European Spatial Research and Policy Volume 32 (2025) Issue 1http://hdl.handle.net/11089/563322026-04-03T20:33:56Z2026-04-03T20:33:56ZThree Books, One Message: Europe’s Forgotten Regions Can Be Innovative, TooHospers, Gert-Janhttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/563392025-09-23T01:23:34Z2025-06-30T00:00:00ZThree Books, One Message: Europe’s Forgotten Regions Can Be Innovative, Too
Hospers, Gert-Jan
With a review of:Filipe TELES, Carlos RODRIGUES, Fernando RAMOS and Anabela BOTELHO (eds), Territorial Innovation in Less Developed Regions: Governance, Technologies, and Sustainability, Palgrave Macmillan, London/New York 2023, 305 pages, Matthias KIESE, Rasmus BECK, Dirk FORNAHL and Christian KETELS (eds), Beyond Innovation Hotspots: Clusters for Competitiveness and Transformation in Real Regions, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham 2024, 216 pages, and María del Carmen SÁNCHEZ CARREIRA, Paulo Jorge Reis MOURÃO and Bruno BLANCO-VARELA (eds), European Regional Policy and Development: Forgotten Regions and Spaces, Routledge, Abingdon 2024, 220 pages
2025-06-30T00:00:00ZPerception of Space in the Context of Model Visions of Sustainable Urban Development: Evidence from WarsawThel, Karolinahttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/563362025-09-23T01:23:31Z2025-06-30T00:00:00ZPerception of Space in the Context of Model Visions of Sustainable Urban Development: Evidence from Warsaw
Thel, Karolina
In the presented article, the perception of urban space in the context of the concept of sustainable development (SD) is being addressed. It can be seen as an umbrella term encompassing various model visions of urban development, including green city, creative city, smart city, 15-minute city, just city, participatory city, happy city, inclusive city, and compact city. Based on qualitative research conducted in Warsaw, Poland, key narrative fields for each model have been identified. The article shows how the different model visions are revealed in the expectations and assessments formulated towards urban space. The key conclusions concern the need to change the dominant “flat” narrative of urban sustainability, which is accompanied by a relatively poor language and a one-dimensional view of complex multi-layered issues. The conclusion emphasizes the need to appeal more to the values that are the pillars of the individual model visions of urban SD, as well as issues that appeal to emotions.
2025-06-30T00:00:00ZJust Green Transitions: Between terminological inexactitudes, conceptual fragmentation, and the exigency for a theoretical frameworkShaker, YahyaBerisha, Erblinhttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/563372025-09-23T01:23:32Z2025-06-30T00:00:00ZJust Green Transitions: Between terminological inexactitudes, conceptual fragmentation, and the exigency for a theoretical framework
Shaker, Yahya; Berisha, Erblin
The European Green Deal is promoting a twinned transition which is expected to be just and green. Various related terminologies have gained ground without being precisely defined or commonly agreed upon. Following an interdisciplinary exploratory approach, this contribution discusses the terminological inexactitudes which could risk a common conceptualisation, operationalisation, and implementation of the so-called Just Green Transitions. Through a critical interpretative literature review, this contribution highlights the conceptual fragmentation of these three dimensions: just as a polylemma of socio-spatial-temporal justice, green as a non-replication of pseudo-fashionable labels, and transitions as meta, multiple, and multilevel paths of institutional and social changes.
2025-06-30T00:00:00ZCross-border trade in the European economic convergence systemUkhnal, NataliiaPurdenko, OlenaMelnik, VictoryiaKlymenko, Katerynahttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/563382025-09-23T01:23:29Z2025-06-30T00:00:00ZCross-border trade in the European economic convergence system
Ukhnal, Nataliia; Purdenko, Olena; Melnik, Victoryia; Klymenko, Kateryna
The article examines cross-border trade dynamics within the framework of European economic convergence, focusing on trade between Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary. It aims to shed light on trade trends, implications in the context of economic integration, and convergence efforts. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of trade channels, outlining the economic convergence goals and principles within the European context and highlighting the importance of trade. It explores specific trade channels between Ukraine and its neighbouring countries, analyses data, and assesses the impact on economic development and convergence efforts. The findings contribute to understanding the role of trade in promoting cohesion.
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