Peripheral Vision: Reimagining Regional Policy for a Greener Union

Abstract

This report documents an event held in December 2020, co-organised by Cornwall Council and the University of Exeter, as part of the Britain's Leading Edge initiative. The conference sought to re-frame the debate on regional policy in the UK, outlining the specific challenges and opportunities for building sustainable green growth in the periphery. It also aimed to identify the shared priorities amongst academics and policy makers around which new partnerships could be formed. The purpose of the event was to establish a new generation of thinking on spatial policy where the periphery is concerned, outlining the tools, strategies, and resources needed for peripheral regions to harness their full political and economic potential. The report provides a comprehensive account of the content of the event and the debates it raised.