Responding to a Coalfield Closure: Old Issues for a New Regional Development Agency?

Roger Henderson and John Shutt
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Roger Henderson: Leeds Business School, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds LS6 3QS, UK
John Shutt: Leeds Business School, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds LS6 3QS, UK

Local Economy, 2004, vol. 19, issue 1, 25-37

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Coalfield regeneration; Selby coalfield closure; task force; regional development agencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1080/0269094032000168451

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