Perspectives on the city‐region

Parr, John B.

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“…As Parr (2005) notes, standard UK administrative geographies do not typically relate in a systematic way to any theoretical construct of the city-region; for the UK this meaningful unit was primarily the NUTS3 definition (105 spatial units in England and Wales). Due to the sometimes complex and non-hierarchical nature of these standard geographies, this is supplemented by analysis using the Unitary/County Authority level (171 units).…”

Section: Levels Of Geographymentioning

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The “creative class” in the uk: an initial analysis

Clifton

2008

Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography

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. Richard Florida argues that regional economic outcomes are tied to the underlying conditions that facilitate creativity and diversity. Thus the Creative Class thesis suggests that the ability to attract creativity and to be open to diverse groups of people of different ethnic, racial and lifestyle groups provides distinct advantages to regions in generating innovations, growing and attracting high‐technology industries, and spurring economic growth. In this paper we investigate the extent to which there might be similar processes concerning the relationship between creativity, human capital, and high‐technology industries at work in the UK as in North America. The approach taken is broadly sympathetic to the Creative Class thesis; critical perspectives and reservations from the literature are introduced as appropriate research is focused around the three principal research questions: Where is the creative class located in the UK? What is the impact of quality of place upon this dispersion? What is the connection between the location of the creative class and inequalities in technical and economic outcomes within the UK? To this end, the creative class and its subgroups are defined and identified. We then construct quality of place indicators relating to tolerance, diversity, creativity and cultural opportunity. To these are added measures of public provision and social cohesion. Data are analysed by means of correlations and regression. In general we find that, although the distribution of the creative class is uneven and complex, our results are consistent with the findings of the North American research with the notable exception of technology‐based employment growth. Finally, priorities for further research are discussed. The need to further investigate causality, variations within the creative class itself, and the potential role of qualitative data in this are highlighted, as is the potential fate of “non‐creative” workers and places.

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The “creative class” in the uk: an initial analysis

Clifton

2008

Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography

145

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“…Çalışmada daha sonra, İngiltere'deki kent-bölge uygulamaları ve yaklaşımlarından örnekler verilmekte, son olarak da, yeni Büyükşehir Yasası ve Kalkınma Ajanslarından yola çıkılarak, yönetim, mekân, yerelleşme ve kalkınma sorunsalları çerçevesinde kent-bölge kavramının Türkiye örneği üzerinden ele alınarak ve tartışılmaktadır. la ve daha fazla başvurulan bir kavram olmasına rağmen, kent-bölge kavramının herkes tarafından kabul edilen genel bir tanımı bulunmamaktadır (Parr, 2005). Kent-bölge kavramı, çoğu zaman, saf bir tanı-mı yapılmadan ona benzer veya onu tamamlayıcı kavramlarla birlikte kullanılmakta ya da onlarla karıştırılmaktadır: "Dünya kentleri" (Hall, 2001;Scott, 2001a), "global kentler" (Sassen, 2001;Scott, 2001a), "iş-levsel kentsel bölgeler" (Cheshire, 1990), "bölgesel ekonomiler" (Storper, 1995), veya "bölge devletler" (Ohmae, 1995) kavramları bunlardan bazılarıdır.…”

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Kent-Bölge Kavramı Işığında Türkiye’de Büyükşehir Belediye Sisteminde Değişim ve Kalkınma Ajansları: Yerel Ölçekte Mekânın ve Yönetişimin Yeniden Tanımlanması

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2015

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Öz6360 sayılı yeni büyükşehir belediye kanunu, [2003][2004][2005]'te yeniden tasarlanan yerel yönetim anlayışı üzerine oturtulmuştur ve mekânın yönetimi bağlamında önemli değişiklikleri beraberinde getirmektedir. Bundan önce ise, 2008 yılından itibaren Düzey 2 seviyesinde kurulan 26 Kalkınma Ajansı uygulamalarına başlamıştır. Kurulan bu Kalkınma Ajansları, bölgesel-yerel ekonomik kalkınma hedefleri ile yola çıkmıştır. Kalkınma ajanslarının kurulması ve yeni büyükşehir belediye yasası ile kentlerin kurumsal anlamda yönetiminde ve ekonomik kalkınma politikalarının belirlenmesinde yeni bir yönetişim sistemine geçildiği gözlemlenmektedir. Bu bağlamda, çalışmada, kent-bölge kavramından yola çıkılarak, İngiltere'deki kent-bölge uygulamaları ve Türkiye'deki İzmir deneyimi ışığında, Türkiye'de mekânın yeniden yapılandırılması olgusu, merkeziyetçilik/âdem-i merkeziyetçilik sorunsalı çerçevesinde ele alınmaktadır.

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“…Previous studies also focused on various development factors and their relations at the city-region scale, as well as the specific regional institutions of economic functions [20]. In view of city-region's long-term development, Parr [21] analyzed the interactions between the central city and its surrounding hinterlands through the flows of labor forces, trade, commuting, and capital, and subsequently identified a pattern of centralization followed by decentralization in England. In the POLYNET project, Hall and Pain [22] identified a polycentric structure within some European mega-city regions where cities were separated by physical distance but networked functionally.…”

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Locating Sustainability Issues: Identification of Ecological Vulnerability in Mainland China’s Mega-Regions

Zou

Duan

2017

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This paper presents a spatial analysis of likely/potential hotspots of sustainability issues in Mainland China through an empirical investigation of patterns of ecological vulnerability in and of China's megaregions. To be specific, this paper assesses the level of patterns of the ecological vulnerability of 16 megaregions through an indicator system, which includes soil erosion, desertification, ecosystem vulnerability, key ecological areas, and water and land resources. Empirical results reveal that while most megaregions are located in the less vulnerable areas, there are a couple of megaregions with a vulnerable basis of ecological environment. These megaregions consist of Chengdu-Chongqing, Guanzhong Tianshui Economic Zone, Shandong Peninsula, Wuhan City Circle, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and Liaoning Coastal Belt. Furthermore, a typology of these megaregions is identified based on their development level and ecological vulnerability.

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Perspectives on the city‐region

Cited by 163 publications

References 14 publications

The “creative class” in the uk: an initial analysis

The “creative class” in the uk: an initial analysis

Kent-Bölge Kavramı Işığında Türkiye’de Büyükşehir Belediye Sisteminde Değişim ve Kalkınma Ajansları: Yerel Ölçekte Mekânın ve Yönetişimin Yeniden Tanımlanması

Locating Sustainability Issues: Identification of Ecological Vulnerability in Mainland China’s Mega-Regions

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