Essays about: "regional disparities"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 53 essays containing the words regional disparities.

  1. 6. Industry Maturity’s Influence on the Viability of Innovation- and Imitation-oriented Strategies - Assessing how elements of industry life cycles influence the viability of innovation and imitation-oriented strategies and its impact on industry development pace - A Qualitative Cross-sectional Study on the Cultured Meat Industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ali Kouaiber; Joakim Langhelle; [2022-08-18]
    Keywords : Innovation strategies; Innovation-oriented; imitation-oriented; first-mover advantages; first-mover disadvantages; industry life cycles; industry transformation; path dependence; cultured meat industry;

    Abstract : There is extensive literature on the topic of first-mover advantages, not only with regards to whether such advantages exist or not, but also with regards to their sources. However, there is a scarce amount of research devoted to understanding how such advantages are affected by the maturity of the industry, specifically in emerging industries. READ MORE

  2. 7. SUPPORT TO GAIN SUPPORTERS - The Cohesion Policy and Public Attitudes towards the European Union

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Möttönen; [2022-06-22]
    Keywords : EU attitudes; public opinion; Cohesion Policy; multilevel analysis;

    Abstract : In this thesis the aim was to explore the relationship between Cohesion Policy funding and individual EU support. The Cohesion Policy is the EU’s main tool to address regional disparities. It is redistributive and has a connection to citizens. READ MORE

  3. 8. How does the degree of rurality affect different determinants of economic growth?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Philipp Goltzsche; [2022]
    Keywords : rural development; determinants of economic growth; country fixed effects; Spatial Autoregressive SAR model; European regions; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The heterogeneity in regional growth rates within the European Union has been subject to a vast array of studies and research. However, there exists surprisingly little literature focusing on the impact of regional structural development on the economic growth processes. READ MORE

  4. 9. 2030 Agenda – Implementation of climate-related Sustainable Development Goals in Norway and Germany by using the example of sustainable transportation

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Ina Dietrich; [2022]
    Keywords : 2030 Agenda; Comparative analysis; Electric cars; Germany; Norway; Policy transfer; Sustainable transport;

    Abstract : Since the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda and introduced its 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, governments all over the world are working on implementing the framework into national, regional and local levels of administration to reach its targets. Climate-related challenges, including the reduction of CO2 emissions, are often met by using climate mitigation tools such as electric vehicles in sustainable transport matters. READ MORE

  5. 10. Interdisciplinary and interspatial discrepancies in urban planning : a multi-actor-multi-criteria analysis of the effects of densification on accessibility and sustainability

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jelmer van der Ham; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Urban Planning; Densification; Accessibility; Multi-Actor-Multi-Criteria Analysis; Interdisciplinarity;

    Abstract : Density has increasingly been used as a strategy by urban planners to increase accessibility and urban sustainability. Particularly, it has been opted as a tool to achieve sustainable development goal 11 ‘inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and human settlements’. READ MORE