http://cjres.oxfordjournals.org Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society - RSS feed of articles 1752-1386 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 1752-1378 http://cjres.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/rsp027v1?rss=1 Using an industry studies approach, this article provides an assessment of a cluster of product and service providers that have leveraged regional expertise in a declining industry (steel) to continue to supply technology to a global industry. The formation of Pittsburgh's steel technology cluster has depended on three main regional factors: location, labour and legacy. In particular, Pittsburgh's expertise and long tradition in metallurgy and materials science has been the ultimate source of the cluster's success and the region's resilience. The results of this research have practical and theoretical implications for regional economic development policy and its relationship to path dependence.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:46:41 PDT info:doi/10.1093/cjres/rsp027 Cambridge Political Economy Society 2009-10-29 Article http://cjres.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/rsp026v1?rss=1 What might a resilient region look like in the face of an uncertainty about the global economy and environment? To begin to answer this question, the article first reviews existing concepts of resilience and critically reviews dominant neoliberal concepts of regional development. This forms the basis for seeking to specify the characteristics of resilient regions, arguing that these must have a lighter environmental footprint and involve a greater degree of regional closure in and regionalisation of economic activities. The final concluding section evaluates the limits to regional resilience in the face of global change.

]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:45:28 PDT info:doi/10.1093/cjres/rsp026 Cambridge Political Economy Society 2009-10-27 Article