Are you interested in the economic potential of mid-sized cities?
Debate of the article titled Developing intermediate cities from 2021, by Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Jamie Griffiths, published in the Regional Science Policy & Practice journal.
This is a great preparation to our next interview with Remco Deelstra in episode 378 talking about the economic potential and importance of mid-sized cities.
Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how these mid-sized cities could be part of the future of cities form an economic point of view. This article argues that the intermediate cities possess significant, often untapped economic dynamism and development potential.
Find the article through this link.
Abstract: Intermediate cities have experienced economic dynamism in recent years, but, with the focus firmly on large metropoles and sprawling megacities, the development potential of intermediate cities has stayed out of the limelight. This paper upholds the relevance and potential of intermediate cities, arguing that they can play as important a role – if not a more important one – than the large metropoles that, until now, have been the focus of attention. Intermediate cities hold considerable advantages, in particular for poverty reduction and as more efficient ecosystems to live and work. Untapping the potential of intermediate cities requires, however, more territorially balanced, place‐sensitive strategies.
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