Local Government
Putting the local into LEPs
Karen Leach reveals what proposals from local enterprise partnerships in the west midlands tell us about their priorities
Community-scale economic power, local production and resource management are central concepts in sustainable development. Ignoring these leaves the country lacking in economic diversity, locally impoverished, unimaginative and vulnerable to global economic change.
Centres of attention
Reinvestment in Europe’s city centres is the key to maintaining a competitive edge, says Greg Clark
Utrecht in The Netherlands is among seven cities analysed in the Urban Land Institute report, Investing in City Centres – What Creates the Upwards Cycle?City centres are a key element of Europe’s competitive advantage in an increasingly globalised world, where its cities cannot easily match those in other continents for scale or power.
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