Economic Development
Designs on growth
While other towns and cities have seen their economies shrink, Warrington continues to grow. Andy Farrall looks at the factors behind its success
An artist’s impression of Omega, a business park development on the edge of Warrington which is expected to create an intial 1,000 jobs if it finally gets off the groundFor many years macro planning policy in the northwest sought to limit the growth of areas which were attractive to investors, in the hope that investment would flow to areas of decline and need instead. The result of this approach was that investment didn’t move in the desired direction; declining areas continued to fail and attractive areas didn’t flourish either.
A climate for sharing and learning
Fiona Mannion explains how a European project is furthering the exchange of best practice to help towns and cities adapt to climate change
Tree planting in Sicily. Italy is one of eight countries across the EU taking part in the Grabs project.This summer, a Town and Country Planning Association-led project draws to a close.
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