2008
The Future of Regional Development Agencies
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Date: 09/12/2008
Author: Adam Marshall
This Policy Solutions note sets out some options for a radical re-structuring of England's Regional Development Agencies after the next General Election.
On the Move: delivering integrated transport in Britain's cities
Date: 21/11/2008
Author: John Preston, Adam Marshall & Lena Tochtermann*
This report defines integrated transport, explains why it is critical to Britain's city economies, and explores policy changes that would help to create better integrated public transport networks in city-regions like Greater Manchester and Tyneside.
Housing and economic development: moving forward together
Date: 06/11/2008
Author: Catherine Glossop
Centre for Cities looks at the role of housing policy in both promoting economic growth and regenerating more deprived urban areas.
Innovation, science and the city
Date: 10/10/2008
Author: Chris Webber
Innovation is a key driver of economic growth, but the emergence of innovation as a specialist policy area has also generated risks around policy prioritisation and problems on organisational fragmentation and policy coordination.
City-regions: Emerging lessons from England
Date: 09/10/2008
Author: Kieran Larkin and Adam Marshall
The World Bank's Urban Development Unit has launched a new Issues Note Series - DIRECTIONS in Urban Development - with a paper on City Regions by Kieran Larkin and Adam Marshall.
Congestion Charging: A tool to tackle congestion in UK cities?
Date: 02/10/2008
Author: Lena Tochtermann
Congestion charging remains a political minefield. As the consultation on the Western Extension of London's congestion charging scheme comes to an end - and Greater Manchester heads towards a referendum of its own - it is time to revisit the big economic questions behind congestion charging.
The challenge of increasing employment in London
Date: 19/09/2008
Author: Faiza Shaheen
Faiza Shaheen explores what can be done to increase employment in London.
UK Cities in the Global Economy
Date: 10/09/2008
Author: Hannah Brown
As the UK faces the prospect of a recession, a new report from the Centre for Cities calls on the Government to double its efforts to help UK cities adjust to globalisation.
Greening UK cities' buildings: Improving the energy efficiency of our offices, shops and factories
Date: 16/07/2008
This All Party Urban Development Group (APUDG) report looks at what needs to be done by both the public and private sectors to reduce the energy use of cities' existing non-domestic buildings and finds that better measurement, greater awareness and systematic management can help owners and occupiers to realise ‘quick wins' at almost no additional cost.
Home Economics: How Housing Shapes City Economies
Date: 10/07/2008
Author: Kenneth Gibb, Tony O'Sullivan and Catherine Glossop*
It's local housing markets – not the national picture – that really matter to the economic performance of cities, and by extension, the national economy. Policy makers therefore need to set housing objectives that reflect these local requirements, and the local economic context – not just headline-driven national supply targets.
Worklessness: A city approach
Date: 25/06/2008
Author: Dave Simmonds and Paul Bivand
The Government will struggle to meet its aim of an 80% national employment rate - unless it grants cities greater freedom to get the workless into jobs, according to a new report from the Centre for Cities and the Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion.
The future of the private rented sector
Date: 16/06/2008
The Government has been focusing too much attention on home ownership and not enough on driving up the number - and standards - of homes for rent to meet growing demand, according to new research from the Centre for Cities.
Smarter, Stronger Cities: UK Urban Policy Innovations and Lessons for the US
Date: 12/06/2008
Author: Chris Webber and Alan Berube
Despite the clear differences between the UK and the US, there are ample opportunities for policy learning between the two countries on issues of concern to cities and urban areas.
Financial services in Britain's cities: Weathering the storm?
Date: 15/05/2008
Author: Malcolm Cooper and Kieran Larkin
The Financial and Related Business Services (FRBS) sector has become an increasingly important source of employment, so what will the impact of global slow down be on London and the UK's regional financial centres?
The credit crunch and implications for the UK housing market
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Date: 06/05/2008
Author: Catherine Glossop
What is the outlook for the UK housing market against an uncertain economic backdrop and continuing affordability pressure?
City Links: Integration and isolation
Date: 18/03/2008
Author: Paula Lucci and Paul Hildreth*
Further investment in the core cities of the north of England is the key to stimulating wider regional growth, according to a Centre for Cities report by Paula Lucci and Paul Hildreth.
Delivering urban homes: The role of the public and private sector
Date: 05/03/2008
A new report reveals that the Government's target of three million homes by 2020 is under threat - unless councils and private sector investors take a front seat in building and managing these new homes.
Financial Devolution for Local Growth
Date: 06/02/2008
Financial Devolution for Local Growth is an independent survey of public and private sector leaders’ views on new funding tools for urban investment.
