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A region in transition : North East England at the millennium / edited by John Tomany, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Neil Ward, Department of Geography, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

"The UK has now joined a Europe-wide trend towards more devolved forms of government (e.g. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Assemblies). In the context of this general trend towards regionalizm as a focus for public policy and as a source of cultural and political identity, an interdiscipli...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Tomaney, John, 1963- (Editor), Ward, Neil, 1966- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2017.
Series:Urban and regional planning and development.
Subjects:
Regional planning > England, North East.
Environmental policy > England, North East.
England, North East > Economic policy.
England, North East > Economic conditions.
England, North East > Politics and government.
England, North East > Environmental conditions.
Ecology.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
Environmental policy.
Politics and government.
Regional planning.
England > England, North East.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Locating the Region: An Introduction / John Tomaney
  • part PART I: THE ECONOMY IN TRANSITION
  • chapter 2 Situating the North East in the European Space Economy / David Charles
  • chapter 3 Defence Closure and Job Loss: The Case of Swan Hunter on Tyneside / John Tomaney
  • chapter 4 Working in the Business Family: Micro-business Livelihoods in the North East and the South East o f / England Susan Baines
  • part PART II: POLITICS AND CULTURE IN TRANSITION
  • chapter 5 Region-Building in the North East: Regional Identity and Regionalist Politics / Chris Lanigan
  • chapter 6 Pride and Prejudice: Two Cultures and the North East's Transition / Peter Fowler
  • chapter 7 The Restructuring of Young Geordies' Employment, Household and Consumption Identities
  • part PART III: ENVIRONMENT AND COUNTRYSIDE IN TRANSITION
  • chapter 8 A Sociological Perspective on Air Quality Monitoring in Teesside / Peter Phillimore
  • chapter 9 The 'Rural' in the 'Region': Towards an Inclusive Regional Policy for the North East / Neil Ward
  • chapter 10 Local Interests, Regional Needs or National Imperative? The Otterburn Question and the Military Training in Rural Areas / Areas Rachel Woodward.

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