At the time of writing, the UK government is attempting to tackle place-based inequality
through its 'levelling up'agenda. To be effective, such interventions require local institutions …

In the context of regional urbanization, large-scale city regions are becoming the main form
of human habitats worldwide. However, top-down regional integration policy faces the risk of …

ABSTRACT A soft spaces lens enables a nuanced perspective on regional resilience
governance to disruptions. Focusing on COVID-19, this article illuminates comparative …

Transformation of regional identities by administrative spatial restructurings has been
relatively little studied, particularly in the context of regional deinstitutionalization. This article …

New international rail projects generate a host of expectations for development, especially in
intermediate secondary city-regions. However, these expectations often hide the highly …

This article explores how relationships between policy actors at different scales, and their
changing character over time, shape the production of spatial imaginaries and their use in …

Looking theoretically at regions as historically contingent entities that have been evolving
over time, this article aims to explore the relationship between the identities of old regions …

This study investigates city regionalism within the context of state restructuring in
postcolonial Ghana. To understand Ghana's emerging city regionalism, first, we argue that …

Formal regional planning structures were abolished in England in 2011. One response has
been to call for their restitution, another has been to argue instead for negotiated strategic …

В статье рассматриваются основные проблемы формирования территориальной
идентичности. Проанализированы работы последних лет, исследующие …