Policy Studies






The main focus on the network’s work is the production of policy studies on several key issues identified by the member regions. These have been divided into core themes, which are key cross-cutting issues and specific topics, which are more targeted issues.


Core Themes

Governance
Regional Spatial Planning
Tools and Indicators

Specific Topics

Post-Industrial Regeneration
Rural Depopulation/Demographic Change
Low Carbon Economy
Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable Production and Consumption

They are further complemented by an overview study of  European Governance and Sustainable Development and a synthesis study of the network’s findings which will look at what makes a sustainable region and the lessons for the European Commission and Structural Funds programmes.

Download the Final Report of the Sustainable European Regions Network -Executive Summary (800k)

Sustainable Development at the Regional Level in the EU - A Structure to the Different Debates of the Network, Martin Unfried, EIPA (164kb)
European Governance and Sustainable Development - The Current Debate and the Challenges for the Regions, Martin Unfried, EIPA (152kb)
European Governance and Sustainable Development (Slides) - 330k
Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development - Executive Summary - Vincent Nadin, University of the West of England (33kb)
Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development -Full Report - Vincent Nadin, Vincent Nadin, University of the West of England (120kb)
Nord-Pas de Calais - SD Indicators - (NB 7MB)
Indicators for Sustainable Development - Johanna Alkan Olsson, Hallgeir Aalbu, Tuija Hilding-Rydevik and Karin Bradley, Nordregio (220kb)
Indicators for Sustainable Development (Summary) - Johanna Alkan Olsson, Hallgeir Aalbu, Tuija Hilding-Rydevik and Karin Bradley, Nordregio (90kb)
Regional sustainable production and consumption policies;
challenges and opportunities
Frans Coenen, Center for Clean Technology and Environmental Policy (CSTM), University of Twente, The Netherlands
Sustainable production and consumption in a regional policy perspective Frans Coenen, Center for Clean Technology and Environmental Policy (CSTM), University of Twente, The Netherlands
Regenerating Post Industrial Economies - A Short History Of The Idea And Practice Of Regeneration - Huw Beynon(52kb)
Cooperation around Technology Education in Primary Schools, East-Central Sweden Per Andersson, Christina Jansson, Magnus Wallenborg, Fredrik Lindkvist
Discussion Paper on Low Carbon Economy Jonas Norrman, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Ltd
Policy Study on Sustainable Tourism, Adriana Galvi University of Bologna
Rural Areas, demographic change and depopulation - MatsJohansson, Swedish Institute for Growth Policy Studies (3.2 Mb)