Ecological Regional Development

Can regional economic development aims be achieved within ecological limits? How will international and national policies curb the impact of carbon emissions upon the regional scale? Does living within ecological limits imply the need for a greater localisation of economic activities? What would the appropriate environmental regional governance structures look like? How can sustainability be measured? How can social, economic and ecological aspects be balanced? The aim of this RSA Research Network is to explore these questions and to develop the concept of ecological regional development as a way to understand how future regional development strategies can contribute to and help to achieve environmental, social and economic development policy aims within the framework of sustainability.

Organisers:

• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernhard Müller
• Dr. Gerd Lintz, both Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, Germany
• Prof. David Gibbs, Department of Geography, University of Hull, UK
• Prof. Dr. Christian Schulz
• Dr. Constance Carr, both RU IPSE Laboratoire de Géographie et Aménagement du Territoire, Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Future Events

• Ecological Regional Development: Towards identifying the most important research fields
  Third workshop
  Date: 7th - 8th June 2012
  Venue: Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  Call for Papers
  

Past Events

• Second Workshop: Towards the Implementation of Ecological Regional Development
  Date: 16th -17th May 2011
  Venue: University of Hull, Hull, UK
  Call for Papers
  Programme
  Stimulus Paper: Towards the Implementation of Ecological Regional Development
  Report
  



• First Workshop: Towards a Common Understanding of Ecological Regional Development
  Date: 11th - 12th June 2010
  Venue: Hotel Four Points by Sheraton Königshof, Kreischaer Strasse 2, 01219 Dresden, in the vicinity of IOER
  Programme
  RSA Workshop Information
  Date, venue and hotel
  Registration Form
  Report