Identifying clusters of regions in the European South, based on their economic, social and environmental characteristics

Abstract: Regional development has been in the centre of interest among both academics but also decision makers in the central and local governments of many European countries. Identifying the key problems that regions face and considering how these findings could be effectively used as a basis for planning their development process are essential in order to improve the conditions in the European Union regions. For a long period of time a country’s or a region’s development has been synonymous with its economic growth. Over the last years, however, economies and societies have been undergoing dramatic changes. These changes have led to the concept of sustainable development, which refers to the ability of our societies to meet the needs of the present without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Measuring sustainable development means going beyond a purely economic description of human activities; requires integration of economic, social and environmental co

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Region: the journal of ERSA ; 3 (2016) 2 ; 71-102

Classification
Wirtschaft

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2016
Creator
Angelis, Vasilis A.
Dimaki, Katerina
Angelis-Dimakis, Athanasios

DOI
10.18335/region.v3i2.81
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019052715182050370034
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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