Integrated Territorial Investments. A powerful tool for innovation and change in European cities? By: webmaster On: 2012-07-24 11:45 (9428 Reads) Integrated Territorial Investments. A powerful tool for innovation and change in European cities? By Paul Soto and Melody Houk with Peter Ramsden and Ivan Tosics Click on ITI Article (cache) to open full article Abstract […]
LDnet | Cameron’s Big Society
Cameron’s Big Society By: Peter Ramsden On: 2012-02-22 20:52 (4365 Reads) What does UK Prime Minister Cameron’s ‘Big Society‘ mean in practice? On the left it is argued that the Big Society is simply a smokescreen for cuts in the public sector in general and local government in particular. on the right the Red Tory’s […]
LDnet | Development of digital local areas
From “digital development of local areas” towards “development of digital local areas” J P Pellegrin : 25/5/2013 ”There is a growing gap between local development current culture, practices and achievement and digital realities. Digital development is nowadays mostly seen as physical facilities and investment (broadband etc) but not much in term of value creation, methods […]
LDnet | Perspectives of Civil Society in European Rural Development
Perspectives of Civil Society in European Rural Development By: Goran ŠOSTER On: 2012-05-08 10:22 (5687 Reads) Goran ŠOSTER March 2012 Now more than ever, the perspectives of civil society in European rural development are dependent on the programmes of leading nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and the ability to implement them. The majority of NGOs have come […]
LDnet | Challenges for Local Development in Italy
Challenges for Local Development in Italy 29 July 2011 Filippo Strati (SRS) Fiscal consolidation and structural reform Regional / local disparities Fiscal decentralisation and fiscal consolidation measures Regional / local development Initiatives Fiscal consolidation and structural reform According to the new economic governance in the European Union (EU), Italy prepared its 2011 Stability Programme (for […]
LDnet | CLLD Community Led Local Development
CLLD Community Led Local Development The Commission has included the idea of Community Led Local Development in its regulations for [Structural Funds], Agriculture and Fisheries. Saying that it will be a LEADER style approach is one thing, but what does this mean for urban areas? How big will areas be? Who is meant by the […]
LDnet | EC guidance on CLLD
In February 2013 the Commission presented detailed Guidance on CLLD(cache) from four DGs of the Commission, addressed mainly to Managing Authorities in the Member States. (See a commentary by Robert Lukesch). This was followed by the preparation of CLLD guidance for local actors. The draft guidance was discussed at a workshop which took place on […]
LDnet | Canzanelli
| Canzanelli Canzanelli, Giancarlo. (2001). Overview and Lessons Learnt on Local Economic Development, Human Development, and Decent Work. ILO Universitas Working Paper.
LDnet | bibliography on sustainable urban regeneration
Colantonio, A. and Dixon, T. (eds) (2010) Bibliography, in Urban Regeneration & Social Sustainability: Best Practice from European Cities, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 0.1002/9781444329445.biblio Chapter 1 APUDG (2009) Regeneration and the Recession. All Party Urban Development Group, London. Barton, H., Grant, M. & Guise, R. (2003) Shaping Neighbourhoods: A Guide for Health, Sustainability and Vitality. […]
LDnet | European Economic and Social Committee: own initiative opinion on LEADER and its principles/not only in rural areas
This working document has been sent to the EESC – Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment – which formed a study group on the topic, in order to inform their talks on April 14th, 2011. “This opinion should lead to greater interest in the LEADER programme and facilitate the structural use of Local […]
LDnet | Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: Local Processes and Global Patterns
reviews Title Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: Local Processes and Global Patterns (New Horizons in Regional Science) Hardcover Authors Charlie Karlsson(cache) (Editor), Borje Johansson(cache) (Editor), Roger R. Stough(cache) (Editor) Publication Type Year of Publication Publishers Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, 2010. Hardback. Price: £89.95 Abstract: The expert contributions consider local processes such as entrepreneurship, new […]
LDnet | Local Economic Development and its Potential
Karl Birkhoelzer_Local_Economic_Development_and_its_Potential_2008.pdf We are re-publishing this paper by Dr. Karl Birkhölzer (with his permission)