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: ‘Game-changing’ call for new high speed railway creates ‘spine’ to connect North
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: unknown Date published: 2025-11-10 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] In their joint letter, The Great North demand a full NPR network which they say will deliver better connectivity across...
Combined Authorities (England): Liverpool City Region renews collaboration with Korean tidal plant to support Mersey Tidal
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Rob Hakimian Date published: 2025-11-07 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has extended a technical cooperation agreement with the South Korean operator...
Combined Authorities (England): Glasgow City Region leaders call for £400m-a-year Manchester style devolution deal
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: unknown Date published: 2025-11-07 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Under the plan, the money would come as a single, long-term funding settlement, rather than councils having to bid for...
Bloomberg CityLab: The Long-Awaited Transformation of Seattle’s Waterfront
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: Linda Poon Date published: 2025-11-07 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] You're reading CityLab Daily.You're reading CityLab Daily.You're reading CityLab Daily.Get today's top stories and ideas delivered to...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Bogotá is named Earthshot Prize winner
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-11-07 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Bogotá is named Earthshot Prize winnerBeing named a winner in the Earthshot Prize is the latest acknowledgement of...
Regional Economies: Posthaste: The job market in Canada’s economic engine is tanking
Source: Regional Economies Author: Pamela Heaven Date published: 2025-11-06 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Few can deny Toronto is an economic force in this country. Canada’s largest city accounted for about 20 per cent of the nation’s...
Resolution Foundation: From Review to reality
Source: Resolution Foundation Author: Emma Beale Date published: 2025-11-06 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] There’s always a danger that official reviews end up generating a lot of talk and symbolic gestures, but don’t set out meaningful...
Bloomberg CityLab: European Commission Sets Goal to Slash Train Times Across the Continent
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: Feargus O'Sullivan Date published: 2025-11-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The high-speed rail plan would more than halve travel time between cities like Madrid and Lisbon by 2040. But executing the...
OECD Press Releases: OECD headline inflation broadly stable at 4.2% in September 2025
Source: OECD Press Releases Author: unknown Date published: 2025-11-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] View original article at: