Industrial Districts in Europe

2020 ◽  
pp. 161-189
Author(s):  
Gioacchino Garofoli
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Industrial Districts ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Industrial Policies ◽  
Industrial Regions

Industrial districts (IDs) have developed in many regions and countries of Europe, especially in Italy and southern countries, since the end of the 1970s. This chapter underlines the emerging of this territorial model of development, remembering both the discovery of the phenomenon in European countries and the introduction of the debate and the progressive awareness of territories’ stakeholders and policymakers on the specific features and needs of this kind of organization’s model. Specific attention has been devoted to the transformation’s trajectories of IDs to avoid the risks of collapse. All this requires the capability to introduce active strategies and policies to reproduce dynamic competitive factors. A shared interpretation of the transformation’s process and prospects for IDs should be the basis for collective actions to maintain sustainable development. Lessons for developmental industrial policies are drawn at the end, even for emerging countries and new industrial regions.

Similar and Different Aspects of Spatial Development Planning in Latvia and England

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Irena Kukule ◽  
Vivita Pukite ◽  
Vita Cintina
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
European Countries ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Time Periods

Spatial sustainable development planning and providing is a very responsible process. During the process, many spatial development planning documents for specific different time periods on different planning levels are being developed. However, there are only slight differences between the spatial development planning in many European countries where few of them can notice more than the others. Latvia and England, two European Union countries, which had some significant changes in legislation regarding spatial development planning in 2011, were selected for the comparison. The research aims to evaluate similar and different aspects of spatial development planning in Latvia and England. To achieve the aim, the information on spatial development planning tendencies in both countries, legislation, development order of planning documents and other aspects. The result is a comparison of different and similar aspects of spatial development planning in Latvia and England.

scholarly journals A Framework of Professional Transferable Competences for System Innovation: Enabling Leadership and Agency for Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1737
Author(s):  
José M. Peiró ◽  
Vicente Martínez-Tur ◽  
Nanja Nagorny-Koring ◽  
Christoph Auch
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
System Thinking ◽  
System Innovation ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Certification Procedure ◽  
Competence Framework ◽  
Human And Social Capital

System Innovation (SI) is a critical approach in driving individual and collective actions towards sustainable development (SD). This article presents the validation process of the Climate-KIC Professional Competence Framework (CF) for SI. This framework is based on principles of system thinking and the need for human capital to deal with challenges related to long-term sustainability. It comprises twenty competences grouped into five stages that describe contexts where professionals implement transformations: Exploring, Framing, Designing, Implementing and Strengthening. The stages are not linear or strictly sequential because overlapping and loops are frequent in transformational and disruptive changes. The CF fulfils several functions in the development of human and social capital: competences’ assessment, their development and training, and their certification to make them more interpretable in the labour market. The methodology for assessing professionals’ competences and the certification procedure are described. Overall, the CF aims to promote the development and visibility of human capital in a critical area for sustainability.

scholarly journals Italy versus Other European Countries: Sustainable Development Goals, Policies and Future Hypothetical Results

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3417
Author(s):  
Alberto Dello Strologo ◽  
Edoardo D’Andrassi ◽  
Niccolò Paoloni ◽  
Giorgia Mattei
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Official Statistics ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
European Standards ◽  
Historical Periods

The topic of sustainable development has become increasingly central to the international community. In 2015, the UN approved the 2030 Agenda, an action plan aimed at pursuing sustainable development. The founding elements of the 2030 Agenda are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that refer to different areas of development. The objective of this study is to determine the state of implementation of the SDGs in Italy and to understand to what extent the country will be able to reach European standards in 2030 under current policies. To this end, a quantitative analysis was carried out which, thanks to the use of official statistics and the FORECAST.ETS function, made it possible to identify the value that the indicators will have in 2030. In addition, the dynamic index methodology was applied to measure the degree of implementation of the SDGs between two different historical periods: 2018 and 2030. The analyses carried out shows that Italy needs to take urgent measures to meet its commitment to the 2030 Agenda. The study offers one of the first insights into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda as, in addition to analyzing the country’s performance, it examines the pursuit of the SDGs within the country itself. It is therefore believed that the results may be of interest to governments, experts, and academics.

scholarly journals Institutional Quality and Sustainable Development of Industries’ Exports: Evidence from China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feifei Wu ◽  
Xinyu Yan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Continuous Release ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Evidence

