Centre for Urban & Regional Development Studies (CURDS)

CURDS is ranked as one of the most influential places in the world for the study of economic geography, according to a study conducted in the United States.

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CURDS undertakes externally funded research for research councils, charities and public and private bodies.

Broadly, CURDS research concerns the uneven geographical impact of globalisation on social, economic, technological and cultural processes.

The definition, extent and consequences of globalisation are deeply contested, but there is agreement that the growth in international flows of people, finance, trade and technology have changed the terms of local and regional development. Moreover, partially in response to these developments, international, national and regional and local authorities have altered their policies and institutions.

In this context, there is evidence that such processes are accentuating territorial competition in ways which bestow advantages to some regions and localities and disadvantages to others.

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