Issue 2, 2010

Welcome to the Second edition of 2010 of the Humber Economic Partnership's monthly email alerting service, Humber Intelligence, which is designed to keep you up to date on the latest research studies, policy developments and intelligence releases affecting the Hull and Humber Ports City Region.

We hope you find this publication of interest and welcome your feedback. Your views are important to us. The next edition will be circulated in April 2010. 

Functional Economic Market Areas: An economic note

This note has been produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) to provide an overview of what it sees as Functional Economic Market Areas (FEMAs), where economic flows often overlap local authority boundaries and which broadly correspond to sub-regions or city regions. This note outlines the types of issues partners may wish to consider when identifying these areas.

To access the report, follow this link:  http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/ecomarketareaseconote 

Recession, Recovery and Medium - Sized Cities

Produced by the Work Foundation, this report discusses the effects of recession on 49 medium-sized cities in the UK, and the role these places could play in supporting economic recovery. It also reviews how selected cities are responding to recession. From the city region, the report discusses Hull and Grimsby.

To access the report, follow this link:  http://www.theworkfoundation.com/research/publications/publicationdetail.aspx?oItemId=236&parentPageID=102&PubType= 

Cycles of poverty, unemployment and low pay

This short report has been released by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to summarise four pieces of work focusing on the low-pay/no-pay cycle of poverty. It examines current UK policy and practice and suggests ways to create longer lasting routes out of poverty, with a focus on job security and wage levels.

The four other reports are

· Employers’ role in the low-pay/no-pay cycle
· Work, poverty and benefit cycling
· How can parents escape from recurrent poverty?
· The impact of family and labour market changes on recurrent poverty
 

To access the report, including links to the other reports, follow this link:  http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/cycles-unemployment-low-pay 

Strength Against Shocks: Low-income families and debt

This report has been released by the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr). It aims to increase understanding of what the expansion of household debt has meant for the lives of low-income families. Using evidence collected from interviews, the report concludes that the increased reliance on debt has created vulnerability during recession, and has not created opportunities for low-income families.

To access the report, follow this link:  http://www.ippr.org/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=726 

Good Foundations: Towards a low carbon, high well-being built environment

Released by New Economics, this report discusses how buildings affect our well-being, and what impact do buildings have on the environment. The report argues that more consideration should be given to the linkages between the built and physical environment and well-being through both policy development and professional practice.

To access the report, follow this link:  http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/good-foundations 

Contact

For further information or to feedback on the Humber Intelligence, please contact Dominic Chapman on 01482 596781 or email dchapman@humberep.co.uk