Regions on their way to sustainability: The role of institutions in fostering sustainable development at the regional level

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-134

  Sedlacek, Sabine ^a   Gaube, Veronika ^b  

^a MODUL UNIVERSITY VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Fakultat fur Interdisziplinare Forschung und Fortbildung   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Knowledge; Regional institutions; Social capital; Sustainable regional development

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 73649090423     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-008-9184-x     Document Type: Article

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