One of the most intriguing questions in economic geography is why some regional economies manage to renew themselves, whereas others remain locked decline. To tackle this question, idea resilience has emerged building upon concepts derived from ecology, psychology, disaster studies and elsewhere. This conceptual paper aims at critically assessing whether contributes our understanding adaptability, particular, its potential contribution evolutionary geography, general. It concludes that, due...

Abstract Since the Industrial Revolution cyclical processes of rise and fall regional economies have been accelerating. Many specific problems falling part clustering, that is old industrial areas, are related to path dependency lock-ins. Particularly political lock-ins hinder necessary restructuring in areas. They can be considered as thick institutional tissues aiming at preserving existing structures therefore unnecessarily slowing down indirectly hampering development indigenous...

Path creation is a key concept in economic geography. So far, particularly scholars within evolutionary geography have pioneered research on this topic. This paper critically discusses their work and proposes broader understanding of how new activities emerge regions, which referred to here as 'new regional industrial path development'. The develops future agenda, stresses the need develop multi-actor multi-scalar approach, integrate into analyses development, offer view inter-path relations.

During the last five years, we can observe a soaring academic interest in concept of smart specialization. A burgeoning literature emerged both conceptually and empirically. In this paper, pause for while take stock six critiques so far identified emerging literature. The aim is to provide critical lens future research on specialization strategies processes. We argue that: (1) Smart confusing concept, as what it really means diversification; (2) It largely predicated conventional science...

The notion of resilience to analyse how fast systems recover from shocks has been increasingly taken up in economic geography, which there is a burgeoning literature on regional resilience. Regional place-sensitive, multi-layered and multi-scalar, conflict-ridden highly contingent process. nature one important impact factor Arguably, so far, most dealt with the financial crisis 2008/2009. In this research note, we will both particular characteristics current COVID-19 crisis, as well its...

AbstractHassink R., Klaerding C. and Marques P. Advancing evolutionary economic geography by engaged pluralism, Regional Studies. Since 2006 geographers have been confronted with attempts to constitute a new paradigm of geography. This paper aims at advancing reviewing its core critique proposed solutions, particularly that integrating the perspective geographical political economy. Although authors sympathize identified shortcomings geography, alternative approach, economy, is regarded as...

Journal Article Exploring adaptation and adaptability in uneven economic resilience: a tale of two Chinese mining regions Get access Xiaohui Hu, Hu aDepartment Urban Rural Planning, Zhejiang University Finance Economics, Hangzhou 310018, China, xhhugeo@zufe.edu.cn Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Robert Hassink bDepartment Geography, Kiel University, 24098 Kiel, Germany, hassink@geographie.uni-kiel.de Cambridge Regions, Economy Society, Volume 10,...

Although co-evolution is a key concept in contemporary economic geography because of its relevance for achieving deep contextualization and sound policy recommendations, it has not largely been taken up recent empirical work. This partly due to the lack comprehensive theoretical framework. paper develops such framework which two issues are stressed: multi-scalarity co-evolving populations nature change. Moreover, an agenda set more theoretically informed future research on co-evolution.

Abstract Standing at a crossroads, where ongoing ‘slowbalisation’ coincides with new forces such as the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, heightened geopolitical tensions, emergence disruptive technologies and increasing urgency addressing environmental challenges, many important questions remain unsolved regarding nature impact current economic globalisation. This special issue on ‘Globalisation in Reverse? Reconfiguring Geographies Value Chains Production Networks’ aims showcasing recent work...

Abstract Due to a spatial turn in the socio-technical transition literature, geography of energy transitions has recently been taken increasingly seriously, leading burgeoning research output on regional since early 2010. Amidst this wealth publications, however, it can be difficult keep track its diverse and constantly evolving landscape. This editorial therefore aims at developing framework that allows for bringing multiple approaches into conversation with each other helps understand...

Economic geographers have studied emerging industries in regions from various perspectives, such as life cycle, evolutionary economic geography and systemic approaches. However, so far they insufficiently conceptualized the effects of institutional structures on new industry emergence. This special issue ‘Emerging Industries: Institutions, Legitimacy System Building’ therefore shows recent work that seeks to advance analysis by drawing The present introductory article identifies key...

Abstract Although evolutionary economic geography has been popular in geography, it also criticized for, among others, a weak geographical conceptualization, which become evident, particularly empirical research on related and unrelated variety. Therefore, this paper advances spatial ontology, is embedded critical realism social constructivism, will empower to understand explain the impact of both crises grand societal challenges regional change, more place scale-sensitive manner. Moreover,...

Wind energy-related employment has been surging recently in Germany: it rose from 9200 1997 to 90,000 2007 and is estimated be 112,000 2020. The industry particularly emerged coastal, Northern Germany. Recently, big hopes have set on the offshore wind energy industry. Two discussed evolutionary concepts explain emergence of new industries, such as energy, space: windows locational opportunity concept stresses freedom earliest stages industrial development, whereas path creation emphasizes...

Hassink R. and Klaerding C. The end of the learning region as we knew it; towards in space, Regional Studies. Since its launch mid-1990s, has been much debated by academics applied regional policies, which are such positive signs. However, concept also criticized for fuzziness spatial (or regional) fetishism. By applying a cultural relational perspective, paper postulates shift from that studies regions places to new analytical framework, culture-influenced processes relations or networks...

During the last decades, a large body of literature has been published on clustering creative industries, but it not reviewed in systematic way. In this review paper, we fill gap. The leads to identification several deficiencies current research. Based that, distil avenues for future empirical research drivers which are embedded comprehensive analytical framework.

The study of regional clusters is a core research topic in economic geography (Markusen, 1996; Martin & Sunley, 2003; Maskell, 2001). Starting from on industrial districts (Becattini, 2002...

Abstract Drawing upon critical realism and the literature on theorising in social sciences, this article contributes to understanding of economic geography by highlighting role context throughout theory development process. By critically reviewing two key concepts geography—related variety knowledge bases—from a realist perspective, scholars’ sensitivity local through whole process is examined. We argue that particular strength with regard advancing lies continuous application theories (that...

Regional resilience has been criticized in the literature for being fuzzy. Based on that criticism one could expect it to suffer from conceptual stretching, is authors mean different things when they write about regional resilience. In this paper first time, a bibliometric analysis presented tackle issue of fuzziness and stretching concerning With help analysis, we identified three groups research resilience, urban ecology policies (red), economic dynamics evolutionary perspectives (green)...