The knowledge about the relations between domestic institutional quality and the sustainable development of exports in emerging markets remains limited, since most research into the relations between the institutional environment and the sustainable development of exports has been conducted in developed market economies, especially in those of North America and Europe. With dynamic changes in the institutional environment of emerging countries over the years, this paper provides a novel perspective for investigating the relations above. This is the first paper to investigate the impact of institutional quality on the sustainable development of industries’ exports in emerging countries from a comprehensive perspective of multiple institutional environments and multi-dimensional industries’ heterogeneity. On the basis of defining institutional quality and industry heterogeneity, this paper explores the underlying mechanisms of institutional quality affecting sustainable development of industries’ exports and conducts empirical analyses by using the data from China’s 20 industries’ exports to 117 countries for the period of 1996–2011. The results show that: (a) Industries with higher degrees of financial dependence or higher product technical complexities have export comparative advantages in better financial environments; (b) Industries with higher research and development (R&D) intensity or a higher concentration of intermediate inputs have export comparative advantages in better legal environments; (c) The differences in the level of financial development or in the efficiency of legal system would influence the effects of interactions between institutional quality and industry heterogeneity on the sustainable development of industries’ exports. The present paper provides new evidence that institutional quality does promote the sustainable development of industries’ exports in emerging countries. These results indicate that exports of heterogeneous industries in emerging economies are an adaptive response to the specific institutional environment, as well as a continuous release of institutional dividends with the improvement of the institutional environment.

scholarly journals Ukraine’s experience and prospects of cross-border cooperation: Legal and economic parameters in the light of sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Ustymenko ◽  
Alevtyna Sanchenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
Bilateral Treaties ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation ◽  
The Eu

The article provides a general overview of the course of forming Ukraine’s legal and policy basis for cross-border cooperation in connection with economic development. Specific attention is given to its cross-border cooperation with the neighbouring Eastern European countries in the frameworks of bilateral treaties, the Madrid Outline Convention and the EUUkraine Association Agreement. Their cooperation within four Euroregions, supported by the EU European Neighbourhood Instrument, is observed. The complex of cross-border cooperation advantages, shortcomings of their realisation and the current prospects for cross-border cooperation advancement in the light of sustainable development are characterised.

scholarly journals Collective Impact Approach: A “Tool” for Managing Complex Problems and Business Clusters Sustainability

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra De Chiara
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Collective Impact ◽  
Industrial Districts ◽  
Industrial Policies ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Competitive Model

Environmental pollution occurring in industrial districts represents a serious issue not only for local communities but also for those industrial productions which draw from the territory the source of their competitiveness. Due to its ability to take into account the needs of different stakeholders, the collective impact approach has the potential to address these problems whereas single actors may not have the resources. The implications of the paper are addressed to institutions for industrial policies which individuate potential courses of action for developing and strengthening clustering-based approaches, as well as implementing viable policies in support of the sustainable competitive model.

scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM (EXPERIENCE OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-210
Author(s):  
Ruslana Dugar-Zhabon
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Tourism Experience

The article deals with experience of european countries in supply of tourism services based on principle of sustainable developement.

scholarly journals Strategizing sustainable development: the case of the Ural industrial regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 05004
Author(s):  
Irina Rakhmeeva ◽  
Ivan Antipin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Regional Development Strategy ◽  
Industrial Regions

The remit of the article is regional development strategizing. Regional development strategy as part of regional regulatory environment could ensure the task of sustainable development due to determining priorities for resource conservation, development of a “green” economy, and restoration of natural resources. This is especially important for the extractive economies of the Russian regions. On the contrary, the research revealed the preservation of extractive policies in most of the Ural regions. The manuscript contains the description of the ecological and economic position of the regions of the Ural macroregion, that have a high anthropogenic impact on the environment because of their nature of economy. We analysed the content of the development strategies of the regions of the Ural macroregion and the issues of sustainable development. The Chelyabinsk region and the Republic of Bashkortostan didn’t include sustainable development in the top priorities. It leads them to stick their place in the tail of the National Environmental Rating of Russian Regions. Orenburg region’s strategy conclude the most quality mechanisms for ensuring environmental safety in regional strategic documents. The author highlighted the comprehension of the deep interrelationships of ecological well-being with all spheres of human life in the development strategy of the Sverdlovsk region. The regional development strategy is an important mechanism for ensuring a balance between industrial growth and environmental conservation. Therefore, the authority of traditional industrial regions of the Urals should strengthen the component of sustainable development in their strategies.

