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Revealing regional regeneration projects in three small towns in Aotearoa—New Zealand
Author(s) -
Perkins Harvey C.,
Mackay Michael,
Levy Deborah,
Campbell Malcolm,
Taylor Nick,
Hills Raewyn,
Johnston Karen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/nzg.12239
Subject(s) - aotearoa , regeneration (biology) , local government , government (linguistics) , business , investment (military) , environmental planning , key (lock) , environmental resource management , public administration , geography , political science , economics , politics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , law , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
We discuss case studies of three South Island small towns: Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru and their wider local authority jurisdictions, focusing on how local stakeholders are defining the issues facing these places and identifying, prioritising and investing in regeneration initiatives, sometimes with the support of central government and other external agencies. Our key finding is that small‐town regeneration is complex, demands a long‐term local collaborative approach, and significant investment in skills, information sharing and programme development, some of which needs to be provided by external, central government, agencies.