A research agenda for small and medium-sized towns / edited by Heike Mayer, Professor of Economic Geography, Institute of Geography and Center for Regional Economic Development, University of Bern, Switzerland, Michela Lazzeroni, Professor of Economic and Political Geography, Department of Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge, University of Pisa, Italy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lazzeroni, Michela, editor.

Mayer, Heike, 1973- editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar Research Agendas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small cities--Research--Methodology.

Small cities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Forward-looking and innovative, Elgar Research Agendas are an essential resource for PhD students, scholars and anybody who wants to be at the forefront of research. Exploring current debates on the topic, this book maps out an agenda for theory, research and practice about the role and function of small and medium-sized towns in various contexts and at different territorial scales. Chapters highlight new insights and approaches to studying small and medium-sized towns, moving beyond the 'urban bias' to provide nuanced thought on these spaces both in terms of their relation to larger cities, and in terms of implications related to their size. Contributions from top scholars in the field across a number of disciplines cover a broad range of relevant areas of study, including: socio-spatial identities, urbanization, suburbanization, resilience, innovation, entrepreneurship, industrial and tourism development and digitalization. The book concludes with an outline of the road ahead and a call for further theorizing. Urban planning and human geography scholars will find this to be an invigorating read with contributions from scholars across urban planning, economic geography, tourism and public policy providing a holistic understanding of the topic"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Small and Medium-Sized Towns

2 Between urban and rural: socio-spatial identities in small and medium-sized towns

3 Small and medium-sized towns: out of the dark agglomeration shadows and into the bright city lights?

4 Urbanisation, suburbanisation and territorial development: research issues for small and medium-sized towns

5 The resilience of small and medium-sized towns in times of crisis and recovery

6 Innovation and entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized towns

7 (Re)discovering the small and medium-sized industrial town and its development potential

8 Cultural tourism as a tool for transformation in small and medium-sized towns

9 Digital and smart places: ensuring a rural fit in times of urban-biased technological push

10 The important role of nature in planning for small cities

11 Public policy and small and medium-sized towns

12 Agents of change in small and medium-sized towns

13 The road ahead: advancing our research agenda for small and medium-sized towns in a world of uneven development

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: Mayer, Heike A Research Agenda for Small and Medium-Sized Towns

ISBN:

9781800887121

1800887124