into slow tourism and marginality/spatial inequality and explores the linkages between these topics. Key issues are addressed by experts from various disciplinary backgrounds, and potential measures are proposed for the integration of slow tourism into strategies for regional development. Particular attention is devoted to the VENTO project, which involves the creation of a 700-km-long cycle route from Venice to Turin that passes through various rural and marginalized areas of northern Italy. The goal, research process, design, and early lessons from this important project are all discussed in detail. Moreover, the book describes policies and strategies that have successfully been used to enhance the slow tourism infrastructure in other European countries. Given its scope, the book will appeal to researchers, professionals, and students interested in e.g. policymaking, tourism planning, regional development, and landscape and urban planning.

Author : Gregory Hooks
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520277786

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The Sociology of Development Handbook by Gregory Hooks Pdf

"This handbook brings together essays by leading contributors to development sociology by addressing intellectual challenges: internal and international migration, transformation of political regimes, globalization, changes in household and family formations, gender dynamics, technological change, population and economic growth, environmental sustainability, peace and war, and the production and reproduction of social and economic inequality. The Sociology of Development Handbook includes essays that reflect the range of debates in development sociology and in the interdisciplinary study and practice of development"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Etienne Nel,Stanko Pelc
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030513429

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Responses to Geographical Marginality and Marginalization by Etienne Nel,Stanko Pelc Pdf

This book examines regional responses to marginality by highlighting social innovation, local capacity and new path formations in what are often seen as economically weak regions where policy and institutional considerations play a key role. Divided into three parts, it covers a wide range of topics related to geographical marginality from various angles, on both regional and local scales. The first part focuses on the role of social innovation and illustrates the themes of social innovation and new localism, local revitalization and social entrepreneurship. The second part then addresses the issues of economic responses, valorization, resource use and local action in response to marginalization. Lastly, the third part explores various policies and measures taken to respond to marginality and intensify regional development in marginal areas.

Author : Thomas A. Lyson,William W. Falk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003419541

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Forgotten Places by Thomas A. Lyson,William W. Falk Pdf

Author : Ronald A. Foresta
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781572338630

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The Land Between the Lakes by Ronald A. Foresta Pdf

"This is the first full-scale look at LBL, which has been managed by the TVA since its beginning. In part environmental history, this book focuses on public policy issues and the successes and failures of New Deal and then Great Society programs and concentrates fairly intensively on public planning"--

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Public health
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112084012

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Public Health Reports by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Audio-visual materials
ISBN : UIUC:30112002058755

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Health Services Reports by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Rural development
ISBN : OSU:32435055985097

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Rural Development Perspectives by Anonim Pdf