The Case for Regional Development Intervention: Place‐based Versus Place‐neutral Approaches*

Barca, Fabrizio; McCann, Philip; Rodríguez‐Pose, Andrés

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9787.2011.00756.x

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“…However, it has also been contested that economic growth does not need to depend on increasing urban concentration (Barca et al 2012). Moreover, increasing levels of urban concentration might not necessarily be associated with economic development.…”

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Agglomeration, inequality and economic growth

Castells

Royuela

2014

Ann Reg Sci

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Agglomeration and income inequality at country level can be both understood as concentration of physical and human capital in the process of economic development. As such, it seems pertinent to analyse their impact on economic growth considering both phenomena together. By estimating a dynamic panel specification at country level, this paper analyses how agglomeration and inequality (both their levels and their evolution) influence long-run economic growth. In line with previous findings, our results suggest that while high inequality levels are a limiting factor for long-run growth, agglomeration processes can be associated with economic growth, at least in countries at early stages of development. Moreover, we find that the growth-enhancing benefits from agglomeration processes depend not only on the country's level of development, but also on its initial income distribution (something, to the best of our knowledge, not considered before). In fact, probably suggesting a social dimension to congestion diseconomies, increasing agglomeration is associated with lower growth when income distribution is particularly unequal.

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“…Robinson et al (2005) relate institutions, along with a series of others factors, to "some degree of equality of opportunity in society". 14 Barca et al (2012) analyse the case of Europe where, they explain, economic growth is given in small to medium-sized cities.…”

Section: Policy Debatementioning

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Agglomeration, inequality and economic growth

Castells

Royuela

2014

Ann Reg Sci

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“…BPlace-based^is a term used here to describe methodological approaches that encounter context specific knowledge, as in place-based modelling for natural-disaster response, place-based policy and place-based teaching in education (Cutter et al 2008;Barca et al 2012). In the context of this research, we use the term place-based to refer to approaches that use context-specific or site-specific information and knowledge to inform adaptation research, akin to the term bottom-up in IPCC literature (Mimura et al 2014), as depicted in Fig.…”

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Crop modelling: towards locally relevant and climate-informed adaptation

Beveridge

Challinor

2018

Climatic Change

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A gap between the potential and practical realisation of adaptation exists: adaptation strategies need to be both climate-informed and locally relevant to be viable. Place-based approaches study local and contemporary dynamics of the agricultural system, whereas climate impact modelling simulates climate-crop interactions across temporal and spatial scales. Cropclimate modelling and place-based research on adaptation were strategically reviewed and analysed to identify areas of commonality, differences, and potential learning opportunities to enhance the relevance of both disciplines through interdisciplinary approaches. Cropmodelling studies have projected a 7-15% mean yield change with adaptation compared to a non-adaptation baseline (Nature Climate Change 4:1-5, 2014). Of the 17 types of adaptation strategy identified in this study as place-based adaptations occurring within Central America, only five were represented in crop-climate modelling literature, and these were as follows: fertiliser, irrigation, change in planting date, change in cultivar and area cultivated. The breath and agency of real-life adaptation compared to its representation in modelling studies is a source of error in climate impact simulations. Conversely, adaptation research that omits assessment of future climate variability and impact does not enable to provide sustainable adaptation strategies to local communities so risk maladaptation. Integrated and participatory methods can identify and reduce these sources of uncertainty, for example, stakeholder's engagement can identify locally relevant adaptation pathways. We propose a research agenda that uses methodological approaches from both the modelling and place-based approaches to work towards climate-informed locally relevant adaptation.

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“…The answer is probably that a context specific balance is required, i.e. a focus on 'place-based' economic development with policies tailored towards specific locales rather than a one-sizefits-all approach (Bolton 1992;Barca et al 2012). In general, KIBS firms in urban areas tend to be quite specialised, resulting in policymakers needing to consider local and regional socio-economic characteristics, and the extent to which these characteristics may influence the geographic scope of KIBS firms collaborative linkages with universities.…”

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The Spatio-Relational Nature of Urban Innovation Systems: Universities, Knowledge Intensive Business Service Firms, and Collaborative Networks

Johnston¹,

Huggins²

2016

Journal of Urban Technology

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The need to better identify the spatio-relational nature of urban innovation systems and spaces is increasingly acknowledged. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to provide an enhanced understanding of the knowledge networks existing between urban Knowledge Intensive Business Services firms (KIBS) and universities, which are often key components of such systems and spaces. Drawing on an analysis of urban KIBS firms and universities in the UK, it is found that the nature of firms, the location in which they are based, and the research intensity of their university partners are important determinants of the spatiality and localisation of the networks they form. The results show that the smallest urban KIBS firms have the highest propensity to engage in local links with universities, suggesting that they rely most significantly on their own urban innovation system for collaborative network ties.

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The Case for Regional Development Intervention: Place‐based Versus Place‐neutral Approaches*

Cited by 974 publications

References 76 publications

Agglomeration, inequality and economic growth

Agglomeration, inequality and economic growth

Crop modelling: towards locally relevant and climate-informed adaptation

The Spatio-Relational Nature of Urban Innovation Systems: Universities, Knowledge Intensive Business Service Firms, and Collaborative Networks

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