Regions and Cities
About the Book Series
In today’s globalised, knowledge-driven and networked world, regions and cities have assumed heightened significance as the interconnected nodes of economic, social and cultural production, and as sites of new modes of economic governance and policy experimentation. This book series brings together incisive and critically engaged international and interdisciplinary research on this resurgence of regions and cities, and should be of interest to geographers, economists, sociologists, political scientists and cultural scholars, as well as to policy-makers involved in regional and urban development.
If you would like to discuss a potential new book for the series, please contact:
Stephen J Ramos – [email protected] – Series Editor-in-Chief, or
Kristina Abbotts – [email protected] – Routledge Commissioning Editor
The Regions and Cities book series welcomes Open Access projects. Please contact Kristina Abbotts or visit https://www.routledge.com/info/open_access for more details.
About the Regional Studies Association (RSA)
The RSA is the global community for regional and urban research, development and policy. As a learned society for regional studies, it provides an authoritative voice for researchers, students and practitioners from disciplines including economics, geography, political science, planning, urban sociology, transport planning and other fields. The RSA delivers its charitable aims through knowledge exchange and policy engagement activities, its portfolio of journals and publications, its programme of conferences and events and its worldwide territorial and research networks. The RSA also runs a grant funding programme and recognises good practice in regional studies through its awards. It is an inclusive, diverse and environmental responsible organisation. For more information go to www.regionalstudies.org
Dissemination Support for Authors
The RSA increases the dissemination of research and supports authors publishing in this book series through the promotion of new books, organisation of online book launches in cooperation with the author(s) and by offering a platform for the publication of book reviews.
30% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE
Did you know that as a Regional Studies Association member you’re entitled to a 30% discount on all Routledge books? To order, simply email James Hill ([email protected]), or phone on +44 (0) 7831 120 008 and declare your RSA membership.
Migration in the 21st Century: Rights, Outcomes, and Policy
1st Edition
Edited
By Thomas N. Maloney, Kim Korinek
July 08, 2013
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 ...
'Whither regional studies?'
1st Edition
Edited
By Andy Pike
June 24, 2013
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’...
Cultural Political Economy of Small Cities
1st Edition
Edited
By Anne Lorentzen, Bas van Heur
April 17, 2013
The volume highlights ongoing changes in the political economy of small cities in relation to the field of culture and leisure. Culture and leisure are focal points both to local entrepreneurship and to planning by city governments, which means that these developments are subject to market dynamics...
Can Neighbourhoods Save the City?: Community Development and Social Innovation
1st Edition
Edited
By Frank Moulaert, Erik Swyngedouw, Flavia Martinelli, Sara Gonzalez
April 09, 2013
For decades, neighbourhoods been pivotal sites of social, economic and political exclusion processes, and civil society initiatives, attempting bottom-up strategies of re-development and regeneration. In many cases these efforts resulted in the creation of socially innovative organizations, seeking...
Globalizing Regional Development in East Asia: Production Networks, Clusters, and Entrepreneurship
1st Edition
Edited
By Henry Wai-chung Yeung
October 22, 2012
Significant historical and geographical differences account for the many processes and trajectories of regional development in East Asia. These historical and geographical specificities in East Asia have prompted serious re-examination of existing theories in regional development, and in particular...
The Rise of the English Regions?
1st Edition
Edited
By Irene Hardill, Paul Benneworth, Mark Baker, Leslie Budd
July 11, 2012
This book analyzes devolution as it affects the English Regions, working from the perspective of uneven development, and drawing on the rich tradition of regional geography. Currently, London is the power centre ruling over the other English regions. The first part of the book looks at how this ...
Controversies in Local Economic Development: Stories, strategies, solutions
1st Edition
By Martin Perry
April 10, 2012
Efforts to promote the economic development of individual localities engage the attention of academics, students and professionals. Many such analysts argue that competitive advantage can be fostered within local economies, complimenting the advent of a more globalised economy. Intensified efforts ...
Business Networks in Clusters and Industrial Districts: The Governance of the Global Value Chain
1st Edition
Edited
By Fiorenza Belussi, Alessia Sammarra
March 29, 2012
During the 1980s the Marshallian concept of industrial district (ID) became widely popular due to the resurgence of interest in the reasons that make the agglomeration of specialised industries a territorial phenomenon worth being analysed. The analysis of clusters and IDs has often been limited, ...
Creative Regions: Technology, Culture and Knowledge Entrepreneurship
1st Edition
Edited
By Philip Cooke, Dafna Schwartz
March 13, 2012
This unique book focuses on regional creativity, analysing the different factors that can affect creativity and innovation process within regions in the knowledge economy. Approaching creativity from technological, organizational and regional viewpoints, it attempts to break down the influence of ...
Just Growth: Inclusion and Prosperity in America's Metropolitan Regions
1st Edition
By Chris Benner, Manuel Pastor
February 10, 2012
Breaking new ground in its innovative blend of quantitative and qualitative methods, the book essentially argues that another sort of growth is indeed possible. While offering specific insights for regional leaders and analysts of metropolitan areas, the authors also draw a broader – and quite ...
China and Europe: The Implications of the Rise of China for European Space
1st Edition
Edited
By Klaus Kunzmann, Willy A Schmid, Martina Koll-Schretzenmayr
December 15, 2011
What are the likely long-term implications of this shift to Asia for the cities and regions of Europe? To just ‘wait and see’ cannot be the response, nor the hope that the attractiveness of Asia will diminish over time and that the economic growth will slow down. Will Europe be able to retain its ...
Regional Competitiveness
1st Edition
Edited
By Ron Martin, Michael Kitson, Peter Tyler
September 12, 2011
There is now a wide spread interest in regions as a key focus in the organization and governance of economic growth and wealth creation. This important book considers the factors that influence and shape the competitive performance of regions. This is not just an issue of academic interest and ...