Essential Economic Development
A Foundation Course for Local and Regional Economic Development
17 lessons, 2.5 hours. Learn the fundamentals of local and regional economic development for free.
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Access the course via our community learning site here. The 17 lessons are structured as follows:
1. Rationale for Local and Regional Economic Development
2. Overview of themes and functions
3. Understanding economics and economic trends
4. Megatrends
5. Theory of Economic Development
6. Policy
7. Strategy
8. Intelligence & insight
9. Industrial development & clusters
10. Enterprise & entrepreneurship
11. Inward investment / FDI
12. Labour markets
13. Education & skills
14. Economic Participation, Employability and Unemployment
15. Poverty & inequality
16. Place & infrastructure
17. Low carbon, climate change & sustainability
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Local Economies (UK): The Guardian view on deprived neighbourhoods: incomes as well as places need a boost | Editorial
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Editorial Date published: 2025-10-30 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] What does it mean for a neighbourhood to be poor? Since the 1970s, the UK government has regularly sought to answer this question by...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: England’s most deprived areas named – see how yours is affected
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: Christine Jeavans Date published: 2025-10-30 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] England's most deprived areas named - see how your area is affectedJaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, has...
City Economies: CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: UK backs innovation hub Cambridge, even as rapid expansion tests the city’s limit
Source: City Economies Author: unknown Date published: 2025-10-28 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.The dispatchThe U.K. economy, along...
Econ Dev Show Podcast – Economic Development: Economic Development 196: AI and the Future of Economic Development with Dane Carlson
Source: Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development Author: unknown Date published: 2025-10-26 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Social Network Quick Links View original article at:
Amsterdam Economic Board: Collective strength of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
Source: Amsterdam Economic Board Author: Jet van Eeghen Date published: 2025-10-23 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The major transitions of our time were on the agenda: from energy to education, from circular work to the jobs of the future....
Cities | The Guardian: The housing crisis needs better solutions than this | Letters
Source: Cities | The Guardian Author: Guardian Staff Date published: 2025-10-22 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] John Harris’s article on poverty and housing in the UK’s hinterlands is both moving and a vital element of the combined...
SmartCitiesWorld News: World Cities Day to focus on people-centred smart cities
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-10-22 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] People centred-smart cities is the theme of this year’s World Cities Day, organised by United Nations Human...
Local Economies (UK): Scotland launches consultation on draft circular economy strategy
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Waqas Qureshi Date published: 2025-10-22 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Under the proposed plans, the devolved authority has pledged numerous initiatives, including finding new ways to cut household...
City Economies: End managed decline and make the City great again
Source: City Economies Author: Matthew Elliott Date published: 2025-10-22 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] With the Budget fast approaching, Britain faces a simple choice: double down on managed decline or go all in for growth. After nearly...