Diversifying in green technologies in European regions

Does political support matter

Bibliographic Data

ID10405643
AuthorsArtur Santoalha (0000-0001-6942-6948, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Ron Boschma (0000-0001-5592-1876, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; and UiS Business School, University of Stavanger, Stavanger Centre for Innovation Research, Stavanger, Norway.)
Year2020
Volume55
Issue2
Pages182-195
Publication date2020-04-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-3404 • E-ISSN: 1360-0591
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00343404.2020.1744122
OpenAlexW2956099847
LanguageEN
Citations received50
References cited59

New green activities in regions tend to build on regional capabilities. This paper makes a first attempt to test the impact of political support for environmental policy at the national and regional scales, besides regional capabilities, on the ability of 95 regions in seven European countries to diversify into new green technologies during the period 2000–12. Evidence is found that related capabilities rather than political support in a region are associated with green diversification of regions. However, while political support at the national scale tends to moderate the role of regional capabilities, political support at the regional scale strengthens it

Business · Diversification (marketing strategy · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Political science · Politics · Regional development · Regional Policy · Regional science · Scale (ratio · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Environmental Sustainability in Business

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