CITY REGIONS: CREATING NEW URBAN FUTURES?
Monday 18th October 2004
London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA
City-regions are emerging as significant territories with a growing
economic, social and political significance in the context of heightened
globalisation and urbanisation. Some see city-regions as key nodes within
an increasingly interdependent global economy. Successful regions are
interpreted as having successful cities at their core, capable of
contributing to competitiveness and social cohesion. More critical views
draw attention to their socio-spatial inequalities and lack of sustainable
development. The growth and diversity of city-regions raises an array of
economic, social, cultural and governance challenges for research, policy
and practice. This conference seeks to critically engage with urban futures
generated by the development and promotion of city-regions.
CONFERENCE PRICES
Students £18 (£17 for groups of 8 or more)
Non-Students £50
Programme
09.30 Registration and coffee
10:00 Introduction and Welcome: Gordon Dabinett, University of
Sheffield
10.10 Kathryn Pain, Institute of Community Studies
The city region - an overview of the city region, visions, practices and
spatial ideas
10.50 Hugh Sharp, Sheffield City Council
Creating competitive cities and sustainable communities
11.30 Coffee break
11:45 Allan Cochrane, Open University
Urban citizenship and community in the city - the role of
the city in
making citizens
12:25 Andy Thornley, London School of Economics
Cities in an international context: the Tokyo story
13:05 LUNCH
14:05 Rob Atkinson, University of the West of England
Creating the city region in the UK: the challenge of neighbourhoods
14:45 Mike Raco, University of Reading
Creating the city region in England: an urban renaissance?
15:25 Summary and Questions
16:00 Close
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Senior Research Associate
Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
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