Rob Atkinson Rob.Atkinson@uwe.ac.uk
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The Small Towns conundrum: What do we do about them?
Atkinson, Rob
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Abstract
Small Towns have long been seen as an important element in Europe’s urban structure, currently around 24.2% of the European population live in them. Despite this, we know relatively little about them and there is insufficient recognition of the role they have as important providers of services, employment, housing, etc. Moreover, there is a tendency to view them as a homogenous category. However, this paper argues what is required is a more disaggregated understanding of them in order to develop policy approaches relevant to their situations and to genuinely include them in approaches that seek to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion. Drawing on research from the ESPON TOWN project, I will try to throw some light on the issues around small and medium-sized towns (SMSTs) and what to do about them if they are to continue to thrive.
Citation
Atkinson, R. (2019). The Small Towns conundrum: What do we do about them?. Regional Statistics, 9(2), 3-19. https://doi.org/10.15196/RS090201
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 25, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 1, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2019 |
Deposit Date | Jul 9, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 9, 2019 |
Journal | Regional Statistics |
Print ISSN | 2063-9538 |
Electronic ISSN | 2064-8243 |
Publisher | Hungarian Central Statistical Office |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 3-19 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.15196/RS090201 |
Keywords | Small Towns, European, policy, cohesion |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1493613 |
Publisher URL | https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2019/rs_atkinson.pdf |
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