Liverpool

Growing by degrees? High skilled workers in Liverpool

Date: 30/10/2009
Author: Chris Webber & Kieran Larkin

How can Liverpool attract and retain more graduates and what more can partners in Liverpool do to ensure that its graduates meet the needs of priority business sectors?

Connecting Cities: Local transport, economic connectivity, and economic growth

Date: 21/05/2007
Author: Adam Marshall with Ben Harrison

Connecting Cities reflects the views of local stakeholders in five of England's regional cities, where local transport has been the subject of intense debate in recent months. The report is based on a series of five seminars - and brings together a range of messages for national decision-makers.

City Leadership: Giving city-regions the power to grow

Date: 22/02/2006
Author: Adam Marshall and Dermot Finch with Chris Urwin

City Leadership concludes that Britains current level of centralisation is holding cities back, with consequences for the national economy as a whole ... and identifies greater financial autonomy as a top priority, especially for our biggest city-regions.

City People: City Centre Living in the UK

Date: 11/01/2006
Author: Max Nathan and Chris Urwin

City People examines the size and nature of the city centre living phenomenon, focusing on the historic cores of Dundee, Liverpool and Manchester. It asks why it has happened, who is living in the heart of the city and how long they plan to stay. It then assesses the economic and social benefits of city centre living.