Dr David Waite
- College Fellow (Urban Studies)
email: David.Waite@glasgow.ac.uk
Urban Studies, Adam Smith Building
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-5683Research interests
My research focuses on the development of second-tier city-region economies, and I am interested in both the underpinning production systems at and the governance responses for these places.
My research draws on multi-disciplinary perspectives, meshing economic geography with specific areas of heterodox economics. I have a strong interest, furthermore, in: the complexities of city dealing (particularly in the devolved administrations); urban politics; and the impacts of urban infrastructure investments. I have ongoing theoretical interests in the potential convergence between areas of economic geography and critical realism.
I have an active interest in the re-emergence of inclusive growth agendas, with a conceptual focus on the possibilities provided by a capabilities approach, and an empirical (and practical) concern for how policymakers can apply (and are applying) inclusive growth framings to various city-region interventions.
Publications
2020
Crisp, R. and Waite, D. (2020) Inclusive growth under a COVID-19 recovery. Discussion Paper. Sheffield Hallam University.
Waite, D. and McArthur, D. (2020) Understanding the impacts of Covid-19 on the Glasgow City-region economy - Gauging impacts through big data? [Website]
Docherty, I. and Waite, D. (2020) Infrastructure and productivity. In: McCann, P. and Vorley, T. (eds.) Productivity Perspectives. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA, pp. 255-273. ISBN 9781788978798 (doi:10.4337/9781788978804.00018)
Weakley, S. and Waite, D. (2020) The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow. Working Paper. Policy Scotland.
2019
Waite, D. (2019) The new political economy of city-regionalism: renewed steps in Glasgow. In: Kintrea, K. and Madgin, R. (eds.) Transforming Glasgow: Beyond the Post-Industrial City. Policy Press. ISBN 9781447349778
Waite, D. , Whyte, B. and Muirie, J. (2019) From an agreeable policy label to a practical policy framework: Inclusive growth in city-regions. European Planning Studies, (doi: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1691507) (Early Online Publication)
Docherty, I., Shaw, J. and Waite, D. (2019) The political economy of transport and travel. In: Docherty, I. and Shaw, J. (eds.) Transport Matters. Policy Press: Bristol, pp. 29-54. ISBN 9781447329558 (doi:10.2307/j.ctvqr1bpc.9)
Waite, D. and Morgan, K. (2019) City Deals in the polycentric state: the spaces and politics of Metrophilia in the UK. European Urban and Regional Studies, 26(4), pp. 382-399. (doi: 10.1177/0969776418798678)
Waite, D. and Bristow, G. (2019) Spaces of city-regionalism: conceptualising pluralism in policymaking. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37(4), pp. 689-706. (doi: 10.1177/2399654418791824)
2018
Waite, D. , Maclennan, D. , Roy, G. and McNulty, D. (2018) The emergence and evolution of City Deals in Scotland. Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, 42(4), pp. 75-90.
Docherty, I. and Waite, D. (2018) Evidence Review: Infrastructure. Discussion Paper. Productivity Insights Network.
Huggins, R., Waite, D. and Munday, M. (2018) New directions in regional innovation policy: a network model for generating entrepreneurship and economic development. Regional Studies, 52(9), pp. 1294-1304. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2018.1453131)
Waite, D. (2018) Conference Report - The Great Regional Awakening: New Directions, Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2017. Town Planning Review, 89(2), pp. 191-193. (doi: 10.3828/tpr.2018.11)
2017
Maclennan, D. , Waite, D. and Muscatelli, A. (2017) Cities in the Scottish economy: patterns, policies and potentials. In: Gibb, K., Maclennan, D., McNulty, D. and Comerford, M. (eds.) The Scottish Economy: A Living Book. Routledge: Abingdon ; New York, pp. 88-103. ISBN 9781138960916
Waite, D. , McGregor, A. and McNulty, D. (2017) Inclusive Growth and City Deals. Project Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Waite, D. , McGregor, A. and McNulty, D. (2017) Issue Paper on City Deals and Inclusive Growth. Discussion Paper. Policy Scotland.
Waite, D. (2017) Asset servicing at a second-tier financial centre: Framing embeddedness through mechanisms of the firm-territory nexus. Geoforum, 80, pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.12.014)
2016
Waite, D. (2016) How to define and measure inclusive growth: a perspective from Wales. [Website]
Waite, D. (2016) Right to the City and Contemporary Public Policy: Some Preliminary Reflections on the UK Context. Discussion Paper. Cardiff University, Cardiff.
Waite, D. (2016) City dealing in Wales and Scotland: Examining the institutional contexts and asymmetric arrangements for policymaking. In: Bailey, D. and Budd, L. (eds.) Devolution and the UK Economy. Rowman & Littlefield International: London, pp. 213-233. ISBN 9781783486304
2015
Waite, D. (2015) City profile: Cardiff and the shift to city-regionalism. Cities, 48, 21 - 30. (doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2015.05.010)
Waite, D. (2015) Cardiff Metro: making connections. Welsh Housing Quarterly, 97,
2014
Waite, D. (2014) Devolving to English cities. Welsh Agenda, 53, pp. 33-34.
