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RSA Research Network 'EcologicaL Regional Development'
Type
fundamental research project
Start Date
01 January 2011
End Date
31 December 2015
Status
ongoing
Keywords
regional development; ecological development; sustainable development
transition research
Description
European Research network dealing with issues of ecological and sustainable regional development, organizing a series of conferences (Leibniz Institut für ökologische Raumentwicklung (IÖR), 11-12.06.2010, Dresden; University of Hull. 16-17 May 2011; University of Luxembourg, 07-08.06.2012).
A second round of the RSA Research network will organize three more conferences going more into detail and focussing on 'transition management' from a regional perspective.: At the University of Westminster (Transitions and Sustainability Transitions - Linking the local practices and global agendas), the University of St. Gallen (How to govern fundamental sustainability transition processes?) and in Bruxelles (What is the role of regions in governing the sustainability transition?)
A second round of the RSA Research network will organize three more conferences going more into detail and focussing on 'transition management' from a regional perspective.: At the University of Westminster (Transitions and Sustainability Transitions - Linking the local practices and global agendas), the University of St. Gallen (How to govern fundamental sustainability transition processes?) and in Bruxelles (What is the role of regions in governing the sustainability transition?)
Leader contributor(s)
Member contributor(s)
Partner(s)
Prof. David Gibbs (UK), Department of Geography, University of Hull
Dr Tassilo Herrschel (UK) Dep. of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster, London
Prof. Rob Krueger (USA) Geography, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Gerd Lintz, Prof. Bernhard Müller (DE) Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development
Prof. Christian Schulz (LU) Laboratoire de Géographie et Aménagement du Territoire, Université du Luxembourg
Prof. Alain Thierstein, Nadia Alaily-Mattar (DE) Faculty of Architecture Munich University of Technology
Manfred Walser, Dr. Roland Scherer (CH) Inst. for Systemic Management and Public Governance, University of St. Gallen
Funder(s)
Topic(s)
Regional Development
Ecological Development
Transition Research
Method(s)
Konferenz
Erfahrungsaustausch
Range
HSG Internal
Range (De)
HSG Intern
Principal
Regional Studies Associaation RSA
Division(s)
Eprints ID
219125
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PublicationThe Governance of Spatial Planning : The twofold quality of a spatial development concept and its implications for regional governance structures to enhance an ecological regional development. An Austrian Case Study( 2012-06-07)Purpose of the paper: The paper addresses the broad range of governance issues connected with (ecological) land use planning and starting from this emphasizesw the twofold quality of spatial development concepts. Design / Methodology / Approach: Theoretical inputs from different fields of science are combined with a case study on working out a spatial development concept for the Austrian region Walgau (action research approach). Findings: The region Walgau has experienced a massive change over the past 50 years and doubled its population between 1951 and 2010. The small-scale structured settlement generates bottlenecks for example in infrastructure, administrative power, and land use patterns. The necessity for and steps towards a regional spatial development concept has been described in a previous paper presented to the research network. The actual paper also refers to the case study of the region Walgau in Austria. It adds the conceptual framework of the spatial development concepts and emphasizes their twofold quality and the implications for regional governance structures.. Practical implications: From the analysis the paper draws some conclusions on the specific quality of regional development concepts and sketches additional needs for action within the region Walgau. Originality / value: Using Christmanns (2010) approach of ‘proto- governance'Type: conference paper