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Regenerative city-regions

A New Conceptual Framework

Bibliographic Data

ID7366779
AuthorsLorena Axinte (0000-0001-8594-8009, corresponding author), Abid Mehmood (0000-0003-3719-6388), Terry Marsden (0000-0003-0503-2039), Dirk Roep (0000-0002-1728-2185)
Year2019
Volume6
Issue1
Pages117-129
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21681376.2019.1584542
OpenAlexW2938732813
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited41

The city-regional scale is increasingly being considered the most suitable level for planning and development, yet city-regions have often been established for purely economic reasons in the UK. This paper argues that city-regions are not mere socioeconomic units through which competitiveness can be achieved, but also rich, socioecological spaces. Although the progressive regionalist literature has taken significant steps in this direction, concerns remain that critical contemporary issues such as environmental sustainability, cultural viability, social exclusion or political (dis)empowerment have not been addressed in a holistic way. We attempt to advance the debate and overcome some of the shortcomings by connecting progressive regionalism with two other literature strands: collaborative governance and regenerative development. Based on the synergies found, we design a conceptual framework that can be used to study, understand and improve policy processes and practice, paving pathways towards regenerative city-regions

Collaborative governance · Conceptual framework · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Environmental planning · Geography · Management · Political science · Politics · Regional science · Regionalism (politics · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban Planning and Governance · Ecology

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Unique citing works15
Citations per year2,14
Citation span2019 - 2025 (7)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
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