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Coastal towns as ‘left-behind places’: economy, environment and planning

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  • Stefania Fiorentino
  • Franziska Sielker
  • John Tomaney

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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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  • Stefania Fiorentino & Franziska Sielker & John Tomaney, 2024. "Coastal towns as ‘left-behind places’: economy, environment and planning," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 17(1), pages 103-116.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cjrecs:v:17:y:2024:i:1:p:103-116.
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