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.
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
April 29, 2022
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 ...
Strategic Approaches to Regional Development: Smart Experimentation in Less-Favoured Regions
1st Edition
Edited
By Iryna Kristensen, Alexandre Dubois, Jukka Teräs
September 30, 2020
The existence and persistence of regional disparities between European regions require context-tailored policies to promote structural change. This book explores the congruence between place-based development and regional competitiveness in the EU context. Drawing on a range of social science ...
The Entrepreneurial Discovery Process and Regional Development: New Knowledge Emergence, Conversion and Exploitation
1st Edition
Edited
By Åge Mariussen, Seija Virkkala, Håkon Finne, Tone Merethe Aasen
September 30, 2020
There is a broad and long-standing debate on possible solutions to the regional vulnerabilities of globalisation. In 2014, the European Commission began implementing Smart Specialisation Strategy, a place-based strategy of growth, regional transformation and new industrial policy with collective ...
The Production of Alternative Urban Spaces: An International Dialogue
1st Edition
Edited
By Jens Kaae Fisker, Letizia Chiappini, Lee Pugalis, Antonella Bruzzese
September 30, 2020
Alternative urban spaces across civic, private, and public spheres emerge in response to the great challenges that urban actors are currently confronted with. Labour markets are changing rapidly, the availability of affordable housing is under intensifying pressure, and public spaces have become ...
Universities and Regional Economic Development: Engaging with the Periphery
1st Edition
Edited
By Paul Benneworth
September 30, 2020
In a knowledge-based economy, universities are vital institutions. This volume explores the roles that universities can play in peripheral regions, contributing to processes of regional economic development and innovative growth.Including a series of case studies drawn from Portugal, Norway, ...
Transitions in Regional Economic Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Ivan Turok, David Bailey, Jennifer Clark, Jun Du, Ugo Fratesi, Michael Fritsch, John Harrison, Tom Kemeny, Dieter Kogler, Arnoud Lagendijk
December 19, 2019
At a time of extraordinary challenges confronting the world, this book analyses some of the profound changes occurring in the development of cities and regions. It discusses the uncertainties associated with the stalling of hyper-globalization and asks whether this creates opportunities for ...
Territorial Designs and International Politics: Inside-out and Outside-in
1st Edition
Edited
By Boaz Atzili, Burak Kadercan
December 17, 2019
Territory is back with a vengeance. Although territorial politics never really went away, it was often perceived that way in public discussion and among scholars. The territorial conflicts of the last several years, however, have raised new academic and policy questions, revived old debates that ...