Recently, Adams and Tiesdell (2010), Tewdwr-Jones (2012) and Batty (2013) have outlined
the importance of information and intelligence in relation to the mediation and management …

The concept of localism and spatial delineation of the 'city region'have seen a renaissance
as the de facto spatial political units of governance for economic development. One …

" EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Rich in case study
insights, this book provides an overview of city-region building and considers how …

In 2019 floods made up 49% of disasters and 43% of disaster related deaths globally.
Flooding is also the costliest natural disaster, with yearly estimated losses of $36.3 billion. In …

In England, the traditional method of central government redistribution and equalization
between locations has been replaced with a greater emphasis on self-sufficiency and …

Gentrification and territorial stigma are understood to be closely linked, yet the workings of
the governance networks which underlay this relationship have seldom been explored in …

This article analyses European discourses on 'optimal'urban inclusion policies, as they are
embodied in EU-sponsored city networking initiatives. Drawing from the scholarships on …

Local authority retention of 50% of business rates revenue was introduced in England in
2013–14, to be increased to 100% in the next few years. This signalled a move away from …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the introduction of the
business rates retention scheme (BRRS) in England which transferred financial liability for …

Devolution of business rate revenue to English local authorities has been cast as a far-
reaching act of fiscal devolution, with the explicit aim of enhancing local economic growth by …