ISBN:
9781800887121
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 208 pages)
Series Statement:
Elgar research agendas
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Small cities Research
Abstract:
"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Forward-looking and innovative, Elgar Research Agendas are an essential resource for PhD students, scholars and anybody who wants to be at the forefront of research. Exploring current debates on the topic, this book maps out an agenda for theory, research and practice about the role and function of small and medium-sized towns in various contexts and at different territorial scales. Chapters highlight new insights and approaches to studying small and medium-sized towns, moving beyond the 'urban bias' to provide nuanced thought on these spaces both in terms of their relation to larger cities, and in terms of implications related to their size. Contributions from top scholars in the field across a number of disciplines cover a broad range of relevant areas of study, including: socio-spatial identities, urbanization, suburbanization, resilience, innovation, entrepreneurship, industrial and tourism development and digitalization. The book concludes with an outline of the road ahead and a call for further theorizing. Urban planning and human geography scholars will find this to be an invigorating read with contributions from scholars across urban planning, economic geography, tourism and public policy providing a holistic understanding of the topic"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction to a research agenda for small and medium-sized towns / Heike Mayer and Michela Lazzeroni -- 2. Between urban and rural: Socio-spatial identities in small and medium-sized towns / Annett Steinführer -- 3. Small and medium-sized towns: Out of the dark agglomeration shadows and into the bright city lights? / Evert Meijers and Martijn Burger -- 4. Urbanisation, suburbanisation and territorial development: Research issues for small and medium-sized towns / Christophe Demazière -- 5. The resilience of small and medium-sized towns in times of crisis and recov0ery / Michela Lazzeroni -- 6. Innovation and entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized towns / Heike Mayer -- 7. (re)discovering the small and medium-sized industrial town and its development potential / David Bole -- 8. Cultural tourism as a tool for transformation in small and medium-sized towns / Chiara Rabbiosi and Dimitri Ioannides -- 9. Digital and smart places: Ensuring a rural fit in times of urban-biased technological push / Koen Salemink -- 10. The important role of nature in planning for small cities / Timothy Beatley -- 11. Public policy and small and medium-sized towns / David Kaufmann and Stefan Wittwer -- 12. Agents of change in small and medium-sized towns / Arnault Morisson -- 13. The road ahead: Advancing our research agenda for small and medium-sized towns in a world of uneven development / Heike Mayer and Michela Lazzeroni -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.4337/9781800887121
