Unlocking regional potentials

Unlocking regional potentials
Author: Bo Storrank
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2017-04-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9289349433

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Ecosystem services in the Nordic countries entail a high potential with regard to regional growth and job creation. The report Unlocking regional potentials describes recent policy actions taken by the Nordic countries regarding natural and cultural heritage as a valuable resource in sustainable regional development. In addition, the report introduces examples of European and Nordic research and development activities concerning valuation of natural and cultural heritage. Nordic experiences underline the need to apply a broad view on regional development including the importance of natural and cultural heritage to human health, well-being, social inclusion and local identity. There is also a need to develop regional platforms for interaction between different interest groups, and to carry out further analyses of regional assets with regard to natural and cultural heritage.

Nordic Co-operation Programme for Regional Development and Planning 2017-2020

Nordic Co-operation Programme for Regional Development and Planning 2017-2020
Author: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2017-04-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9289349328

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The Nordic ministers for regional affairs hereby present a joint Nordic co-operation programme that aims to lay the foundation for the evolved exchange of knowledge, to provide examples of successful initiatives within priority policy areas, and to strengthen joint efforts relating to regional policy in the Nordic Region. Nordic co-operation on regional policy has a long history of creating good opportunities for learning, understanding, and joint action. This co-operation is based on the insight that joint learning and solutions are key to achieving results together that contribute to the sustainable development of the individual regions within the Nordic Region as a whole.

A Good Life in a Sustainable Nordic Region

A Good Life in a Sustainable Nordic Region
Author: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2019-02-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9289359323

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A Good Life in a Sustainable Nordic Region – Nordic Strategy for Sustainable Development is the overriding and cross-sectoral frame-work for the work of the Nordic Council of Ministers. All work carried out within the Council of Ministers will incorporate a sustainability perspective. The Nordic Council of Ministers will help the Nordic countries successively continue to improve welfare and quality of life for present and future generations, by protecting and using the earth’s ability to sustain life in all its diversity. The strategy provides long-term guidelines as far as 2025 in the following focusareas: the Nordic welfare model, viable ecosystems, changing climate, sustainable use of the earth’s resources, and education, research and innovation. The sectoral ministerial councils within the Nordic Council of Ministers will supplement the strategy with concrete measures.

The Nordic Region and the 2030 Agenda

The Nordic Region and the 2030 Agenda
Author: Nordic Council of Ministers Secretariat
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-07-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9289370696

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Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2021-042/ How are the Nordic countries, and the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland working on the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs? This review provides the answers, with an emphasis on the national political structures for implementing the 2030 Agenda, i.e. action plans with national and international prioritisations, along with follow-up work and areas for improvement. The aim of the review is to create a factually based overview of the Nordic countries’ work on the 2030 Agenda, where the relevant basic information can be found easily, with links to websites and other material, for each of the Nordic countries.

Mapping Education for Sustainability in the Nordic Countries

Mapping Education for Sustainability in the Nordic Countries
Author: Jónsson, Ólafur Páll
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2021-03-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9289369531

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Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2021-511/ The project is concerned with sustainability in compulsory education in the Nordic countries and is part of the Iceland Presidency Project for the Nordic Council of Ministers initiated in 2018. The overall focus of the Presidency Project is on young people but this report looks at policy, curricula, teacher education and school practices. The analysis shows both similarities and differences across the Nordic Region. Compulsory education in the Nordic countries share some striking similarities, reflecting a strong emphasis on certain aspects of sustainability such as equality, democracy.Although sustainability education has a clear application in the fields of social and political life and economic activities in all of the Nordic countries, it is still the case that when sustainability education is discussed, an environmental perspective is most often taken.

Regional Development in the Nordic Countries

Regional Development in the Nordic Countries
Author: Nordic Group For Regional Analysis Staff
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1996
Genre: Regional planning
ISBN: 9789291207800

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On cover: Regional policy. NOGRAN = Nordic Group for Regional Analysis.

Bumps on the Road to 2030

Bumps on the Road to 2030
Author: Martin Larsen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2017-09-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9289350504

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This discussion paper titled “Bumps on the Road to 2030 - An overview of the common challenges for the Nordic countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” was prepared by the Danish think thank Sustainia, by commission from the Nordic Council of Ministers in April 2017. The task at hand was to analyze, based on existing international comparisons, which SDGs the Nordic countries need to work on the most, in order to achieve them by 2030.

Nordic Experiences of Sustainable Planning

Nordic Experiences of Sustainable Planning
Author: Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2017-08-23
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1317086775

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For well over a decade, there has been a drive towards sustainability in planning throughout the Nordic countries. But are these countries experiencing a paradigm shift in planning research and practice with regards to sustainability? Or is the sustainability discourse leading them into an impasse in planning? This book includes overviews of the planning systems in the five Nordic countries, drawing attention to their increasing focus on sustainability. A leading team of scholars from the fields of planning, urban design, architecture, landscape, economics, real estate and tourism explore how the notion of sustainability has shaped planning research in the Nordic countries. Case studies from Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark shed light on what lessons can be learned and some possible future developments. By focusing on the actual settings and practices of local and regional planning activities, it enables a discussion on the current state of planning for a more sustainable future. This book will be valuable reading for students and academics interested in planning policy, environmental policy, architecture and urban design work.