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Leadership, urban structure and place: Evidence from Bristol and Dorset (2023)
Journal Article
Atkinson, R., Tallon, A., & Casado-Diaz, M. (in press). Leadership, urban structure and place: Evidence from Bristol and Dorset. Urban Research and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2023.2236585

Local leadership has become of increasing interest in the context of a renewed focus on local government and local development. In parallel, new interpretations of thinking about leadership drawing on Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Foucault suggest that... Read More about Leadership, urban structure and place: Evidence from Bristol and Dorset.

Bristol’s inclusive growth strategy: Excavating the discourse of the One City Plan (2023)
Journal Article
Atkinson, R., & Tallon, A. (2023). Bristol’s inclusive growth strategy: Excavating the discourse of the One City Plan. Town Planning Review, 94(4), 435-454. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2023.4

Over the last twenty years, particularly since the publication of the Barca report (2009) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2014) report, a new 'conventional wisdom'/ paradigm has emerged for local development - the p... Read More about Bristol’s inclusive growth strategy: Excavating the discourse of the One City Plan.

Brownfield regeneration and the shifting of financial risk: Between plans and reality in public-private partnerships (2022)
Journal Article
van den Hurk, M., Williams, D., Luis dos Santos Pereira, A., & Tallon, A. (in press). Brownfield regeneration and the shifting of financial risk: Between plans and reality in public-private partnerships. Urban Research and Practice, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2144430

Internationally, brownfield regeneration projects are delivered through public-private partnerships that form complex legal and structural delivery mechanisms. Utilizing private-sector finance and skills is an accepted practice to reduce financial ri... Read More about Brownfield regeneration and the shifting of financial risk: Between plans and reality in public-private partnerships.

Urban Regeneration in the UK (2020)
Book
Tallon, A. (2020). Urban Regeneration in the UK. (3rd). London: Routledge

Third edition covering the context for regeneration, national urban policy from 1945-2020, city-level responses to urban change and key contemporary issues.

Governing urban regeneration in the UK: a case of ‘variegated neoliberalism’ in action? (2019)
Journal Article
Atkinson, R., Tallon, A., & Williams, D. (2019). Governing urban regeneration in the UK: a case of ‘variegated neoliberalism’ in action?. European Planning Studies, 27(6), 1083-1106. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1598020

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The article focuses on the redevelopment of previously developed land by public-private sector partnerships in three cities/towns in South-West England, two of which can be descr... Read More about Governing urban regeneration in the UK: a case of ‘variegated neoliberalism’ in 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.

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.

A comparison of public-private partnership development of previously used land in the UK (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, D., Atkinson, R., & Tallon, A. (2016, November). A comparison of public-private partnership development of previously used land in the UK. Paper presented at RSA Winter Conference 2016, London

In the UK public-private partnerships are currently the only method of developing previously used land. How these partnerships are formed and how they work can differ considerably however, depending on the approach taken by the partners. Through inte... Read More about A comparison of public-private partnership development of previously used land in the UK.

Phenomenology (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Phenomenology. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Capitalism (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Capitalism. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Democracy (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Democracy. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Epistemology (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Epistemology. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Humanism (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Humanism. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Metaphysics (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Metaphysics. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Modernism (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Modernism. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Ontology (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Ontology. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Post-structuralism (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Post-structuralism. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Rationalism (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Rationalism. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Structuralism (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Structuralism. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Structuration (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Structuration. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Teleology (2013)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2013). Teleology. In J. A. Matthews (Ed.), The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change. London: Sage

Geographies of gentrification and tourism (2011)
Book Chapter
Wilson, J., & Tallon, A. (2011). Geographies of gentrification and tourism. In J. Wilson (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Geographies (103-112). London: Routledge

Introduction (2010)
Book Chapter
Tallon, A. (2010). Introduction. In A. Tallon (Ed.), Urban Regeneration and Renewal (1-23). London: Routledge

Bristol: Not a design-led urban renaissance (2009)
Book Chapter
Shaftoe, H., & Tallon, A. (2009). Bristol: Not a design-led urban renaissance. In J. Punter (Ed.), Urban Design and the British Urban Renaissance (115-131). London, UK: Routledge

Carnivals and regeneration (2007)
Journal Article
Tallon, A. (2007). Carnivals and regeneration. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 76, 256-260

New populations in the British city centre: Evidence of social change from the census and household surveys (2007)
Journal Article
Bromley, R. D., Tallon, A., & Roberts, A. J. (2007). New populations in the British city centre: Evidence of social change from the census and household surveys. Geoforum, 38(1), 138-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.07.008

Encouraged by government policies to promote city centre living and to increase residential land use on brownfield sites, there has been considerable repopulation of the city centre. Through detailed small-area census analysis of Birmingham, Bristol,... Read More about New populations in the British city centre: Evidence of social change from the census and household surveys.

