The End of Coal Mining in South Wales: Lessons learned from industrial transformation

The report analyzes the economic and social trajectory of coal mining in South Wales, from its industrial growth to its disappearance in the 1990s. It evaluates the effectiveness of mitigation policies, specifically the role of the Welsh Development Agency (WDA) and European Union funding, and emphasizes the impact of global economic factors and the necessity of local resilience during industrial transitions.

• The Welsh Development Agency (WDA) was highly effective as a macroeconomic intervention in the short and medium terms, but its success was less significant for individual mining communities over the long term.
• The transition experience in South Wales demonstrates that global economic factors exert a powerful influence and that local skills and resilience are critical for responding to colliery closures and subsequent economic shifts.

APA

Kitson,, L. K. M. (2017). The End of Coal Mining in South Wales: Lessons learned from industrial transformation. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/end-coal-mining-south-wales-lessons-learned-industrial-transformation

Chicago

Kitson,, Lucy Kitson,Travers Merrill,Lucy. The End of Coal Mining in South Wales: Lessons learned from industrial transformation. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2017. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/end-coal-mining-south-wales-lessons-learned-industrial-transformation.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kitson2017end, author = {Kitson,, Lucy Kitson,Travers Merrill,Lucy}, title = {{The End of Coal Mining in South Wales: Lessons learned from industrial transformation}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/end-coal-mining-south-wales-lessons-learned-industrial-transformation}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }