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作者

Seonyoung Kim

来源

CITIES,Vol.104,Issue1,Article 102771

语言

英文

关键字

City-regions;City-region governance;Local government;Inter-municipal relations;Urban regeneration;Place marketing

作者单位

Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK;Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK

摘要

City-regions have received increasing attention from both scholars and policy-makers as an ideal functional space for economic development and subnational governance. The discourses of city-region governance predominantly focus on city-regions' capacity to achieve agglomerative growth and compete in the global economy. Given that consensus-building and joint working is central to city-regions' success, the inter-municipal relations and territorial politics within a city-region warrant research attention. This study investigates such relations in urban regeneration and place marketing policy areas through a case study of an inner-city waterfront district in Greater Manchester, North-West England. The nuanced findings of this study show the relationships between the local authorities were path-dependent and were often driven by self-interest, competition and rivalry. The study encourages scholars to take into account internal territorial politics when assessing the evolution of city-region governance for a more context specific analysis.