Dr David Waite

  • Senior Lecturer (Urban Studies & Social Policy)

Biography

Following undergraduate and initial postgraduate work at the University of Auckland (NZ), and after a period of work in public policy, I completed doctoral research at the University of St Andrews. I was a Research Associate at Cardiff University prior to joining the University of Glasgow.

Research interests

My research focuses on the development of second-tier city-regions 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, particularly critical realism. I have interests in urban innovation and infrastructure, and within these policy arenas I am focused on the re-emergence of inclusive growth agendas, as well as other alternative economic development agendas that seek to achieve a balance across environmental, social and economic objectives. 

I convene the Urban Theory Reading Group -

https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/research/urbanstudies/events/urbantheoryreadinggroup/

 

 

Research groups

Publications

List by: Type | Date

Jump to: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
Number of items: 46.

2024

Roy, G. , Muscatelli, A. and Waite, D. (2024) The 2024 Budget and regional productivity. [Website]

Frey, J., Gibb, K. , Harrington, N., James, G. and Waite, D. (2024) Transforming Govan: A Local Housing Systems Analysis. [Research Reports or Papers]

Goudie, A., Roy, G. and Waite, D. (2024) Scotland’s economy after 25 years of devolution. Scottish Affairs, (Accepted for Publication)

Crisp, R., Waite, D. , Green, A., Hughes, C., Lupton, R., MacKinnon, D. and Pike, A. (2024) ‘Beyond GDP’ in cities: assessing alternative approaches to urban economic development. Urban Studies, 61(7), pp. 1209-1229. (doi: 10.1177/00420980231187884)

Parsons, K., Delbridge, R., Uyarra, E., Waite, D. , Huggins, R. and Morgan, K. (2024) Advancing inclusive innovation policy in the UK’s second-tier city-regions. Review of Regional Research, (doi: 10.1007/s10037-024-00209-9) (Early Online Publication)

Waite, D. , Roy, G. and McIntyre, S. (2024) Workshop explores inclusive growth policy within the Glasgow City Region. [Website]

2023

Waite, D. , Pike, A. and Roy, G. (2023) The prospect of City Deals in New Zealand. [Research Reports or Papers]

Weakley, S. and Waite, D. (2023) Academic knowledge brokering in local policy spaces: negotiating and implementing dynamic idea types. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 19(3), pp. 342-359. (doi: 10.1332/174426421X16638549272196)

Waite, D. (2023) What Are the Changing Threads of Subnational Policy in Scotland? [Website]

Parsons, K., Delbridge, R., Uyarra, E., Waite, D. , Huggins, R. and Morgan, K. (2023) Regional economic growth through innovation policy and business engagement: evidence from three UK city regions. [Research Reports or Papers]

Allan, G. J., Waite, D. and Roy, G. (2023) A mission perspective on emissions reduction at the city level: the case of Glasgow, Scotland. Climate Policy, (doi: 10.1080/14693062.2023.2213223) (Early Online Publication)

Waite, D. (2023) Agglomeration is in the eye of the beholder: the changing governance of polycentrism. Territory, Politics, Governance, 11(2), pp. 222-240. (doi: 10.1080/21622671.2021.1886978)

2022

Crisp, R. and Waite, D. (2022) Building Back Better in urban contexts through a dual ethics of justice and care. Urban Geography, (doi: 10.1080/02723638.2022.2142402) (Early Online Publication)

Waite, D. and Roy, G. (2022) The promises and pitfalls of operationalizing inclusive growth. Regional Studies, 56(11), pp. 1989-2000. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2050201)

Waite, D. (2022) Critical realist perspectives on the urban growth system. Environment and Planning A, 54(6), pp. 1219-1235. (doi: 10.1177/0308518X221102958)

Waite, D. (2022) Thoughts on the Levelling Up white paper - Issues for Scottish cities. [Website]

McIntyre, S., Roy, G. and Waite, D. (2022) Levelling up: what might it mean for Scotland? [Website]

2021

Roy, G. , Bell, D. and Waite, D. (2021) Levelling up – an opportunity for coherent regional policy or a constitutional ruse? [Website]

Weakley, S. and Waite, D. (2021) Academic Knowledge Brokering in Local Policy Spaces: Negotiating and Implementing Dynamic Idea Types. Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference 2021, 28 Jun - 02 Jul 2021.

2020

Waite, D. (2020) Thoughts on the Programme for Government - Glasgow City-region Implications. [Website]

Crisp, R. and Waite, D. (2020) Inclusive growth under a COVID-19 recovery. [Research Reports or Papers]

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)

Waite, D. , Whyte, B. and Muirie, J. (2020) From an agreeable policy label to a practical policy framework: Inclusive growth in city-regions. European Planning Studies, 28(9), pp. 1812-1835. (doi: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1691507)

Weakley, S. and Waite, D. (2020) The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow. [Research Reports or Papers]

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

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. [Research Reports or Papers]

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 (doi: 10.4324/9781315660097-7)

Waite, D. , McGregor, A. and McNulty, D. (2017) Inclusive Growth and City Deals. [Research Reports or Papers]

Waite, D. , McGregor, A. and McNulty, D. (2017) Issue Paper on City Deals and Inclusive Growth. [Research Reports or Papers]

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. [Research Reports or Papers]

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)

This list was generated on Sat Feb 22 11:42:39 2025 GMT.
Number of items: 46.

