{"product_id":"globalization-planning-and-local-economic-development-9781138810310","title":"Globalization Planning and Local Economic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook looks at economic development at the local, community or regional scale. It provides students with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary thinking about locally-based economic development, how growth can be planned and how that development can be realized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobalization, Planning and Local Economic Development:\u003c\/em\u003eâ Provides students with a thorough understanding of current debates around local and regional development and how that body of work can assist them in helping communities grow;\u003cbr\u003eâ Equips students with a âtoolkitâ of strategies that enable them to both plan for development and deliver that development through their professional lives; \u003cbr\u003eâ Offers a roadmap for economic development that helps students make sense of place-based development by providing a âmeta narrativeâ of how regions grow and how those processes can be enhanced. This integrating perspective will be organized around the concept of competitiveness and how that concept can be\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Place matters! This red thread through this textbook written by two recognized scholars calls for active care and smart governance for cities and regions. This fine opus offers practical and pedagogical guidelines for professionals and students in urban and regional planning. Both the local and the global arena of competitiveness and of endogenous and external forces are systematically and comprehensively mapped out. This book is a great source of new insights in place-based policy strategies.' \u003c\/strong\u003e– \u003cem\u003ePeter Nijkamp, Universiteit Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS), The Netherlands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This book is highly recommended in understanding what is happening locally and globally in planning and economic development. It will be a hugely helpful source of information and insight for those going into – or already working in \u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e careers in economic development, urban planning, transport planning, spatial data analysis and applied economic analysis, and indeed the wider world of public policy. Clear, well written, great coverage and with many interesting examples – a must-read.' \u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cem\u003e David Bailey, Aston Business School, Aston University, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘I strongly recommend this book to all those interested in better understanding economic development at the local, community or regional scales, as well as in accessing an updated and comprehensive toolkit of economic development knowledge, techniques and strategies.’\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eEduardo Medeiros, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal, Regional Studies (2020)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of boxes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.1 Planning for economic development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.2 New models of thinking about local economic development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.3 Generating more prosperous communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.4 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2 The challenge of local economic development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.1 San Diego\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.2 Washington, DC \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.3 Chattanooga \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.4 Concordia, Kansas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.5 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3 Why places grow \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.1 Understanding the drivers of growth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.2 The analysis of current growth patterns \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.3 Regional competitiveness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.4 Conclusion 46\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages 47\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4 The components of local growth in the 21st century \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.1 Connectivity and the global economy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.2 Innovation and the knowledge economy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.3 Agglomeration economies – does size matter in the 21st century?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.4 Population processes and human capital\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.5 Institutions and institutional dynamics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.6 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5 Exogenous development: fast-tracking growth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.1 Exogenous or endogenous development? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.2 Industrial recruitment and retention \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.3 Foreign direct investment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.4 Assessing externally led growth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.5 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6 Endogenous development: building the economy from the ground up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.1 Encouraging endogenous development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.2 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7 Amenity, branding and economic growth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.1 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8 Assessing the region and data-driven strategic economic development planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.1 Data-driven economic development planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.2 Data for economic development planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.3 Methods of data analysis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.4 Target industry analysis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.5 Program evaluation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.6 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9 Planning and coordinating economic development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.1 Strategic planning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.2 Working with government agencies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.3 Mobilizing community resources \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.4 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10 Land use planning and economic development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.1 Historical perspective \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.2 The mechanisms of land use regulation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.3 Impacts of land use regulation on economic development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.4 New urban designs and economic development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.5 Summarizing the impacts of land use regulation on economic development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.6 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11 The profession of economic development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.1 Economic development in global perspective \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.2 Professional associations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.3 Employment opportunities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.4 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12 Future challenges and strategies in economic development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.1 A future economy, the future of economic development practice \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.2 The e-economy and economic development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.3 Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey messages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019528274263,"sku":"9781138810310","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138810310.jpg?v=1750780537","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/globalization-planning-and-local-economic-development-9781138810310","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}