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Essays on the Yorkshire and Humber Region

Author: Leeds Metropolitan University - John Shutt, Roger Henderson and Steve Johnson | Published: September 2006 | 926.02KB

This collection of essays on the regional economy provides an insight into the important applied research and consultancy work undertaken in the Yorkshire and Humber region by three centres within Leeds Metropolitan University: the Centre for Urban Development and Environmental Management (CUDEM); the European Regional Business and Economic Development Unit (ERBEDU) and the Policy Research Institute (PRI).

The collection demonstrates the wide ranging nature of activity undertaken in the units, such that the individual papers do not fit neatly into coherent themes. Nevertheless, three thematic areas are identified which reflect core areas within the work undertaken: Community and Enterprise; Labour Market and Sector Research; and Spatial Studies.

Mapping the Contribution of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Yorkshire and the Humber

Author: The Regional Forum, Graha,m Lewis | Published: May 2001 | 214.26KB

The Regional Forum's research providing regional level data on the sector's contribution, focusing on number of organisations, employment, volunteering, and contribution to regional economy.

Unsung heroes in a changing climate - Cambridgeshire Community Study

Author: Dorothy Runnicles MA | Published: February 2010 | 621.61KB

In 2006, Cambridgeshire Older People?s Reference Group (COPRG) representatives undertook a series of visits around the county?s villages and towns, where meetings were held in sheltered housing units/residential care settings, and where they learned of the relative isolation of residents from the mainstream of village/neighbourhood life.

This report is a follow up to that work and subsequent work, 260 groups were used to collect information as a sample of the total picture of community activity.