"This book draws on work from across northern Europe and is parallel and complementary to the network itself. By establishing an intellectual and practically orientated framework and platform, and by bringing together contributions defining the state-of-the-art and potential dev…
The book provides conceptual and empirical insights into the complex relationship between knowledge flows and regional growth in the EU. The author critically scrutinizes and enhances the RIS (Regional Innovation System) approach, discussing innovation as a technological, instit…
List of Tables, Figures, and MapsAcknowledgementsContributors PrologueE. N. Anderson Introduction: Environmental Anthropology Engaging Ecotopia: An IntroductionJoshua Lockyer and James R. Veteto PART I: BIOREGIONALISM Chapter 1. Growing a Life-Place PoliticsPeter Berg Chapter 2.…
" ... the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards a solutions-focused endeavor. Using case studies from around the world, the contributors ... examine the interrelationships between three prominent environmental social movem…
In order to move global society towards a sustainable "ecotopia," solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards a solutions-focused endeavor. Using case studies…
"As global warming advances, regions around the world are engaging in revolutionary sustainability planning - but with social equity as an afterthought. California is at the cutting edge of this movement, not only because its regulations actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions,…
In The Political Economy of Regional Peacemaking, scholars examine the efficacy of trade agreements, economic sanctions, and other strategies of economic statecraft for the promotion of peace both between rival states and across conflict-ridden regions more generally. In the int…
Culture and local development
by Greffe, Xavier, Pflieger, Sylvie, Noya, Antonella
fromOECD publishing
This publication highlights the impact of culture on local economies and the methodological issues related to its identification. In particular, the book demonstrates that the contemporary contribution of culture to economic development is not limited to attracting tourists, but…
