Tools for Sustainable Regional Development

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2004

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Content

Section 1 – Introduction, aim, methodology and background 9

1. Introduction. 11

2. Aim, research question and realization . 16

3. Sustainable development and the concept of ‘tools’. 21

Section 2 – The Nordic context 37

4. The regional development setting in the Nordic countries – instruments, actors and expectations

of sustainability integration . 39

Section 3 – The tools used in regional programming work in Denmark, Finland and Sweden 59

5. The region of Päijät-Hämä in Finland. 61

6. Nordjyllands Amt – Denmark. 75

7. The region of Västra Götaland – Sweden . 86

8. Södermanlands län . 102

Section 4 – Experience of tools use in Canada 121

9. Experience of tools use in Canada 123

Section 5 – Summary of results, discussion and conclusions. 151

10. Summary of results and discussion – Nordic study 153

11. Summary of results and discussion – Canada study . 169

12. Overall comments and conclusions – Nordic and Canadian study. 183

Section 6 – References and appendices . 189