ABSTRACT
In Chapter 1 it was suggested that there are many definitions around the concept of learning cities and regions. And so there are. Here are just two of them, adopted by the European Commission’s R3L programme from the European Lifelong Learning Initiative and the TELS project, that try to encapsulate the essence of its social, economic, cultural and creative rationale:
A learning city, town or region goes beyond its statutory duty to provide education and training for those who require it and instead creates a vibrant, participative, culturally aware and economically buoyant human environment through the provision, justification and active promotion of learning opportunities to enhance the potential of all its citizens.
