Grasping transformative regional development - Exploring intersections between industrial paths and sustainability transitions

• A comprehensive perspective of transformative regional development is pertinent considering complex present and future challenges such as the climate crisis. Particularly in face of ecological boundaries which manifest themselves in limited resources and result in social disputes, a realistic grip on transformative regional development is of utmost importance. To advance this field, we propose a research agenda that draws on the debates on regional industrial path development and sustainability transitions. We define two core dimensions: interrelations between several industrial paths and interrelations between regions and between spatial scales. We argue that both dimensions need to be considered against ecological boundaries and as embedded in social dynamics. We combine specific questions on these interrelations into a research agenda.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Social och ekonomisk geografi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Social and Economic Geography (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Industrial path development

socio-technical transitions

transformative

regional development

inter-path relations

multiscalarity

ecological

boundaries

social dynamics

evolutionary economic-geography

innovation policies

political-economy

dynamics

creation

systems

institutions

challenges

dependence

emergence

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Geography

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)