Re-thinking non-core regions: planning strategies and practices beyond growth

Leick, Birgit; Lang, Thilo

doi:10.1080/09654313.2017.1363398

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“…After application of the selected indicators it was clear that there are important differences among the border regions and it was necessary to confirm both the hypotheses 1 and 2, it means there are remarkable differences among border regions and four clusters were constructed on the borders with other countries. These conclusions are in line with Leick and Lang (2018) acknowledged a growing heterogeneity among non-core regions. It follows from the data of the Ministry of Regional Development (MMR, 2013) that many border regions of the Czech Republic have economic problems (see Fig.…”

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Economic Differences of Border Regions in the Czech Republic

Svobodová

Dömeová

Jindrová

2018

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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The article deals with the economically weak regions in the border areas of the Czech Republic (CR). The main goal is the selection and application of the most important variables, as the methodology of selection and evaluation of economically weak regions is not united. The following research question was formulated as whether the border regions are economically weaker when compared with the Czech Republic average of selected indicators. Two working hypotheses were set: whether the situation of the border regions is different from each other among the border regions and whether the economy of the neighbouring country impacts these disparities in border regions. The secondary goal of this article is to find homogenous clusters and describe these clusters of border regions. The result of the principal component analysis was determination of three components Labour market, Transnational commuters and Population migration. The variables that set up the component Labour Market was found to be the most important for economically weak border regions. The three components were used for cluster analysis and the territories were broken up into four clusters, none of which is above average of the CR with the result that the situation in the border region is dependent on the neighbouring country.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Economic Differences of Border Regions in the Czech Republic

Svobodová

Dömeová

Jindrová

2018

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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“…All Growth Strategies, Action Plans and PGF funding are based on the objective of supporting economic growth. However, as Leick and Lang () state in the European context, economic and demographic growth is no longer a certainty, which requires a rethinking of economic development prospects. There are multiple reasons for growth, stagnation, decline and peripheralisation, and there is a clear need to think of a future beyond growth.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evolution of new regional development interventions in New Zealand: An analysis of the first year of the Provincial Growth Fund

2019

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Regional development has evolved in response to shifting local and global priorities. These shifts have transformed both the way we think about regions, their role and how that shapes the outcomes and benefits that might occur from engaging in regional development. Key debates centre around the ability (or desirability) of regional development interventions to unsettle path dependence and "lock-in" created by past approaches and to create opportunities for alternative development futures and to provide choices between sectoral-based investments to support economic activity in contrast to a more place-based approach to regional development. This paper overviews the dynamic nature of regional development to offer reasons for its recent resurgence by highlighting the key debates about the purpose and function of regions and what regional development can or should do. We then discuss the New Zealand context specifically and use the first year of Provincial Growth Fund investments to reflect on how the processes, objectives and goals reflect particular interpretations of the meaning and purpose of regional development. We conclude that a strong adherence to a growth imperative has the potential to reinforce path dependencies at the expense of alternative development pathways. K E Y W O R D Snew regionalism, New Zealand, path dependence, regional development, uneven development

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“…It rather underlines the necessity of place-based, wellinformed, and tailor-made concepts (Tödtling & Trippl, 2005) and highlight the importance of new policy approaches, like the shift from traditional cluster policies towards platform policies (Asheim, Boschma, & Cooke, 2011;Cooke, 2012). Also, policy makers need to go beyond the dichotomous categorizations of core/periphery, urban/rural, and metropolitan/non-metropolitan, acknowledging in their strategies the many regions that lie in between such poles (Leick & Lang, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Peripheralization and knowledge bases in Austria: towards a new regional typology

Eder

2018

European Planning Studies

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Scholars are increasingly interested in innovation in peripheral areas. However, research and policy documents are still often based on a traditional understanding of the core-periphery dichotomy. Here, the peripheralization discourse argues for a broader understanding and highlights the importance of economic, demographic, and political factors as well as knowledge intensity for defining core and peripheral areas. Concerning the latter, the differentiated knowledge base approach provides new insights, as it emphasizes the varying foundations for different kinds of innovations. By combining these hitherto unconnected strands of literature, this paper first develops a conceptual framework for a new regional typology, which considers both the degree of centralization/ peripheralization and the prevailing knowledge base. Second, an exploratory analysis applies this framework to the 95 districts of Austria and provides first insights into peripheralization and issues of regional prosperity. The results show that there are indeed many nuances and that regions that are clearly either central or peripheral are the exception. Furthermore, peripheries come in many shades and are not uniform, as often assumed implicitly. Consequently, this paper argues that a tailor-made innovation policy for lagging regions would benefit from the incorporation of the peripheralization discourse. To conclude, it outlines directions for future research.

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Re-thinking non-core regions: planning strategies and practices beyond growth

Cited by 59 publications

References 83 publications

Economic Differences of Border Regions in the Czech Republic

Economic Differences of Border Regions in the Czech Republic

Evolution of new regional development interventions in New Zealand: An analysis of the first year of the Provincial Growth Fund

Peripheralization and knowledge bases in Austria: towards a new regional typology

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