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

Camilla Chlebna, Hanna Martin and Jannika Mattes
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Camilla Chlebna: Department of Geography, 9179Kiel University, Germany; Institute of Social Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany
Hanna Martin: Department of Business Administration and Centre for Regional Analysis, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Jannika Mattes: Institute of Social Sciences, 11233Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany

Environment and Planning A, 2023, vol. 55, issue 1, 222-234

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Industrial path development; socio-technical transitions; transformative regional development; inter-path relations; multiscalarity; ecological boundaries; social dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/0308518X221137346

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