scholarly journals Interregional Partnership as a Background for the Sustainable Development: European Facet

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 365
Author(s):  
Inna Zablodska ◽  
Kseniia Sieriebriak ◽  
Olena Kolomytseva ◽  
Gulnara Dzhumageldiyeva ◽  
Yuliia Rohozian
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Interval Estimation ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Comprehensive Development ◽  
Economic Trends ◽  
Interregional Cooperation

Interregional cooperation is a complex system of interconnected processes, which has begun to develop for a very long time and in the last five years, and has become relevant. This fact is also confirmed by the fact that the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union includes a norm on the comprehensive development of interregional cooperation in the strategic perspective and, in most economic and legal issues; it relies on the experience of the European countries, such as Germany and Italy. Studying the world experience and identifying common economic and legal trends in the partnership implementation between regions could help Ukraine to introduce this process in practical terms and possibly avoid the most popular problems in this area. The sphere of interregional cooperation is not only economic sphere; it is a consolidation of the social sphere, economic and ecological, which is the embodiment of sustainable development of each region and the country as a whole. Value / originality. The research presents an analysis of interregional partnership in some European countries (Germany and Italy). The work compares the experience of interregional dispute implementation between the countries based on the strategic documents in this area that are related to sustainable development. Specific statistical and methodological examples of socio-economic development of the above-mentioned countries are presented in the process of establishing interregional ties. The comparative analysis of strategic subregion elements of interregional cooperation are presented and the results of the analysis by means of interval estimation are ranked. Recommendations on implementation the European experience in interregional cooperation for sustainable development in Ukraine are given. For the first time in Ukraine, the sphere of interregional partnership is analyzed not only in the light of the economy, but also through a comprehensive consideration of its economic and legal preconditions. It is expedient to use this approach, because it could be used for calculating not only the economic trends of the development of this sphere of cooperation, but also for paying attention to its legal regulation (due to the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, in which interregional cooperation is one of the central places for sustainable development). Subsequently, based on these results, it would be possible to develop practical recommendations for the harmonization of Ukrainian legislation in accordance with EU legislation, which would include the economic mechanisms for the functioning of interregional cooperation and sustainable development in Ukraine.  Keyword Set: World experience, economic and legal foundations, interregional cooperation, development, strategy

scholarly journals Strategic Ways to Modernize the Old Industrial Regions of Ukraine from the Perspective of Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 24-40
Author(s):  
V. Liashenko ◽  
◽  
I. Petrova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Development Institutions ◽  
Industrial Regions ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Old Industrial Regions

The article defines the sustainable development of the old industrial regions of Ukraine (Slobozhanskiy, Prydniprovskiy, Donetsk Economic Area) using the methodology for determining the criteria and quantifying the processes and stages of their industrial, post-industrial and neo-industrial modernization. In the course of the study, a methodological toolkit was used to assess the level and conditions of industrial, post-industrial and neo-industrial modernization of the economy based on taking into account the quantitative parameters of the ecological, economic and social components of sustainable development. The results of assessing the stages of modernization of the regions of Ukraine in 2005-2019. confirmed the industrial development of Donetsk (Donetsk and Lugansk regions) and Prydniprovskiy (Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kirovograd regions) Economic Area. According to the results of the assessment of post-industrial modernization, the Slobozhanskiy Economic Area (Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions) received the highest index. This region is the undisputed leader in terms of indicators reflecting innovation in knowledge and knowledge transfer (the difference is tens of points in comparison with the corresponding indices of other regions). Assessment of the stage of neo-industrial modernization showed the existence of a negative trend that has developed in all economic regions – a steady decrease in funding for innovations in knowledge. As a result, the overall index of knowledge indicator groups showed no signs of growth, and even decreased in some areas. The Slobozhanskiy Economic Area became an optimistic exception. The development and implementation of a methodology for assessing modernization processes will increase the efficiency of management decision-making by state authorities, improve the quality of strategies and targeted comprehensive programs for socio-economic development. To ensure post-industrial and neo-industrial modernization of the economy based on sustainable development in the conditions of insufficient efficiency and effectiveness of the traditional instruments of state policy, it is necessary to form institutions of regional development. Analyzed the current state of the presence of regional development institutions in the areas of activity. It was determined that the institutional structure is heterogeneous, the regions are different in the quality of labor and natural resources, which actually determines the specialization of the regional economy, therefore, for them it is necessary to use differentiated support measures from the development institutions.

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