Emeritus Professor of City Leadership Robin Hambleton's Outputs (9)

Bristol's mayoralty has improved visibility of leadership but not trust (2015)
Journal Article

This short news article summarises key findings of the Bristol Civic Leadership Project for a practitioner audience

The impacts of mayoral governance in Bristol (2015)
Report

In 2012 the citizens of Bristol voted in favour of the introduction of a mayoral form of governance. This report, which stems from the Bristol Civic Leadership Project, provides a 'before' and 'after' evaluation of this change, and it identifies str... Read More about The impacts of mayoral governance in Bristol.

Place-based leadership: A new perspective on urban regeneration (2015)
Journal Article

The role of inspirational leadership in bringing about successful urban regeneration has been neglected. This paper attempts to provide a corrective by exploring the role of place-based leadership in modern urban governance. It outlines arguments tha... Read More about Place-based leadership: A new perspective on urban regeneration.

Beyond resilience: The role of leadership in progressive planning (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Resilience has become an influential concept in planning theory and, to some extent, in planning practice. This paper, by drawing on research on the role of place-based leadership in promoting progressive planning and urban innovation in cities in f... Read More about Beyond resilience: The role of leadership in progressive planning.

From smart cities to wise cities (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Much of the literature on so-called ‘smart cities’ is self-congratulatory in tone. Digital enthusiasts claim that the current revolution in communication technologies will transform cities in the 21st Century in the way electricity changed them in t... Read More about From smart cities to wise cities.

Analysing change in urban political leadership: Does introducing a mayoral form of governance make a difference? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The reform of the institutions of urban political leadership is often put forward as a means to improve city governance. Introducing alternative arrangements for decision-making within a municipality can redistribute the powers and responsibilities o... Read More about Analysing change in urban political leadership: Does introducing a mayoral form of governance make a difference?.

Place-based leadership and urban innovation: The unsung drivers of progressive change in the modern era (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Place-less power, meaning the exercise of power by decision makers who are unconcerned about the impact of their decisions on communities living in particular places, has grown significantly in the last thirty years. A consequence is that societies... Read More about Place-based leadership and urban innovation: The unsung drivers of progressive change in the modern era.

Civic leadership and local politics in multi-cultural cities (2015)
Book Chapter

Leading the inclusive city. Place-based innovation for a bounded planet (2015)
Book

Cities are often seen as helpless victims in a global flow of events and many view growing inequality in cities as inevitable. This engaging book rejects this gloomy prognosis and argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to... Read More about Leading the inclusive city. Place-based innovation for a bounded planet.