Bristol (2007)
Journal Article
Tallon, A. (2007). Bristol. Cities, 24(1), 74-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2006.10.004

Bristol is the sixth largest city in England and is one of eight 'core' cities. Bristol provides a particularly interesting example of a city which is currently relatively economically successful in the British context. However, there are pressures o... Read More about Bristol.

Developing leisure and cultural attractions in the regional city centre: A policy perspective (2006)
Journal Article
Thomas, C. J., Bromley, R. D., Tallon, A., & Reynolds, B. (2006). Developing leisure and cultural attractions in the regional city centre: A policy perspective. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 24(3), 351-370. https://doi.org/10.1068/c0526

Smaller regional cities and former industrial cities throughout North America and Europe have experienced fundamental transformations of their economies over recent decades, and authorities have continually sought new functions for the postindustrial... Read More about Developing leisure and cultural attractions in the regional city centre: A policy perspective.

New ‘High Streets’ in the suburbs? The growing competitive impact of evolving retail parks (2006)
Journal Article
Bromley, R., Thomas, C., & Tallon, A. (2006). New ‘High Streets’ in the suburbs? The growing competitive impact of evolving retail parks. International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 16(1), 43-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593960500453484

Following the emergence of retail parks in the late 1970s in Britain, they have grown in number, scale and degree of retail specialisation. Some continue to form concentrations offering primarily ‘bulky goods’ shopping, while others have diversified... Read More about New ‘High Streets’ in the suburbs? The growing competitive impact of evolving retail parks.

City centre regeneration through residential development: Contributing to sustainability (2005)
Journal Article
Thomas, C. J., Bromley, R. D., & Tallon, A. (2005). City centre regeneration through residential development: Contributing to sustainability. Urban Studies, 42(13), 2407-2429. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980500379537

Following a discussion of recent policies for the city centre in Britain, the paper explores the contribution of residential development to aspects of sustainability, drawing on a range of survey evidence in Bristol and Swansea. The residents are fre... Read More about City centre regeneration through residential development: Contributing to sustainability.

City profile: Swansea (2005)
Journal Article
Tallon, A., Bromley, R. D. F., & Thomas, C. J. (2005). City profile: Swansea. Cities, 22(1), 65-76

Retail change and town centre revitalisation (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Tallon, A. (2004, October). Retail change and town centre revitalisation. Paper presented at Revitalising Your Town Centre: An Essential Seminar for Local Authorities, Bristol, UK

Promoting the ''urban idyll'': Policies for city centre living (2004)
Book Chapter
Hoskins, G., & Tallon, A. (2004). Promoting the ''urban idyll'': Policies for city centre living. In C. Johnstone, & M. Whitehead (Eds.), New Horizons in British Urban Policy: Perspectives on New Labour's Urban Renaissance (25-40). Aldershot: Ashgate

Retail parks revisited: A growing competitive threat to traditional shopping centres? (2004)
Journal Article
Bromley, R. D., Thomas, C. J., & Tallon, A. (2004). Retail parks revisited: A growing competitive threat to traditional shopping centres?. Environment and Planning A, 36(4), 647-666. https://doi.org/10.1068/a3683

Since the late 1970s retail parks have developed in the United Kingdom to become a substantial element of the process of retail decentralisation. From an early focus on 'bulky-goods' retailing, they have grown and evolved into a variety of unplanned... Read More about Retail parks revisited: A growing competitive threat to traditional shopping centres?.

Disaggregating the space-time layers of city-centre activities and their users (2003)
Journal Article
Thomas, C. J., Tallon, A. R., Bromley, R. D., Bromley, R. D. F., Tallon, A., & Thomas, C. J. (2003). Disaggregating the space-time layers of city-centre activities and their users. Environment and Planning A, 35(10), 1831-1851. https://doi.org/10.1068/a35294

Adopting a focus on both time and space, the authors aim to unpack the complexity of uses and users in the city centre. Evidence from Swansea reveals a stark twofold temporal division between a frequently visited daytime city and a much less frequent... Read More about Disaggregating the space-time layers of city-centre activities and their users.

New city centre populations: Exploring the link with gentrification (2003)
Presentation / Conference
Bromley, R. D. F., & Tallon, A. (2003, September). New city centre populations: Exploring the link with gentrification. Paper presented at Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers Annual Conference, RGS-IBG, London

Promoting the 'urban idyll': Policies for city centre living (2002)
Presentation / Conference
Tallon, A., & Hoskins, G. C. (2002, January). Promoting the 'urban idyll': Policies for city centre living. Paper presented at Royal Geographical Society/ Institute of British Geographers Annual Conference, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Living in the 24-hour city (2002)
Journal Article
Tallon, A., & Bromley, R. D. F. (2002). Living in the 24-hour city. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 71(11), 282-285

Swansea household survey: Living in the city centre (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Tallon, A. (2001, March). Swansea household survey: Living in the city centre. Paper presented at Chartered Institute of Housing Wales Branch Annual Conference, Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, UK