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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"industrial decline"”.
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Sew what? : Industrial decline and local response in New York's needle trades
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1994.
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Revitalising Northeast China: Rust belt politics and policy failures
… northeast China has been in a serious state of industrial decline for decades. Experts have reached a consensus that no meaningful, regional-level, long-term economic revitalisation has occurred despite the introduction of a revitalisation strategy in 2003. Some Chinese scholars and policymakers …
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Revitalising Northeast China: Rust belt politics and policy failures
… northeast China has been in a serious state of industrial decline for decades. Experts have reached a consensus that no meaningful, regional-level, long-term economic revitalisation has occurred despite the introduction of a revitalisation strategy in 2003. Some Chinese scholars and policymakers …
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The economic impact of major sports events: a case study of Sheffield
… belt' cities in the UK began to respond to their industrial decline with local economic development strategies aimed at boosting employment. The strategies involved efforts to diversify traditional manufacturing heartlands into new service sector economies. One feature of the approach was the …
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South Boston ex-urban : a new living paradigm for harbor revitalization
… in the last three decades. The overlap of industrial decline and new revitalization has prompted new issues. Living in the city and urban demographics are changing. On the macro-level, because of the emptiness of the newly developed site, the density is not comparable and is difficult to …
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Environmental Features which Limit Organization and Industry Viability:a study of the footwear industry
… environment - the transaction environment, the industrial environment and the ecotone are delineated. The interrelationships between the organization and these three environmental segments are examined. It is suggested that the task environment i) defines the nature of the task confronting the …
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Identity, culture and belonging in the iron mining landscape of the Canigou Mountain, France.
… the area has witnessed demographic change and industrial decline since the last mine closed in 1985. Consequently this research was designed to explore the ways in which the local population embed their sense of belonging in this mountain landscape. An inductive approach allowed for data to be …
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The longer-term labour market and community impacts of deindustrialisation: a comparison of the Northumberland coalfield and the Monongahela Valley mill towns
… on the longer-term impacts of past regional deindustrialisation and, more specifically, the ways in which individual and household decisions have interacted with the local public welfare and cultural context to produce profound long-term community changes, critically affecting future …
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The evolution of industrial policy in the United Kingdom, 1964-1978
… basis for both a definition of the concept of "industrial policy" and a critical assessment in Part Two of its relevance and effectiveness to tackle industry's main difficulties. In discussing policy initiatives to assist companies with public funds for investment finance, industrial …
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Brockport, New York: A Narrative of That Place (and the Place of this Narrative)
… of the region in 1806 and the onset of industrial decline in 1882. As a study in landscape and community change it links shifting trade networks, ecological foundations, social institutions and life-worlds in a historical narrative. Alterations in social structure, spatial division and …
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Precarious printers : labour, technology & material culture at the NSW Government Printing Office 1959-1989
… own narratives – of resilience, belonging and of industrial decline – through unsanctioned creative practices. This came in the form of photographs, film, pranks and the unofficial production of printed materials (foreign orders). The key theoretical and methodological contribution of this …
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Terra Nullius: Encountering the Non-Place
… land left abandoned since the 1970s post-industrial decline in England), which through such nomenclature, serves to under-value the unique qualities that this study seeks to present /reclaim. In this sense, one of the discursive aims of this study is to challenge the more expedient …
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A history of industrial development in the Kaduna state of Nigeria
… and its strategic location with regard to industrialization at both federal and state level led not only the establishment of industries but to the proliferation of large, small and medium industries in the state. The study also establishes that infrastructure such as adequate electricity, …
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Exodus industrious : a new American dream for the next industrial revolution
… of capitalism and industry, and its antithetical decline which destabilizes a nation. Industrious is the story of the American Dream, a prodigal tale of the excess of Americanism, which was once rooted in a belief that if one possessed the characteristics of hard-work and self reliance, that they …
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Creating ‘community’ through criminal justice policy: Engaging citizens and determining responsibility
… ‘community’ was being disrupted by continuing industrial decline, crime and anti-social behaviour. They also perceived that solutions to problems presented through innovations in dealing with crime and disorder in the community were fleeting due to lack of sustained investment and shifts in …
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Oligopoly, regional development and the political economy of separatism, with a case study of the United Kingdom and Scotland
The present thesis aims to increase our understanding of the causes of separatism. The inspiration for this topic comes from the fact that separatist conflicts can become extremely destructive, and thus a better understanding of why they emerge may help us prevent much human suffering by pointing …