Regional Insights: A selection of articles providing a fresh take on regional studies

Green patents: instruments against climate change and related social inequalities

By Fernando H. Taques (email), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Coro Chasco (email), Director, Spatial and Regional Economics Group Department of Applied Economics, RSA Ambassador to Spain, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Climate change represents not solely a global environmental challenge but also a matter of social justice, exacerbating existing inequalities and spanning disparities between underprivileged populations and […]

Converging in Zero Waste: Divergent Paths in Bogotá (Colombia) and Kiel (Germany)

By Angela Vejarano-Jiménez (Linkedin), Master Student of the Master in Sustainability, Society and the Environment at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany (e-mail). Generating waste is an inherent aspect of nearly every human and non-human activity. However, the issue arises when “waste” cannot be effectively reused, recycled, or properly disposed of, leading to pollution across various levels […]

Bridging the Technological Divide: Expanding Investment Horizons in Africa to Foster Technological Development

By Tafara Chibebe, Lavonia Efe-Oviahon and Paul N. Ngang (LinkedIn; email), Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Postgraduate in African Business Studies, Mechelen, Belgium.                                                                                       The World Bank emphasizes the importance of ambitious digital development in Africa, but the continent faces challenges in keeping pace with global technological advancements. This study examines the efforts of both Africa and the […]

Rwanda’s National Trading Policy: Guiding Socio-Economic Development Toward Prosperity

By Judith Akinyi Ogolla, Theresia Bihtekum, Abida Sultana and Paul N. Ngang (LinkedIn; email), Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Postgraduate in African Business Studies, Mechelen, Belgium. After its independence from Belgium in 1962, Rwanda’s economic trajectory has significantly shifted, especially in trade and foreign exchange. Initially marked by stringent restrictions and controlled by the Banque […]

A Personal Reflection on the Sustainability of Regions

Elena Sadovnikova, Independent expert, RSA member. This note attempts to consider possible ways to increase the stabilisation of the regional situation in the context of the emergence of crisis phenomena leading to acute negative consequences of industrial, economic, social, and other natural factors accompanying such crises. The sustainability of a region presupposes its stable development […]