TY - JOUR
T1 - Responding to a Coalfield Closure
T2 - Old Issues for a New Regional Development Agency?
AU - Henderson, Roger
AU - Shutt, John
PY - 2004/2/1
Y1 - 2004/2/1
N2 - This paper examines the response of a new Regional Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward, to the sudden announcement that the Selby coalfield in North Yorkshire would close with the potential loss of 4000 regional jobs. Once the 'jewel in the crown' of the UK coal industry, its demise has repercussions beyond the Selby district. Following an examination of coal industry restructuring, previous regeneration efforts and issues, the paper considers the impact of closure. It is argued that by rapid analysis of the situation and by leading a Task Force to engage a range of interested parties and experts, the RDA has demonstrated a coordinated sectoral and spatial response to crisis management.
AB - This paper examines the response of a new Regional Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward, to the sudden announcement that the Selby coalfield in North Yorkshire would close with the potential loss of 4000 regional jobs. Once the 'jewel in the crown' of the UK coal industry, its demise has repercussions beyond the Selby district. Following an examination of coal industry restructuring, previous regeneration efforts and issues, the paper considers the impact of closure. It is argued that by rapid analysis of the situation and by leading a Task Force to engage a range of interested parties and experts, the RDA has demonstrated a coordinated sectoral and spatial response to crisis management.
KW - Coalfield regeneration
KW - Regional development agencies
KW - Selby coalfield closure
KW - Task force
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1042267796&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/0269094032000168451
DO - 10.1080/0269094032000168451
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:1042267796
SN - 0269-0942
VL - 19
SP - 25
EP - 37
JO - Local Economy
JF - Local Economy
IS - 1
ER -