How are cities and regions affected by climate change? How can they adapt to these changes and prevent further climate change? What new economic interests are activated in specific regions due to the effects of climate change? And what role do various political strategies and local and regional players have in adapting individual regions to a future situation? These are some of the most critical issues for community development and spatial planning in the future.
On this theme, Nordregio will also conduct research into the regional consequences of climate policy and green growth strategies based on specific regional resources.
Regional consequences of energy policy
In the future it will be necessary to use renewable energy to a greater degree, and also to use energy more efficiently than we do today. Nordic regions have widely ranging capacities to deal with such a development. The question is what the regional and local consequences will be of using new energy sources and striving to boost energy efficiency in the community. And how can natural resources, recreation and tourism be integrated into regional development strategies in a sustainable way?
Regional potential promotes green growth
The goals of reducing environmental impact and using energy more efficiently present challenges and opportunities for the Nordic regions. One of our goals is to investigate the opportunities each region has as regards renewable energy. We will locate and showcase good examples of regions with green growth strategies. What opportunities do sparsely populated areas have to formulate green growth strategies?