Articles

Goudie, A., Roy, G. and Waite, D. (2024) Scotland’s economy after 25 years of devolution. Scottish Affairs, (Accepted for Publication)

Crisp, R., Waite, D. , Green, A., Hughes, C., Lupton, R., MacKinnon, D. and Pike, A. (2024) ‘Beyond GDP’ in cities: assessing alternative approaches to urban economic development. Urban Studies, 61(7), pp. 1209-1229. (doi: 10.1177/00420980231187884)

Parsons, K., Delbridge, R., Uyarra, E., Waite, D. , Huggins, R. and Morgan, K. (2024) Advancing inclusive innovation policy in the UK’s second-tier city-regions. Review of Regional Research, (doi: 10.1007/s10037-024-00209-9) (Early Online Publication)

Weakley, S. and Waite, D. (2023) Academic knowledge brokering in local policy spaces: negotiating and implementing dynamic idea types. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 19(3), pp. 342-359. (doi: 10.1332/174426421X16638549272196)

Allan, G. J., Waite, D. and Roy, G. (2023) A mission perspective on emissions reduction at the city level: the case of Glasgow, Scotland. Climate Policy, (doi: 10.1080/14693062.2023.2213223) (Early Online Publication)

Waite, D. (2023) Agglomeration is in the eye of the beholder: the changing governance of polycentrism. Territory, Politics, Governance, 11(2), pp. 222-240. (doi: 10.1080/21622671.2021.1886978)

Crisp, R. and Waite, D. (2022) Building Back Better in urban contexts through a dual ethics of justice and care. Urban Geography, (doi: 10.1080/02723638.2022.2142402) (Early Online Publication)

Waite, D. and Roy, G. (2022) The promises and pitfalls of operationalizing inclusive growth. Regional Studies, 56(11), pp. 1989-2000. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2050201)

Waite, D. (2022) Critical realist perspectives on the urban growth system. Environment and Planning A, 54(6), pp. 1219-1235. (doi: 10.1177/0308518X221102958)

Waite, D. , Whyte, B. and Muirie, J. (2020) From an agreeable policy label to a practical policy framework: Inclusive growth in city-regions. European Planning Studies, 28(9), pp. 1812-1835. (doi: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1691507)

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 (doi: 10.4324/9781315660097-7)

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

Frey, J., Gibb, K. , Harrington, N., James, G. and Waite, D. (2024) Transforming Govan: A Local Housing Systems Analysis. [Research Reports or Papers]

Waite, D. , Pike, A. and Roy, G. (2023) The prospect of City Deals in New Zealand. [Research Reports or Papers]

Parsons, K., Delbridge, R., Uyarra, E., Waite, D. , Huggins, R. and Morgan, K. (2023) Regional economic growth through innovation policy and business engagement: evidence from three UK city regions. [Research Reports or Papers]

Crisp, R. and Waite, D. (2020) Inclusive growth under a COVID-19 recovery. [Research Reports or Papers]

Weakley, S. and Waite, D. (2020) The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow. [Research Reports or Papers]

Docherty, I. and Waite, D. (2018) Evidence Review: Infrastructure. [Research Reports or Papers]

Waite, D. , McGregor, A. and McNulty, D. (2017) Inclusive Growth and City Deals. [Research Reports or Papers]

Waite, D. , McGregor, A. and McNulty, D. (2017) Issue Paper on City Deals and Inclusive Growth. [Research Reports or Papers]

Waite, D. (2016) Right to the City and Contemporary Public Policy: Some Preliminary Reflections on the UK Context. [Research Reports or Papers]

Conference or Workshop Item

Weakley, S. and Waite, D. (2021) Academic Knowledge Brokering in Local Policy Spaces: Negotiating and Implementing Dynamic Idea Types. Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference 2021, 28 Jun - 02 Jul 2021.

Website

Roy, G. , Muscatelli, A. and Waite, D. (2024) The 2024 Budget and regional productivity. [Website]

Waite, D. , Roy, G. and McIntyre, S. (2024) Workshop explores inclusive growth policy within the Glasgow City Region. [Website]

Waite, D. (2023) What Are the Changing Threads of Subnational Policy in Scotland? [Website]

Waite, D. (2022) Thoughts on the Levelling Up white paper - Issues for Scottish cities. [Website]

McIntyre, S., Roy, G. and Waite, D. (2022) Levelling up: what might it mean for Scotland? [Website]

Roy, G. , Bell, D. and Waite, D. (2021) Levelling up – an opportunity for coherent regional policy or a constitutional ruse? [Website]

Waite, D. (2020) Thoughts on the Programme for Government - Glasgow City-region Implications. [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]

This list was generated on Sat Feb 22 11:42:39 2025 GMT.

Grants

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (2023-24) - RSE Research Workshops, PI - “Looking beyond growth: exploring the transformative potential of alternative economic development approaches”

NIHR (2024-27) - OPTIMA [Orienting Policy Towards Inequality Minimising Actions (OPTIMA): A systems science approach to 20-minute neighbourhood policy and evaluation], CoI

Supervision

  • Chen, Hao
    The Main Driving Forces of China's Knowledge Economies Transition

Teaching

Coordinator - Urban Economy

Other teaching - Understanding Glasgow; Regenerating Cities (past); Spatial Planning Strategies; Sustainable Urban Futures (past)

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