All Outputs (5)

Making the case for self-organisation: Understanding how communities make sense of sustainability and climate change through collective action (2017)
Journal Article
Atkinson, R., Dörfler, T., Hasanov, M., Rothfuß, E., & Smith, I. (2017). Making the case for self-organisation: Understanding how communities make sense of sustainability and climate change through collective action. International Journal of Sustainable Society, 9(3), 193-209. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSOC.2017.088300

Copyright © 2017 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Understanding how community groups take on the challenge of climate change is key to understanding the capacity of society as a whole to adapt in the face of climate change in ways that acknowledge a bro... Read More about Making the case for self-organisation: Understanding how communities make sense of sustainability and climate change through collective action.

Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Atkinson, R., Tallon, A., & Williams, D. (2017, July). Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK. Paper presented at AESOP Annual Congress 2017, Lisbon, Portugal

Drawing on our initial work as part of the PARCOUR (Public Accountability to Residents in COntractual Urban Redevelopment) research project this paper will investigate the forms of governance arrangements developed in three UK case studies (Bristol,... Read More about Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK.

Small and Medium-Sized Towns in Europe: Conceptual, Methodological and Policy Issues (2017)
Journal Article
Atkinson, R., Servillo, L., & Hamdouch, A. (2017). Small and Medium-Sized Towns in Europe: Conceptual, Methodological and Policy Issues. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 108(4), 365-379. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12252

© 2017 Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG Despite that small and medium-sized towns (SMSTs) have been, and continue to be, a central part of the history of Europe, these places have largely been neglected by urban research. The ESPON TOWN project,... Read More about Small and Medium-Sized Towns in Europe: Conceptual, Methodological and Policy Issues.

Policies for small and medium-sized towns: European, national and local approaches (2017)
Journal Article
Atkinson, R. (2017). Policies for small and medium-sized towns: European, national and local approaches. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 108(4), 472-487. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12253

© 2017 Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG This paper addresses the ‘policy dimension’ of the TOWN project drawing on the implications of the case studies for policy(ies) for small and medium-sized towns (SMSTs) across Europe. It first considers ap... Read More about Policies for small and medium-sized towns: European, national and local approaches.

Who is responsible for incorporating the notion of 'public interest' into sustainable urban developments? A case study of three sites in the south-west of England (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, D., Atkinson, R., & Tallon, A. (2017, January). Who is responsible for incorporating the notion of 'public interest' into sustainable urban developments? A case study of three sites in the south-west of England. Paper presented at 49th Annual UTSG Conference, Dublin, Eire

Public-private partnership agreements between local authorities and government agencies and developers have become the modus operandi in the UK since the 1990s for the regeneration of brownfield sites in UK towns and cities. This paper explores these... Read More about Who is responsible for incorporating the notion of 'public interest' into sustainable urban developments? A case study of three sites in the south-west of England.