Economic growth of cities

Examination of policies and approaches that have stimulated economic growth in city regions of a similar size to Aberdeen City and Shire. Outputs are:

•  Small and Medium Sized City regions: Phase 1 - April 2008 (PDF, 620kB)
•  Small and Medium Sized City regions: Phase 2  - June 2008 (PDF,636kB)
•  Small and Medium Sized City regions: Phase 3  - July 2008 (PDF, 212kB)
•  Small and Medium Sized City regions: Overview and summary - July 2008 (PDF, 641kB)

 The Place Race - February 2008 (PDF, 1MB)

This repot is about the relationship between mobility, talent and place. More specifically it is about how four of Scotland's city regions - Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow - can influence this complex relationship to attract and retain talented workers.

 Understanding the Role of Place in City Regions and Rural Scotland - April 2008 (PDF, 3.84MB)

 

This research aims to help us better understand the economic roles of places across Scotland, particularly in the context of city regions and rural areas. A new evidence-based economic typology of places in Scotland was created to understand how and why places change, to highlight the economic roles that they play and the economic development strategies they have adopted over the last 20 years.