Planning in an era of regional divergence

A structural transition away from manufacturing and toward knowledge- and skill-intensive services, induced by globalization, is widening interregional inequalities in the United States and many other countries across the Global North and South. This regional divergence has amplified calls for “place-based policy” that can address the social, economic, and political challenges wrought by growing spatial inequality. I am interested how the extra-local economic forces producing regional divergence help to explain contemporary urban problems in both leading and lagging regions. I also advocate for planning scholars and practitioners to help craft policies that can arrest spatial inequality.

Related Publications

Randolph, G.F. & Currid-Halkett, E. (2021) Planning in the Era of Regional Divergence: Place, Scale and Development in Confronting Spatial Inequalities. Journal of the American Planning Association. doi:10.1080/01944363.2021.1935302.