Scenario planning for the Edinburgh city region

Iain Docherty; Peter McKiernan

doi:10.1068/c0665r

Scenario planning for the Edinburgh city region

Iain Docherty, Peter McKiernan

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Abstract

We examine the application of scenario-planning techniques to the detailed and daunting challenge of city repositioning when policy makers are faced with a heavy history and a complex future context. We review a process of scenario planning undertaken in the Edinburgh city region, exploring the scenario process and its contribution to strategies and policies for city repositioning. Strongly rooted in the recent literature on urban and regional economic development, the text outlines how key individuals and organisations involved in the process participated in far-reaching analyses of the possible future worlds in which the Edinburgh city region might find itself.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	982-997
Number of pages	16
Journal	Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
Volume	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1068/c0665r
Publication status	Published - Oct 2008

Keywords

URBAN GOVERNANCE
CITIES
GROWTH
EUROPE
COLLABORATION
DECLINE
LEADERSHIP
CLUSTERS
AGENDAS

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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