scholarly journals Restrictive Effects of Water Scarcity on Urban Economic Development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei City Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li ◽  
Zhang ◽  
Shi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
City Region ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Urban Economic Development ◽  
Agricultural Water Use ◽  
Potential Gdp

This study provides a scientific assessment of water scarcity in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) city region and investigates its restrictive effects on urban economic development by quantifying economic loss caused by water scarcity based on an input–output optimization model. The results show that the water scarcity reflected by shadow prices has significant sectoral and regional heterogeneities. Southern Hebei faces the most severe water scarcity in the BTH city region and the situation is worsening. Water scarcity is shown to have a negative impact on the economy of the BTH city region that amounts to CNY 270.02 billion. Hebei has the largest potential economic loss caused by water scarcity, especially in southern Hebei, the potential GDP (gross domestic product) of which is decreased by 6.2%. This study also points out that the water scarcity in the BTH city region is underestimated in terms of actual water prices, and the scarcity of agricultural water use is mostly underestimated. The results contribute to a deeper understanding of the restrictive impact of water scarcity on regional economic development, and thus provide a scientific reference for policymaking in the BTH city region.

scholarly journals Anchoring the social economy at the metropolitan scale: Findings from the Liverpool City Region

Urban Studies ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 004209802097265
Author(s):  
Matthew Thompson ◽  
Alan Southern ◽  
Helen Heap
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
City Region ◽  
Anchor Institutions ◽  
Urban Economic Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Economies ◽  
The City

This article revisits debates on the contribution of the social economy to urban economic development, specifically focusing on the scale of the city region. It presents a novel tripartite definition – empirical, essentialist, holistic – as a useful frame for future research into urban social economies. Findings from an in-depth case study of the scale, scope and value of the Liverpool City Region’s social economy are presented through this framing. This research suggests that the social economy has the potential to build a workable alternative to neoliberal economic development if given sufficient tailored institutional support and if seen as a holistic integrated city-regional system, with anchor institutions and community anchor organisations playing key roles.

PLANNING CITY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: PRINCIPLES AND ISSUES

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Dora Smolčić Jurdana ◽  
Zrinka Sušilović
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Cooperative Relationships ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Urban Economic Development ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
The City

Contemporary trends on the world tourism market show that the number of tourists attracted by the cities in growing. Urban tourism is a growing tourism market and especially are attractive the cities in Europe. The cities as an important tourist destinations came of age during 1980s. The local governments came to recognize that tourism could have a role in urban economic development. The invisibility of tourism in cities partly arises from the fact that many facilities are used both by residents and visitors. Improving these facilities therefore provides benefits for local residents as well as assisting the promotion of tourism. City tourism development plan should be prepared as an integral part of global economic and social development plan of the city, with the main aim to integrate the tourism in existing urban economic development, and at the same time to prevent conflict situations. Tourism development in the city needs a network and cooperative relationships between local government, tourist organization, tourist agencies and different organizations/institutions in the city; public-private partnership is a must. In the paper are analyzed the main attributes, principles and goals of the tourism in the cities.

Urban Economic Development

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Simmons ◽  
Marcia Bok ◽  
Nancy Churchill ◽  
Alice Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Urban Economic Development
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