By James T. Murphy, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts. Jim Murphy presents some emerging results of his Regional Studies Association sponsored research to examine the prospects for greenfield city investments to help spur economic development throughout Africa. Focusing on the case of Kenya’s Konza Technopolis, the findings highlight the challenges of getting […]
By Sebastien Bourdin, EM Normandy Business School (France) Metis Lab, Department of Regional Economics and Sustainable Development, France National, European and international institutions now consider energy transition as unavoidable (UNO, 2018). The European Commission’s latest report on economic, social and territorial cohesion (2017) underlines the need to fight climate change and bring about an environmental […]
By Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Over the last decades, the European Union has emerged as an international climate leader (Wurzel et al., 2010). The action foreseen by the EU institutions to comply with international agreements has been transposed to policy frameworks implemented at the country level. The EU directives have created […]
By Raúl Sánchez Francés, Silvia Gómez Valle and Nuria García Rueda, URBAN GreenUP project Climate emergency and its effects on cities is one of the most important threats for citizens in this Century. Floods, heat island effect, biodiversity lost, drought, illnesses related to the air – water quality, etc. are the main hazards and impacts […]
CENCYL network: inter-municipal cooperation as a key to climate adaptation By Fernando J. Rodríguez Alonso, 3º Tte. de Alcalde Ayuntamiento de Salamanca, José María Álvarez Perla. Coordinador de la Red de Ciudades CENCYL and Isabel Román Martínez. Anthesis Lavola. Thanks to the economic assistance from FEDER funds, and backed by the INTERREG Spain-Portugal program, seven […]
