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): ‘Dagenham is worried’: London borough in limbo after Smithfield and Billingsgate move axed
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Joanna Partridge Date published: 2025-09-20 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Behind huge locked gates, the sprawling expanse of concrete and scrubland was supposed to be a hive of activity by now....
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 – 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲” 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲
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Resolution Foundation: The Resolution Foundation at 20
Source: Resolution Foundation Author: Angelica Ottaway Date published: 2025-09-19 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Morning all, Last week we warned that more bad economic news could mean Britain hitting unlucky 13 on the ‘bloody miserable...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Finnish cities join forces to prevent biodiversity loss
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-09-19 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The 10 largest cities in Finland – Espoo, Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Pori, Tampere, Turku and Vantaa...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Seattle releases climate action progress report
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-09-18 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Seattle has completed or made significant progress on more than half (88 of 148) of the actions in its 2013 Climate...
Regional Economies: Ontario welcomes $207 million investment in the advanced manufacturing sector
Source: Regional Economies Author: Jared Dodds Date published: 2025-09-18 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Sept. 18, 2025, Innisfil, Ont. — The Ontario government is welcoming an investment of nearly $207 million from Northern Transformer...
RSA Main: Announcing the RSA Research Network on Bridging Governance Gaps in City-regions Addressing Land Take and City-Region Building through Comparative Research
Source: RSA Main Author: Alex Holmes Date published: 2025-09-18 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] We are pleased to announce that the RSA Board have agreed funding for the RSA Research Network on Bridging Governance Gaps in City-regions...
Combined Authorities (England): Mayor highlights plan to be ‘centre stage of the UK’s growing creative industries’ with more funding announced for new TV and film projects
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Beverly Rademacher Date published: 2025-09-18 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The West Midlands IP Fund will open for a second round of applications later this month with grants of up to...
Combined Authorities (England): Lancashire Growth Plan sets focus for £20bn investment
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Charlie Valentine Date published: 2025-09-18 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The combined authority has unveiled a prospectus highlighting its strategic focuses and key opportunities, such as...