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.
Regional Economic Development and History
1st Edition
Edited
By Marijn Molema, Sara Svensson
June 30, 2021
Regional Studies is inextricably intertwined with history. Cultural and institutional legacies inform choices between different policy options, meaning that the past plays a crucial role in how we think about regional economic development, planning and policy.Through a selection of accessible ...
Rural Development in the Digital Age: Exploring Neo-Productivist EU Rural Policy
1st Edition
By Martin Pělucha, Edward Kasabov
June 30, 2021
Rural Development in the Digital Age explores current theoretical and policy developments in EU rural policy during the 4.0 period. The book offers an analysis of the contradictory and complex drivers and multiple impacts of Period 4.0 policy within the specific territorial context of its ...
Smart Cities and Connected Intelligence: Platforms, Ecosystems and Network Effects
1st Edition
By Nicos Komninos
June 30, 2021
Internet and World Wide Web platforms, big data analytics, software, social media and civic technologies allow for the creation of smart ecosystems in which connected intelligence emerges and disruptive social and eco-innovation flourishes.This book focuses on three grand challenges that matter for...
Metropolitan Economic Development: The Political Economy of Urbanisation in Mexico
1st Edition
By Alejandra Trejo Nieto
April 01, 2021
Metropolitan areas are home to a significant proportion of the world’s population and its economic output. Taking Mexico as a case study and weaving in comparisons from Latin America and developed countries, this book explores current trends and policy issues around urbanisation, metropolisation, ...
Social and Economic Development in Central and Eastern Europe: Stability and Change after 1990
1st Edition
Edited
By Grzegorz Gorzelak
March 31, 2021
The integration of post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe into the EU is one of the success stories of European development. The region has seen significant economic convergence, dramatic changes in socio-economic indicators and improvements in the natural environment. However, some challenges ...
Diversities of Innovation
1st Edition
Edited
By Ulrich Hilpert
December 18, 2020
Innovation is often understood exclusively in terms of the economy, but it is definitely a result of human labour and ingenuity, and of the relationships among individuals and social groups. Some societies and governmental structures are clearly more successful than others: they act in divergent ...
The Theory, Practice and Potential of Regional Development: The Case of Canada
1st Edition
Edited
By Kelly Vodden, David Douglas, Sean Markey, Sarah Minnes, Bill Reimer
December 18, 2020
Canadian regional development today involves multiple actors operating within nested scales from local to national and even international levels. Recent approaches to making sense of this complexity have drawn on concepts such as multi-level governance, relational assets, integration, innovation, ...
Smart Development for Rural Areas
1st Edition
Edited
By André Torre, Stefano Corsi, Michael Steiner, Frédéric Wallet, Hans Westlund
October 12, 2020
This thought-provoking book questions the framework of the Horizon 2020 strategy and the policies of smart development. It aims to answer the following question: Is there any possibility for a policy of smart development and smart specialization in rural and peri-urban areas? Based on detailed ...
China in the Local and Global Economy: History, Geography, Politics and Sustainability
1st Edition
Edited
By Steven Brakman, Charles van Marrewijk, Peter J. Morgan, Nimesh Salike
September 30, 2020
The history of China dates back thousands of years, with periods of decline followed by periods of growth and innovation. This book puts the last 50 years – China's most recent period of growth – into perspective. It explores the changing national and international connections within China and...
EU Cohesion Policy: Reassessing performance and direction
1st Edition
Edited
By John Bachtler, Peter Berkowitz, Sally Hardy, Tatjana Muravska
September 30, 2020
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315401867, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license.This book brings together academics, members of European institutions, and regional ...
Fragile Governance and Local Economic Development: Theory and Evidence from Peripheral Regions in Latin America
1st Edition
Edited
By Sergio Montero, Karen Chapple
September 30, 2020
Much of our understanding of local economic development is based on large urban agglomerations as nodes of innovation and competitive advantage, connecting territories to global value chains. However, this framework cannot so easily be applied to peripheral regions and secondary cities in either ...
Smart Transitions in City Regionalism: Territory, Politics and the Quest for Competitiveness and Sustainability
1st Edition
By Tassilo Herrschel, Yonn Dierwechter
September 30, 2020
In recent years "smartness" has risen as a buzzword to characterize novel urban policy and development patterns. As a result of this, debates around what "smart" actually means, both theoretically and empirically, have emerged within the interdisciplinary arenas of urban and regional studies. This ...