Bøger i Regional Studies Policy Impact Books serien

This book views developments around Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) through the lens of local policymakers and the towns and cities they represent. The authors discuss levels of preparedness and the different challenges that CAVs will pose for the built environments of cities.

This book aims to understand the predicaments of `left behind places¿ and the scale of the policy challenge of `levelling up¿ their economic prosperity. The case is made for a new, mission-oriented policy model to achieve this, which is now a prominent refrain in the political lexicon.

This Policy Expo finds that place-based policies are essential in contemporary economies, providing solutions to otherwise intractable challenges such as the long-term decline of cities and regions.