...Eric Lybeck Purpose This paper aims to examine why the promise of English devolution has not translated into effective renewal in “left-behind” towns. Drawing on the author’s dual experience as academic and community practitioner in Southport, this paper identifies three under-recognised civic...

...Christopher Wade; Graham Galpin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to undertake a review of options available post-devolution, for place-based governance and delivery in England, that accommodate place management. Design/methodology/approach This is a viewpoint article drawing...

... between deep-level subsurface land and other spaces, combined with the devolution of other regulatory powers to nations and smaller localities, has the potential to result in decision-making about the positioning of surface extraction sites that is affected by concerns other than the most efficient...