AbstractThe impact of universities on the economic wellbeing and innovative potential of regionshas been the object of intense scholarly and policy interest in the last years. Despite thisinterest, a clear picture is missing in relation to the roles universities are seen to play, thebenefits of...

The literature on Regional Systems of Innovation (RSI) has produced an extensivebody of research in recent years and has been used widely as a framework for thedesign and implementation of policies in a variety of regional contexts. However,certain lack of clarity remains in relation to the...

Increased complexity and rapid pace of change demand more from people responsible forregional development at various levels of activity. This paper has its roots in a belief that themore complex situations are the more regional development is dependent on the leadership andnetwork management...

This paper adopts the point of view that a crisis will face a person, organisation, region orcountry at some point in their life span or history. The question is how to prepare for thecrises and recover from them afterwards? Some of us recover better than others and in ashorter time. The concept...

Dieses artec-paper basiert auf dem Workshop „Systems of Provision & Industrial Ecology:Neue Perspektiven für die Forschung zu nachhaltigem Konsum?“, der im Sommer 2008 alsforschungsfeldübergreifende Veranstaltung von artec | Forschungszentrum Nachhaltigkeitdurchgeführt wurde. Vorbereitet...

Die optimale Gestaltung und Nutzung des Raumes ist zentraler Gegenstand einer Vielzahl von Berufsgruppen. Diesekommen aufgrund ihrer unterschiedlichen Vorbildung und Interessen oft zu gegensätzlichen Einschätzungen konkreter Projekte. Stadt- und Regionalplanung steht über den Einzelinteressen...

While the regional economic integration encompassing the former Soviet Union (FSU) transpiresto be inefficient, there appears to be a stronger interest in regionalism in smaller groupsof more homogenous and geographically connected countries of the region, specifically, CentralAsia. Using a new...

The absence or the presence of the resource curse is often explained by the specifics of politicaland institutional factors. The aim of this paper is to study this effect looking separately ateconomic and political institutions and at their interaction. Unlike most empirical papers inthe...