Effects of environmental industries on regional society and their supporting policies in Europe

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03012
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Yamashita Jun 九州大学, 比較社会文化研究院, 教授 (90284562)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 地域計画・地域政策 / 環境 / イノベーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study aimed to identify effects of environmental industries on regional societies, and to evaluate various policies supporting environmental industries in Europe where such industries has been accumulated through creations of various environmental technologies. As a result, not only environmental technology policy but also regional economic situations and political environment influenced regional growth of the numbers of establishments and jobs. The living lab project under the Swedish National Environmental Technology Strategy supporting environmental industries enhanced creations of not only technological but also social innovations.

Free Research Field

人文地理学