Rebuilding the city: a focus for European industrial policy?

Bailey, David; Cowling, Keith

doi:10.1080/01442872.2011.571851

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“…However, during deindustrialization, the city started to lose population, and in 2011 the number of inhabitants was the same as that in 1970 (Guimarães, Barreira, and Panagopoulos 2014). The importance of Barreiro's industry was recognized by residents, with the action to develop or recover industrial areas receiving the highest ranking, agreeing with previous findings (Friedrichs and Blasius 2009;Bailey and Cowling 2011). Further, the process of deindustrialization can be an abrupt phenomenon with physical impacts that can induce a sense of unsafety (Hospers 2013(Hospers , 2014.…”

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“…Cities that have faced severe economic transformations, mainly deindustrialization, commonly present widespread occurrences of brownfields surrounded by vacant houses (Oswalt 2005). Ways of coping with shrinkage in such cases include policies aimed towards demolition and/or reutilization, as well as the promotion of home ownership and economic regeneration (Friedrichs and Blasius 2009;Bailey and Cowling 2011). Suburbanization involves migration from the city centre to the surrounding areas as residents search for more spacious or affordable homes (Hesse 2006).…”

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Residents’ preferred policy actions for shrinking cities

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Cities facing a continued and prolonged process of population decline require innovative urban regeneration policies complementary to growth-oriented policies. Losing inhabitants involves a decrease in economic activity and social capital. Therefore citizens' participation in defining policies to cope with population decline is being increasingly advocated. This research focused on four shrinking cities of Portugal to capture residents' knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of their city of residence as well as the policies and actions they prioritized for dealing with the population decline. The responses from 701 questionnaires show that economic revival policies as well as safety and accessibility policies were preferred. To put these policies into action, the recovery of industrial activity, the creation of business incubators, an improvement in law enforcement, and public lighting were ranked as top priorities. Rank-ordered logistic regression models were used to understand which variables influenced the residents' rankings. We found that the evaluation of the city's characteristics impact the ranking of the policies and actions. Hence, residents show a high level of coherence when engaging in a discussion at the level of policy-making. Therefore, the findings support residents' involvement in decision-making processes regarding urban regeneration in shrinking cities.

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Residents’ preferred policy actions for shrinking cities

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“…Second-tier cities function mainly as back-up operations for other locations and occupy subordinate and peripheral positions in the international division of labour, conducting predominantly lower value-added, voice-based services with limited local linkages. Due to the reliance on offshore service FDI, especially from foreign-owned call centres, mono-structural profiles are emerging in these cities (BAILEY and COWLING, 2011). The weak position of the local branches in the international chain of command and control (exerted both from Metro Manila and abroad) presents unfavourable developmental conditions for second-tier cities.…”

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Global Production Networks, Offshore Services and the Branch-Plant Syndrome

Kleibert

2015

Regional Studies

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KLEIBERT J. M. Global production networks, offshore services and the branch-plant syndrome, Regional Studies. This article combines the global production network (GPN) framework with the branch-plant economy literature to generate a set of indicators for a more nuanced understanding of the outcomes of foreign direct investment attraction for recipient regions. It adapts both literatures to the case of offshore services and empirically maps the position and power relations of business process outsourcing branch offices in the Philippines. A multi-sited case study shows the variegated outcomes of foreign branch office development. In particular, second-tier cities are characterized by a dependent position in the international division of labour, confirming some ideas of the branch-plant syndrome. Global production networksForeign direct investment Branch plants Business process outsourcing PhilippinesKLEIBERT J. M. Les réseaux de production mondiaux, les services offshore et le syndrome des établissements mutiples, Regional Studies. L'article combine le cadre des réseaux de production mondiaux avec la documentation sur l'économie d'établissements multiples afin d'engendrer un ensemble d'indicateurs dans le but de fournir une compréhension plus nuancée des résultats de l'attraction de l'investissement direct étranger aux zones d'accueil. On applique la documentation à l'étude de cas des services offshore et trace de façon empirique la position et les relations de pouvoir des établissements qui externalisent les processus opérationnels aux Philippines. Une étude de cas multi-sites montre les divers résultats du développement des établissements à l'étranger. En particulier, les grandes villes de deuxième rang se caractérisent par une position de dépendance dans la division internationale du travail, ce qui confirme certaines idées quant au syndrome des établissements multiples. Réseaux de production mondiaux Investissement direct étranger Établissements multiples Externalisation des processus opérationnels Philippines KLEIBERT J. M. Globale Produktionsnetzwerke, Offshore-Dienste und das Syndrom der Auslandsfilialen, Regional Studies. In diesem Artikel wird die Literatur des Rahmens des globalen Produktionsnetzwerks mit der Literatur über die Ökonomie der Auslandsfilialen kombiniert, um eine Reihe von Indikatoren für ein verfeinertes Verständnis der Ergebnisse des Zuflusses von ausländischen Direktinvestitionen für die Empfängerregionen zu erzeugen. Hierfür werden beide Literaturen an den Fall der Offshore-Dienste angepasst und die Position und Machtbeziehungen von Auslandsfilialen zum Outsourcing von Geschäftsprozessen in den Philippinen empirisch kartiert. Anhand einer Fallstudie mit mehreren Standorten werden die vielfältigen Ergebnisse der Entwicklung von Auslandsfilialen aufgezeigt. Insbesondere zeichnen sich Sekundärstädte in der internationalen Arbeitsteilung durch eine abhängige Position aus, was einige Bedenken des 'Auslandsfilialen-Syndroms' bestätigt. Globale Produktionsnetzwerke Ausländische Direktinvestiti...

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“…A way of coping with this kind of abandonment is to promote home ownership as a tool for avoiding the degradation of property and neighbourhoods (Friedrichs & Blasius, 2009). Furthermore, cities can try to diversify their industrial base in order to improve their resilience (Bailey & Cowling, 2011).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influences on citizens’ policy preferences for shrinking cities: a case study of four Portuguese cities

Panagopoulos

Guimarães

Barreira

2015

Regional Studies, Regional Science

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Population decline in cities ('shrinking cities') is an increasing international phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to determine citizens' policy preferences for tackling shrinkage and to ascertain whether different causes of shrinkage lead to different preferences, on the basis of which we identify viable urban regeneration strategies to implement in Portugal's shrinking cities. This information was obtained by a face-to-face questionnaire survey of 701 residents in four case study cities, who were asked to rank five types of policy: economic revival, safety and accessibility, public services, building interventions, and environmental actions. The results show no differences between cities regarding the policy identified by residents as being most important (economic revival). However, differences between cities in the second and third most important policies were observed and are linked to the particularities of shrinkage in each city. Furthermore, we found a strong link between the ranking of the policies and the demographic and socioeconomic profiles of respondents, which also differ between cities. Younger respondents ranked economic revival higher, whereas older residents ranked safety and accessibility higher. Building rehabilitation was ranked as important mostly by lower-income residents, whereas improvement in public services was identified as being important by the residents of smaller cities in the interior of the country. Giving voice to citizens and allowing them input into policy options appears to be of value for defining the most appropriate policies to apply in shrinking cities.

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Rebuilding the city: a focus for European industrial policy?

Cited by 8 publications

References 38 publications

Residents’ preferred policy actions for shrinking cities

Residents’ preferred policy actions for shrinking cities

Global Production Networks, Offshore Services and the Branch-Plant Syndrome

Influences on citizens’ policy preferences for shrinking cities: a case study of four Portuguese cities

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