Economic Crisis and the Resilience of Regions

Edited by Gillian Bristow and Adrian Healy, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, UK

• Contents:1. Introduction: Economic Crisis and Resilience in the European UnionGillian Bristow and Adrian Healy2. Measuring Resilience across European RegionsMarianne Sensier3. The Economic Crisis and the Pomorskie Region of Poland: a Case Study of ResistanceIwona Sagan and Grzegorz Masik4. The Economic Resilience of Stuttgart: Vulnerable but Resilient and Adaptable Rüdiger Wink, Laura Kirchner, Florian Koch and Daniel Speda5. The Economic Crisis and North Estonia: a Case Study of Rapid RecoveryUku Varblane and Urmas Varblane6. The Economic Resilience of South West IrelandAdrian Healy7. Regional economic resilience and the role of traditional structures: The case of West Macedonia, GreeceChristina Kakderi and Anastasia Tasopoulou8. The economic crisis in the Uusimaa region of Finland: a non-resilient region Veiko Sepp9. Conclusion and RecommendationsGillian Bristow and Adrian HealyIndex

'This timely collection of essays examines the geographical responses and reactions to the economic crisis that disrupted much of Europe from 2007-8 onwards. The unifying thread of the case studies that make up the book is the concept of resilience, which has risen to prominence in regional studies in recent years as an analytical and interpretative framework for studying the impact of major economic shocks. The book puts that concept to work to original and valuable effect in advancing our understanding of the European economic crisis and its geographies.'--Ron Martin, University of Cambridge, UKThis book is the best text to date on the profoundly uneven regional consequences of the great recession across Europe. The detailed comparative studies provide a rich resource and carefully unpack the meanings and causes of regional economic resilience. The analysis confirms that understanding regional economic resilience is a complex but essential challenge.'--Peter Sunley, University of Southampton, UK'Building resilience in the face of economic crisis is key for regional development policy, but this requires new thinking and analysis. This book makes a valuable contribution to this objective by demonstrating the scale and urgency of the issue and how different European regions are responding to the challenge. A must read for researchers, policy-makers and planners.'--John Tomaney, University College London, UK