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Much has been said about the concept of the ‘left-behind’ in modern Britain and the role that this played in Brexit, but why have the many problems facing coastal communities been overlooked by the media and national policy?
With evidence that coastal areas have generally borne the brunt of deprivation and may be the last to recover from the current economic downturn, the need for a sustainable model of coastal regeneration has never been greater. This book explains the factors behind the decline of coastal areas, provides new data on the ways this has manifested with respect to economic, social, health and education outcomes and suggests how policy reform can create dynamic, thriving coastal communities.
'Positive change is driven by evidence – and there’s plenty of that here on the plight of our coastal communities. Policymakers take note!' Kasper de Graaf, Key Cities Innovation Network
'This book adds a whole new level of understanding to the isolation and the needs of our coastal communities.' Lord Bassam of Brighton, Member of the House of Lords
Sheena Asthana is Director of the Centre for Health Technology and the Co-Director of the Centre for Coastal Communities at the University of Plymouth.
Sheela Agarwal is Co-Director of the Centre for Coastal Communities and Associate Head of Plymouth’s Business School for Research and Impact at the University of Plymouth.
Alex Gibson is Senior Research Fellow in the Peninsula Medical School at the University of Plymouth.
1. Introduction
2. Economic Inequality: The Coastal Dimension
3. Economic Change, Restructuring and ‘Left Behind’ Coastal Communities
4. Developing and Regenerating the Uks ‘Left Behind’ Coastal Communities
5. Inequality and Social Justice: The Coastal Dimension
6. Growing up in Coastal Communities
7. Growing Old in Coastal Communities
8. Health in Coastal Communities
9. (Displaced) Coastal Cultures
10. Public Services in Coastal Areas
11. Variations in Education Spending and Outcomes
12. Variations in Children’s Services
13. Variations in Social Care for Older People
14. Variations in Access to Health Care
15. (Re)Connecting the Cultures of Coastal Communities
16. Britain’s Coastal Communities in Global Context