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 Growth and the United Kingdom: Fewer share prosperity when UKSPF ends in March
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: Josh Mellor Date published: 2025-12-12 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] More from this theme Recent articles Only the UKโs most deprived areas will benefit from a post-Brexit fund for local...
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐)
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐) Does your local economy have plenty of labour demand and desperate employers who can't get the workforce and skills they need? As well as unemployed residents who "can't find work?" The problem...
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"๐ช๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐." "๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต." "๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ." ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ? In 31 years of economic development work, I've learned one hard truth: ๐ท๐ข๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ. Sharpen up your objectives ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ...
Bloomberg CityLab: A Train Grows in Brooklyn
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: unknown Date published: 2025-12-11 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Thereโs no easy way to make the seven-mile trip from my apartment in Brooklyn to the Middle Village neighborhood in Queens. When I made...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Innovation incubator announces scalable tech cohort
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-12-11 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Innovation incubator announces scalable tech cohortOrganisations will demonstrate the value of pairing market demand...
SmartCitiesWorld News: How NYC aims to be the worldโs most language-friendly city
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-12-11 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] ย At a glance ย Who: New York City; New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI); New York City Police...
wri.org news and views: The Paris Agreement at 10: A Celebration and a Call to Action
Source: wri.org news and views Author: wil.thomas@wri.org Date published: 2025-12-11 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The Paris Agreement at 10: A Celebration and a Call to Action wil.thomas@wri.org Thu, 12/11/2025 - 16:08 Ten years ago, we...
Cities & Communities | Brookings: Californiaโs road to climate progress, Part 5
Source: Cities & Communities | Brookings Author: unknown Date published: 2025-12-11 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Californiaโs Road to Climate Progressย aims to answer a central question: Even with multiple laws and focused rulemaking, why...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: ยฃ600k funding boost to help city become creative capital of the North East
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: unknown Date published: 2025-12-10 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The funding, part of a new Creative Mayoral Development Zone, will support Sunderlandโs ambitions to grow its creative...