City Regions

The City Regions policy programme is leading public policy thinking in Scotland  on the City Region concept. It brings together UK  and international comparisons; and provides a platform to share public, private and voluntary sector views surrounding opportunities and threats that are emerging from Scottish and UK Government's distinctive agendas.   

The development of our City Region programme, outwards from the capital city, is a demonstration itself of our desire to investigate how power and influence can be decentralised, moving devolution into its next logical phase, to the regional level. This inevitably links our City Region programme with many of the issues being discussed in our Renewing Democracy and Public Service Reform series.

City Regions Team

• Adrian Colwell, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, European Policy Research Centre
• Dr Trevor Davies, Honorary Professor, Dept. of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow 
• Robert MacBean, Consultant, TPS Planning
• Ross Martin, CSPP Policy Director

Events

2010

Friday 11 June
Injecting Capital into the Capital City Region - 7th Edinburgh City Region Conference

Speakers' Presentations:

• International Speaker - Heinrich Aller: "Capital and Coalitions Challenges and Chances for Capital Regions"
• Clare Reid: "Edinburgh City Region’s resilience"
• Rhona Geisler: "Planning a better housing choice across the City Region"
• Keir Bloomer: "Edinburgh city region - Smarter than most other cities?"
  

7th Edinburgh City Region Conference Programme 

2009

Papers

Injecting Capital into the Capital City Region - 7th Edinburgh City Region Conference 2010

• International Speaker - Heinrich Aller: "Capital and Coalitions Challenges and Chances for Capital Regions"
• Clare Reid: "Edinburgh City Region’s resilience"
• Rhona Geisler: "Planning a better housing choice across the City Region"
• Keir Bloomer: "Edinburgh city region - Smarter than most other cities?"
• 7th Edinburgh City Region Conference Programme   

A Capital City Region - Making it Happen. 6th Edinburgh City Region Conference 2009

• Edinburgh City Region Conference 2009 Report.pdf
  
• Opening Speech: High Speed and Tramway in Zaragoza.ppt - Diego Artigot, Head of Transport and Infrastructure, Zaragoza Chamber of Commerce.
• Economic Challenges for the City Region and the Implications for City Region Strategy.pdf  - Clare Reid, Strategic Development Director, Experian
• Bridges, Buses and Building a Better Regional Transport Network. Getting People to Work.ppt  - Richard Jeffrey, Chief Executive, tie ltd
• Planning to Deliver.Will Changes to the Planning System Help in the Current Climate.ppt  - Dan Macdonald, Chair of the Planning Committee, Scottish Property Federation

2009 Fringe Reports

• Review of Dragons Den on Transport Solutions for Scotland, SNP Autumn 2009 Conference.pdf 
• Review of Dragons Den on Transport Projects @ Scottish Labour 09.doc 

Working Together: Where next for the West Of Scotland? - GlasgowCity Region Conference 2008 in Partnership with ClydeValley Community Planning Partnership

• Glasgow City Region Conference Report.pdf 
• Metropolitan Glasgow. Our Vision for the Glasgow City Region 2008-2013..pdf 
• Opening Speech: Launch of Refreshed Metropolitan Vision.ppt - Councillor Derek Mackay, Leader of Renfrewshire Council.
• Metropolitan Vision. Progress, Challenges and Opportunities.ppt - Bob Darracott, Director of Planning & Transport, Renfrewshire Council. 
• Partnership Working Case Study. ACCESS. Glasgow City Council and Serco ICT and Property Services Joint Venture.ppt - Duncan Mackinson, Chief Eexecutive, ACCESS. 
• Community Planning. What are the Current and Future Opportunities Afforded by Partnership Working.ppt - Alan Murray, Community Planning Manager, SPT. 
• Future Opportunities. The Economy. Employment Goals.ppt - Laurie Russell, Chief Executive, The Wise Group. 
• Future Opportunities. Service Provision. Working Together to Provide Services.ppt - Dr Malcolm Cooper, Head of Research, Centre for Cities.

Leadership & Governance - Edinburgh City Region Conference 2008

• Edinburgh City Region Conference Report.pdf 
• Opening Address.doc - Marion Fulker, CEO, Committee for Perth. 
• Leadership, Knowledge, Change.ppt - Stuart Dalton, Data Discoveries Managed Analytics. 
• Developing Partnerships. Using Asset Backed Vehicles to Deliver Regeneration.ppt - Christopher Pratt, King Sturge Consultancy. 
• Delivering the Vision. The Private Sector Contribution.ppt - Alan Robertson, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle Scotland. 
• Leadership. A Game of Two Halves.doc - Iain Duff, Chief Economist & Policy Manager, SCDI. 
• The Need for Business Engagement and the Role of BIDs.ppt - Andrew Godfrey, Public Policy Manager, Allaince Boots.

Thriving through Working Together - Edinburgh City Region Conference 2007

• Edinburgh City Region 07 post-conf report final.pdf 
• Opening Speech: Region & City - Thriving through Working Together, Cllr Jenny Dawe, Leader, The City of Edinburgh Council. 
• The Edinburgh City Region Forum. Presentation by Dave Anderson, Senior Director of Operations, Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothian. 
• Capturing the Gains from Regional Diversity. Presentation by David Hume, Chief Executive, Scottish Borders Council. 
• Glasgow-Edinburgh - Collaborating to Compete. Presentation by Laura Gordon, Glasgow:Edinburgh Collaboration Director. 
• The Prize to be Won from Collaboration: A View from the Private Sector by Alan Robertson, Managing Director, Scotland, Jones Lang LaSalle. 
• The Prize to be Won from Collaboration: A View from HE Stakeholder by Anton Muscatelli, Principal, Heriot-Watt University. 
• Achieving Competitive Advantage: Learning from Others: Eamonn Boylan, Deputy Chief Executive, Manchester City Council.   
• Achieving Competitive Advantage: Learning from Others: Dr Bernd Steinacher, Executive Director, Verband Region Stuttgart.