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The need for sustainability in urban regeneration has come to be widely accepted, sustainability is seen to be of central importance in government policy, urban regeneration projects tie themselves in knots to show that they are achieving sustainable development. However, for such a dominant concept there seems to be very little agreement about what sustainability [...]

The effect of ICT advances on the distribution of urban economic activity is a popular topic for undergraduate geographers and economists. This article provides some case studies which can be used to back up arguments surrounding the debate over whether technological advance causes decentralisation or clustering of economic activity. References and suggested reading are provided [...]

The way in which the ‘resource curse’ affects countries’ political development is a topic of some debate. This article provides a review of a selection of academic articles relating to the political effects of the ‘resource curse’. Further reading suggestions are provided in the references given below the article.
In his investigation into the effect of [...]

Whether or not natural resource abundance is a blessing or a curse is a common essay and examination topic for development studies. This article outlines some useful third world case studies to consider when outlining the arguments surrounding the topic. These examples are designed purely to point you in the direction of articles I found [...]

Main points of Rostow’s stages of growth model:
- Rostow’s stages of growth model is of the Neo-Classical tradition.
- The model takes a linear view of development, this means that countries are believed to develop in the same way over time.
- It is a structuralist model, it analyses development as the result of complex interactions between [...]