Fiorentino, S., Sielker, F., & Tomaney, J. (2024). Coastal towns as ‘left-behind places’: economy, environment and planning. CAMBRIDGE JOURNAL OF REGIONS ECONOMY AND SOCIETY, 17(1), 103–116. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsad045
Many coastal towns in England face a unique set of overlapping challenges: a longstanding socio-economic stagnation and environmental threats coming from the physical location. This paper examines coastal communities in the context of the left-behind debate. The consequences of de-industrialisation and failures in public policies recall other left-behind geographies. We look at a selection of case studies, apparently dealing with the decline of traditional coastal economic activities, but really affected by a decoupling of their socio-economic profile from their coastal specificity. More work is needed to nurture the existing coastal imaginaries, requiring regional coordination and a place-based approach to regeneration.
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Urban and Regional Transformation: 80% Energy Active Buildings, Settlements and Spatial Infrastructures: 10% Environmental Monitoring and Climate Adaptation: 10%