Waite, D. (2014) Book review: Keys to the City: How Economics, Institutions, Social Interactions, and Politics Shape Development. Urban Studies, 51(13), pp. 2930-2933. (doi: 10.1177/0042098014543759)[Book Review]
2013
Waite, D. (2013) Cities Policy in the UK: the Role of the Centre for Cities and the Cities Outlook. [Website]
Waite, D. , Maclennan, D. and O'Sullivan, T. (2013) Emerging city policies: devolution, deals and disorder. Local Economy, 28(7-8), pp. 770-785. (doi: 10.1177/0269094213500122)
Articles
Waite, D. , Whyte, B. and Muirie, J. (2019) From an agreeable policy label to a practical policy framework: Inclusive growth in city-regions. European Planning Studies, (doi: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1691507) (Early Online Publication)
Waite, D. and Morgan, K. (2019) City Deals in the polycentric state: the spaces and politics of Metrophilia in the UK. European Urban and Regional Studies, 26(4), pp. 382-399. (doi: 10.1177/0969776418798678)
Waite, D. and Bristow, G. (2019) Spaces of city-regionalism: conceptualising pluralism in policymaking. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37(4), pp. 689-706. (doi: 10.1177/2399654418791824)
Waite, D. , Maclennan, D. , Roy, G. and McNulty, D. (2018) The emergence and evolution of City Deals in Scotland. Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, 42(4), pp. 75-90.
Huggins, R., Waite, D. and Munday, M. (2018) New directions in regional innovation policy: a network model for generating entrepreneurship and economic development. Regional Studies, 52(9), pp. 1294-1304. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2018.1453131)
Waite, D. (2018) Conference Report - The Great Regional Awakening: New Directions, Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2017. Town Planning Review, 89(2), pp. 191-193. (doi: 10.3828/tpr.2018.11)
Waite, D. (2017) Asset servicing at a second-tier financial centre: Framing embeddedness through mechanisms of the firm-territory nexus. Geoforum, 80, pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.12.014)
Waite, D. (2015) City profile: Cardiff and the shift to city-regionalism. Cities, 48, 21 - 30. (doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2015.05.010)
Waite, D. (2015) Cardiff Metro: making connections. Welsh Housing Quarterly, 97,
Waite, D. (2014) Devolving to English cities. Welsh Agenda, 53, pp. 33-34.
Waite, D. , Maclennan, D. and O'Sullivan, T. (2013) Emerging city policies: devolution, deals and disorder. Local Economy, 28(7-8), pp. 770-785. (doi: 10.1177/0269094213500122)
Book Sections
Docherty, I. and Waite, D. (2020) Infrastructure and productivity. In: McCann, P. and Vorley, T. (eds.) Productivity Perspectives. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA, pp. 255-273. ISBN 9781788978798 (doi:10.4337/9781788978804.00018)
Waite, D. (2019) The new political economy of city-regionalism: renewed steps in Glasgow. In: Kintrea, K. and Madgin, R. (eds.) Transforming Glasgow: Beyond the Post-Industrial City. Policy Press. ISBN 9781447349778
Docherty, I., Shaw, J. and Waite, D. (2019) The political economy of transport and travel. In: Docherty, I. and Shaw, J. (eds.) Transport Matters. Policy Press: Bristol, pp. 29-54. ISBN 9781447329558 (doi:10.2307/j.ctvqr1bpc.9)
Maclennan, D. , Waite, D. and Muscatelli, A. (2017) Cities in the Scottish economy: patterns, policies and potentials. In: Gibb, K., Maclennan, D., McNulty, D. and Comerford, M. (eds.) The Scottish Economy: A Living Book. Routledge: Abingdon ; New York, pp. 88-103. ISBN 9781138960916
Waite, D. (2016) City dealing in Wales and Scotland: Examining the institutional contexts and asymmetric arrangements for policymaking. In: Bailey, D. and Budd, L. (eds.) Devolution and the UK Economy. Rowman & Littlefield International: London, pp. 213-233. ISBN 9781783486304
Book Reviews
Waite, D. (2014) Book review: Keys to the City: How Economics, Institutions, Social Interactions, and Politics Shape Development. Urban Studies, 51(13), pp. 2930-2933. (doi: 10.1177/0042098014543759)[Book Review]
Research Reports or Papers
Crisp, R. and Waite, D. (2020) Inclusive growth under a COVID-19 recovery. Discussion Paper. Sheffield Hallam University.
Weakley, S. and Waite, D. (2020) The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow. Working Paper. Policy Scotland.
Docherty, I. and Waite, D. (2018) Evidence Review: Infrastructure. Discussion Paper. Productivity Insights Network.
Waite, D. , McGregor, A. and McNulty, D. (2017) Inclusive Growth and City Deals. Project Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Waite, D. , McGregor, A. and McNulty, D. (2017) Issue Paper on City Deals and Inclusive Growth. Discussion Paper. Policy Scotland.
Waite, D. (2016) Right to the City and Contemporary Public Policy: Some Preliminary Reflections on the UK Context. Discussion Paper. Cardiff University, Cardiff.
Website
Waite, D. and McArthur, D. (2020) Understanding the impacts of Covid-19 on the Glasgow City-region economy - Gauging impacts through big data? [Website]
Waite, D. (2016) How to define and measure inclusive growth: a perspective from Wales. [Website]
Waite, D. (2013) Cities Policy in the UK: the Role of the Centre for Cities and the Cities Outlook. [Website]
Teaching
Co-coordinator - Urban Economy.
Other teaching - Understanding Glasgow; Regenerating Cities.