Utilising Endogenous Potentials via Regional Policy-Led Development Initiatives in (Post-) Industrial Regions of Central Europe

Harfst, Jörn; Wirth, Peter; Simić, Danko

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“…An alternative to this approach, which has been adopted worldwide, is the use of industrial pasts as stepping stones to the future (Marota and Harfst, 2021). In the same way, it must be considered that, in regional development initiatives, such as the one proposed in this work, it is not only about the mining past but about the present, considering that in the VCMD there is mining active and abandoned, which presents a valuable potential as a resource for its research, which could become something more relevant for regional policy makers (Harfst et al, 2019). The resources that could be used include not only the facilities of mining operations but also mining wastes.…”

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Un parque temático de geomineria en el distrito minero de Vetas-California (Santander): un enfoque integrado para evaluar el geoturismo y el potencial de la geoeducación

Pardavé Livia,

Ríos Reyes,

Santamaria Galvis

2023

Rev. Inst. investig. Fac. minas metal cienc. geogr

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La provincia de Soto Norte (Santander), Colombia, es conocida por su tradición minera en los municipios de Vetas y California. Hace cuatro siglos se desarrollaron explotaciones mineras y se generaron pasivos ambientales que pusieron en riesgo la actividad. Muchos defienden la restauración topográfica y vegetal de las explotaciones mineras agotadas, enterrándolas o sellándolas. Sin embargo, cuando estos trabajos han sacado a la luz afloramientos minerales de interés mundial o han permitido el acceso a galerías excavadas hace muchos siglos, han proporcionado valiosos restos arqueológicos que han servido para conocer un poco más nuestra historia. Por ello, frente a la idea generalmente aceptada de que la restauración de un residuo minero pasa inevitablemente por su enterramiento o sellado, el geoturismo en torno a la minería es un sector emergente que contribuye no sólo a la difusión del interesante patrimonio geológico y minero del distrito minero de Vetas-California (Santander), Colombia, sino también al desarrollo de las comunidades locales, razón por la cual este distrito minero puede transformarse en un parque temático geominero para proteger los recursos naturales y promover el crecimiento de la economía local, regional y nacional.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Un parque temático de geomineria en el distrito minero de Vetas-California (Santander): un enfoque integrado para evaluar el geoturismo y el potencial de la geoeducación

Pardavé Livia,

Ríos Reyes,

Santamaria Galvis

2023

Rev. Inst. investig. Fac. minas metal cienc. geogr

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“…Whether and how these potentials are valorized and turned into place-based development strategies largely depends on the preferences, perceptions and capacities of local and regional actors as well as on the frameworks of European and national policies that can contribute to the construction of spatial constellations and challenges (Harfst et al, 2019). In general, the challenge in utilizing endogenous potentials is, first, to discover or enhance the specific (often unique) and meaningful potentials in cities and regions; and, second, to place them in the context of local or regional development.…”

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“…For cities and regions, it is thus important to break down the general requirements and to determine their potentials more precisely, a step mainly done via the cohesion policy's Operational Programmes (e.g. Harfst et al, 2019).…”

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“…Accordingly, the paper investigates the role played by endogenous development potentials in underperforming regions, as such potentials are at the core of the current European Union's cohesion policy 2014-2020 (e.g. Harfst, Wirth, & Simić, 2019;Marques & Morgan, 2018). The article discusses the following questions: (1) Which mechanisms underlay the use of endogenous potentials towards a place-based development approach; (2) Which valorizations can be particularly observed in (old) industrial regions characterized by small-and medium-sized towns; and (3) Is there evidence that the European Union's regional policy (positively) influences the valorization of endogenous potentials at local/regional level?…”

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Utilizing endogenous potentials through EU cohesion policy: examples from Central Europe

Harfst

Wirth

Marot

2020

European Planning Studies

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The Barca Report of 2009 firmly placed endogenous potentials on the European Union policy agenda. Now, as the current EU programming period 2014-2020 draws to a close, this article examines how such potentials are being shaped and applied at the local and regional levels. We reflect upon lessons learned from this approach, thereby contributing to the debate on the next European Union's cohesion programming period from 2020 onwards. The analysis deals with the valorization of place-based development potentials in case study regions, highlighting challenges in the current development of such regions. Examples are given of the utilization of endogenous potentials, and we consider lessons learned from this locally-led, place-based development approach for the wider framework of European cohesion policy. The focus is on (old) industrial regions, characterized by small-and medium-sized towns outside major agglomerations. The authors conclude that it is insufficient to merely consider the direct economic effects of endogenous development potentials. Instead, a more comprehensive perspective is required, one that pays greater attention to other functions of endogenous approaches, specifically their catalyst, identity and symbolic functions.

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“…Subsequently, several initiatives of the district and City of Zwickau aimed to develop its industrial heritage in the framework of European development programs [52]. Most of these efforts were focused on industrial heritage and only to a smaller degree on Industrial Culture as a wider, overarching concept.…”

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Path Renewal or Path Dependence? The Role of Industrial Culture in Regional Restructuring

Görmar

Harfst

2019

Urban Science

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In recent decades, manufacturing industries in Europe have undergone a deep transformation due to global market competition, automation, and adaptation to globalized production patterns. The impact of deindustrialization and regional restructuring has been particularly strong on regions outside of metropolitan areas, which may be locked in their specific development path and cannot benefit from agglomeration effects. However, scholars are increasingly shifting their attention to processes of regional renewal, emphasizing the strengths and potentials of such regions. Such potentials holds the concept of Industrial Culture which is defined as a particular cultural setting made up of certain intangible assets, such as skills, attitudes, traditions, tangible monuments, and artefacts. Based on the case study of the district of Zwickau, the authors identify three dimensions of Industrial Culture. These cultural, social, and economic aspects can be underscored by different—albeit often overlapping—actions, opening up new development options for the region if embedded in a broad network of regional actors. Industrial Culture can thus be perceived as a strategic concept to form a coherent approach of regional development by integrating various existing activities in a region.

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Utilising Endogenous Potentials via Regional Policy-Led Development Initiatives in (Post-) Industrial Regions of Central Europe

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Un parque temático de geomineria en el distrito minero de Vetas-California (Santander): un enfoque integrado para evaluar el geoturismo y el potencial de la geoeducación

Un parque temático de geomineria en el distrito minero de Vetas-California (Santander): un enfoque integrado para evaluar el geoturismo y el potencial de la geoeducación

Utilizing endogenous potentials through EU cohesion policy: examples from Central Europe

Path Renewal or Path Dependence? The Role of Industrial Culture in Regional Restructuring

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