Conference "The transformation process in old industrial regions", Langreo, 22-23 june 1995

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 636-639
Author(s):  
Simone Rißmann
Keyword(s):  
Transformation Process ◽  
Industrial Regions ◽  
Old Industrial Regions

scholarly journals Social learning in transnational projects – lessons from European territorial cooperation projects

Envigogika ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joern Harfst ◽  
David Osebik
Keyword(s):  
Transformation Process ◽  
Learning Effects ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
Development Fund ◽  
Joint Learning ◽  
Transnational Cooperation ◽  
Sustainable Utilisation ◽  
Industrial Regions ◽  
The One ◽  
Old Industrial Regions

Old industrial regions in Europe have undergone radical changes in the last decades. After downsizing or closure of predominant industries such regions usually face big challenges concerning their economic, social and ecological futures. One chance to master this transformation process is the identification and sustainable utilisation of potentials left by industrial production. Utilisation of regional potentials, commonly categorized as natural and cultural potentials, was the aim of two transnational cooperation projects ReSource and SHIFT-X, which were both funded by European Union’s Development Fund (ERDF, INTERREG IVB).The paper shows how the involvement of research partners in the projects supported and facilitated joint learning effects and knowledge transfer between all project partners. It is argued that on the one hand such an approach offers important mutual benefits for partners, while on the other hand the realisation of such benefits remains a challenging task in a transnational collaboration. In declining industrial regions, especially when characterised by small- and medium-sized towns, the capacities to act are scarce and any outside intervention is often seen more as an unwanted factor that additionally stretches resources and provides little advantages for such regions. Therefore one of the main aims in transnational collaboration has to be the establishment of a trustful and committed working relation between all partners. The engagement in the projects has shown that the joint work between regional actors and the external academic partners can create important transnational learning effects for all involved; nevertheless it has to overcome certain reservations on all sides before innovative ways can be pursued successfully.

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 ◽  
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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.

scholarly journals Rethinking Change in Old Industrial Regions: Reflecting on the Experiences of North East England

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Uneven Development ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Industrial Regions ◽  
Regional Problems ◽  
Old Industrial Regions

The author reflects upon regional economic change and the ways in which this is conceptualised and understood, drawing heavily but not exclusively on some thirty years of research on economy, politics and society in the North East of England. The principal question that this paper addresses is: how are the long periods of continuity, punctuated by occasional major shifts in developmental trajectory and the region's place in the global economy, to be understood? The author seeks to answer this question by exploring the extent to which continuity and change in the region's developmental trajectory can be understood in terms of evolutionary and institutional concepts and the varying engagement of the state with issues of socioeconomic development and change. The value of theoretical plurality in seeking to understand uneven development in capitalism is demonstrated and the limits to public policies that seek to address regional problems indicated.

scholarly journals Betterment without Airs: Social, Cultural, and Political Consequences of De-industrialization in the Ruhr

2002 ◽  
Vol 47 (S10) ◽  
pp. 87-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Goch
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Steel Production ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Industrial Regions ◽  
Iron And Steel Production ◽  
Rate Of Success ◽  
Old Industrial Regions ◽  
Better Than

At one time, the region of the Ruhr was one of the most important areas for coal, iron, and steel production in Europe. This is no longer the case. The once abundant production of coal and steel found in this region is steadily dwindling, and what remains of the industry can fairly be considered antiquated. On the whole, the region has already undergone economic structural change, although some problems connected with it still need to be resolved. A few abandoned industrial areas need to be redeveloped and not all economic structures in the region are trend-setting; there are deficits in the infrastructure, such as in the transportation system; and the level of unemployment is clearly above the average of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and of the Land North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). In light of the degree to which industrial jobs have been lost, the region has survived structural change better than other old industrial regions, albeit with an obvious variation in the rate of success within the region.

scholarly journals OLD INDUSTRIAL REGIONS OF UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND TRENDS OF CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT (ON THE CASES OF DONETSK AND LUHANSK OBLASTS)

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-43
Author(s):  
M.O. Baranovskyi ◽  
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V.V. Smal ◽  
O.V. Baranovska ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Business Climate ◽  
Industrial Region ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
Industrial Regions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Economic Landscape ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
Old Industrial Regions

Old industrial regions are the areas of concentration of numerous problems. Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts with their economic profile formed at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries belong to such type of territories. The main purpose of this study is the analysis of the development features, the search for the mechanisms to revitalise the regions of eastern Ukraine, especially after the beginning of the armed conflict in 2014. The development problems of the old industrial regions of Donbas are addressed in the article on the basis of in-depth statistical analysis and modern conceptual approaches to the reform of such territories. The study found that by the beginning of the armed conflict, the development path of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts were typical of the old industrial regions. Due to the uneven extent of occupation of the economic potential, the regions of eastern Ukraine reacted differently to the events of 2014. Based on the analysis of the dynamics of macroeconomic indicators, the structure of the economy and investments, the article proves that currently Donetsk oblast has almost retained the main trends of previous development. However, the part of Luhansk oblast controlled by the government of Ukraine is gradually turning into an agro-industrial region and losing the features of the old industrial region. The recovery of the old industrial regions of Donbas should be based on real reindustrialization and post-industrialization, should include measures aimed at human capital development (change of mentality, overcoming paternalistic approaches, intensification of entrepreneurial activity) and the formation of a favourable business climate. The main tasks for Luhansk oblast now are overcoming regional disparities, logistical alienation of the northern districts and integration of the territory on new economic ties. The scientific novelty of the research lies in defining the features of the transformation of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts economic landscape since the beginning of the armed conflict, substantiating the most relevant approaches to reforming the old industrial regions of Donbas.

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