A study on creation of environment-related regional innovation systems and transfers of environmental technologies in Europe

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520893
• 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, 比較社会文化研究科(研究院), 准教授 (90284562)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• 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 at identifying determinants that yielded regional accumulations of environmental technologies in Europe and that transferred these technologies abroad. As a result, it was revealed that environmental industries were chiefly accumulated in metropolitan areas in Sweden and the United Kingdom. In Sweden, moreover, specialties rather than diversities had a strong influence on accumulation of these industries. It was also shown that various supports through the central and local government policies in Sweden, and by companies and non-governmental organizations in the United Kingdom encouraged overseas transfers of environmental technologies.

Free Research Field

人文地理学