ABSTRACT

The core of the European Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas is the call for integrated solutions in regions towards economic prosperity, social cohesion and environmental sustainability. European regions face challenges on issues such as climate, energy, food, migration and poverty. It is becoming much clearer that any effective adaptations to environmental and resource vulnerabilities will need to be inherently ‘place based’. That is they will have to accommodate the particular heterogeneity and diversity of localities and regions.