Regions in Industrial Transitions: A Transformative Resilience Perspective on the Uneven Geographies of Vulnerability, Preparedness, and Responsiveness
从变革韧性视角,结合定量与定性方法,分析欧洲多瑙河地区11个区域在气候变化下产业转型的脆弱性、准备性和响应性,揭示结构与能动性如何共同塑造转型路径。
This article explores regional industrial transitions in the context of climate change. Drawing inspiration from recent work on green regional vulnerability and challenge-oriented regional innovation systems, we conceptualize regional industrial transition processes from a transformative resilience perspective and as being shaped by a complex interplay between distinct geographies of (1) vulnerability to, (2) preparedness for, and (3) responsiveness to transition pressures. Empirically, the article utilizes rich data from eleven regions in nine countries in the Danube area in Europe. We employ a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative analyses of regional structural conditions (focusing on vulnerability and preparedness) with qualitative investigations of agency of regional and nonregional actors (accounting for responsiveness). This approach reveals how structural conditions and agentic processes interact in shaping how regions navigate industrial transitions.