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From the smart city to the wise city: The role of universities in place-based leadership (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2014, June). From the smart city to the wise city: The role of universities in place-based leadership. Presented at Smart City: New Media, Social Participation and Urban Governance, Shanghai, China

For a variety of reasons the notion of the smart city has grown in popularity and some even claim that all cities now have to be ‘smart’. For example, some digital enthusiasts argue that advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) a... Read More about From the smart city to the wise city: The role of universities in place-based leadership.

Inclusive urban leadership: New ways of strengthening place-based power (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2014, May). Inclusive urban leadership: New ways of strengthening place-based power. Paper presented at Innovative governance patterns and grassroots activism in local events, Milan, Italy

This paper is about concepts – place, power, leadership, inclusion and public innovation. These topics are not always centre-stage in discussions of grassroots activism. It will be suggested that they deserve to be given more attention by those wis... Read More about Inclusive urban leadership: New ways of strengthening place-based power.

Place-based leadership: A new agenda for spatial planning and local governance (2014)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2014). Place-based leadership: A new agenda for spatial planning and local governance

Study an example of bold and imaginative planning and you will encounter leadership – probably inspirational leadership. Planning professionals understand this well enough. In contrast, planning theorists have paid very little attention to the impo... Read More about Place-based leadership: A new agenda for spatial planning and local governance.

Learning from cities in other countries (2014)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R., & Gross, J. S. (2014). Learning from cities in other countries. In R. L. Kemp, & C. J. Stephani (Eds.), Global Models of Urban Planning: Best Practices outside the United States (32-36). Jefferson NC: McFarland and Company Inc

Innovation in urban political leadership. Reflections on the introduction of a directly-elected mayor in Bristol, UK (2014)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R., & Sweeting, D. (2014). Innovation in urban political leadership. Reflections on the introduction of a directly-elected mayor in Bristol, UK. Public Money and Management, 34(5), 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2014.945793

In May 2012, 10 of England's largest cities, outside London, were required to hold referendums giving citizens the option of introducing a directly-elected mayor. Bristol was the only city to vote in favour of the mayoral model. This paper outlines t... Read More about Innovation in urban political leadership. Reflections on the introduction of a directly-elected mayor in Bristol, UK.

Place-based leadership: a new avenue for planning research? (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2013, September). Place-based leadership: a new avenue for planning research?. Paper presented at Annual UK/Ireland Planning Research Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Place-based leadership and radical innovation (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2013, July). Place-based leadership and radical innovation. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the European Urban Research Association, Enschede, The Netherlands

Place-Based Leadership and Public Service Innovation (2013)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R., & Howard, J. (2013). Place-Based Leadership and Public Service Innovation. Local Government Studies, 39(1), 47-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2012.693076

This article discusses two matters that are becoming increasingly important in debates about local government: place-based leadership and public service innovation. The troubling international economic outlook means that many local authorities are fo... Read More about Place-Based Leadership and Public Service Innovation.

Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate (SNACC) final report (2012)
Report
Williams, K., Gupta, R., Smith, I., Joynt, . J., Hopkins, D., Bramley, G., …Musslewhite, C. (2012). Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate (SNACC) final report

The report presents findings from the Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation to a Changing Climate (SNACC) project. The project tested the effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of a range of adaptations to the physical environment (i.e. to homes, g... Read More about Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate (SNACC) final report.

Northern lights (2011)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2011). Northern lights

New leadership for democratic urban space (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2011, July). New leadership for democratic urban space. Paper presented at World Planning Schools Congress, Mexico City, Mexico

The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand (2011)
Journal Article
Cheyne, C., & Hambleton, R. (2011). The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 13(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2011.556000

Local governance policy has been transferred between the United Kingdom and New Zealand since the mid-nineteenth century. In recent decades, however, the processes of exchange have become more complex and more bidirectional. This article argues that... Read More about The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand.

A Jekyll and Hyde localism bill? (2011)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2011). A Jekyll and Hyde localism bill?. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(1), 24-26