Supporting our cities
New research has showed the value of cities working together for success.
Many cities around the world are now collaborating to compete. The Glasgow-Edinburgh collaboration initiative has commissioned research into who is doing what, where, and with ends in mind. You can download the Executive Summary below.
Cities from across the UK met recently to discuss these findings and discuss issues of collaboration at an event sponsored by Glasgow and Edinburgh. Read articles about the collaboration event which took place on 12 September 2007 published in the Scotsman, Scottish Property Network and the Sunday Herald.
The task of fostering collaboration between Scotland’s largest cities lies with Laura Gordon. Read a profile of her role in ‘The Scotsman’ and an interview with Laura.
The importance of national government’s support for cities, including allowing them greater freedoms, has also been highlighted in a recent article by Professor Ivan Turok of the University of Glasgow. He outlined a number of reasons why our cities are resurgent and some of the steps needed to keep them that way. Read more…
