Abstract
Turok I. Limits to the mega-city region: conflicting local and regional needs, Regional Studies. There has been a revival of interest in the city region in recent spatial planning and development policy. The economic arguments have been most prominent, while the environmental and social dimensions have been neglected. This paper analyses the tension within large or ‘mega’-city regions between local needs and regional interests, using the United Kingdom's Thames Gateway initiative as an example. It has gained support as a plan to concentrate the supply of new housing in an area east of London in response to wider growth pressures and housing constraints. Yet, the priority locally is economic and social development for existing residents rather than more housing for incomers. The paper explores the contrast between the regional housing agenda and the needs of established local communities for jobs, skills, and improved services. It shows how the pursuit of narrow regional objectives may complicate the task ...
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