The diversity of European regions in terms of R&D and of absorptive capacities has been extensively investigated but without taking into account all dimensions of the regional innovation systems. Even though the variety of connections is a source of constraints and opportunities for the...

Cet article analyse les résultats d'une étude de l'impact économique d'un pôle universitaire sur son territoire local. L'université est, en effet, une structure consommatrice directe de biens et services, pouvant induire un impact significatif sur l'économie locale. Son impact direct...

This article addresses the following question: How to deal with uncertainty, emergence of new information and irreversibility in the decision process of the long-term disposal of radioactive waste? Intuitively, one might think that measures taken today are more relevant when they are ‡exible....