Decentralisation and political inequality: a comparative analysis of unequal turnout in European regions

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-531
Author(s):  
Birte Gundelach ◽  
Matthias Fatke
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Political Inequality

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction 2009 Certified Projects in Finland, Sweden, Turkey, and Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Pushkar
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
European Regions ◽  
New Construction ◽  
The Difference

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is currently intensively applied in several European countries. The aims of the present study were to compare the difference between (i) two countries from the same region (i.e., Finland vs. Sweden or Turkey vs. Spain) and (ii) two European regions (northern Europe [Finland and Sweden] vs. [Turkey and Spain]) when the LEED- New Construction (NC) 2009 Certified rating level certified projects were analyzed. We found that, in the northern and southern parts of Europe, LEED- NC 2009 credit achievements in terms of Sustainable Sites (SS), Water Efficiency (WE), Materials and Resources (MR), and Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) were similar, whereas credit achievements in Energy and Atmosphere (EA) were different. High achievements were revealed in WE and SS, with values of 80–100% and 70–75%, respectively; intermediate achievements were revealed in EQ, with values of 40–60%; and low achievements were revealed in MR (20–40%). EA achievements were intermediate (60–65%) in northern Europe, while they were low in southern Europe (40%). This evidence can help recognize the categories that are performed with a high number of points and those that are performed with a low number of points.

scholarly journals THE REGION OF GASTRONOMY PROGRAM - A FACTOR FOR EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 14(63) (2) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Diana Foris ◽  
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Mirabela Ioana Lupu ◽  
Tiberiu Foris ◽  
Otilia Vanessa CORDERO-AHIMAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Food Culture ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Aegean Region ◽  
Award Program ◽  
Raising Awareness

The purpose of the paper is to analyse the initiatives aimed at raising awareness of local communities on the importance of protecting and promoting distinct goods for sustainable food, culture, arts, and tourism, at EU level, to balance globalized food trends. The study carries out a comparative analysis at the level of three European Regions of Gastronomy: Coimbra Region, Sibiu Region and South Aegean Region. The key areas of the Region of Gastronomy Award program: raising citizen awareness about the food they eat, the value of local products and the need to innovate to protect local products. The benefits of such initiatives and their contribution to empowering local communities and to better quality of life were identified and highlighted.

The discourse of historical legitimization: a comparative examination of Southern Jutland and the Slovenian language area

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Peter Thaler
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Duration Of Stay ◽  
Linguistic History ◽  
National Movements ◽  
Language Area ◽  
Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries ◽  
National Romanticism ◽  
Comparative Examination

This article analyzes the discourse of historical legitimacy in the duchy of Schleswig and in the Slovenian-speaking regions of Carniola, Styria, and especially Carinthia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The question as to who had arrived in the area first was never far from the surface, because in an era of national romanticism, duration of stay seemed to allot special claims to possession. Rather than challenging this rationale, all sides tended to focus their efforts on enhancing their local genealogy. Yet the national conflicts of the period were not about political and linguistic history, but about contemporary interests and identities. In both Jutland and the southeastern Alps, national movements tended to focus on select moments in time that corresponded most closely to their modern-day political aspirations. The comparative analysis of two otherwise fairly divergent European regions reveals the pragmatic similarities of historical nation-building.

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