Mayer, Heike; Tschumi, Pascal; Perren, Romario; Seidl, Irmi; Winiger, Andrea; Wirth, Samuel (2021). How do social innovations contribute to growth-independent territorial development? Case studies from a Swiss mountain region. Die Erde, 152(4), pp. 218-231. Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin 10.12854/erde-2021-592
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In this article we investigate the role of social innovations in territorial development. More specifically we examine the ways in which social innovations can contribute to growth-independent local and regional development. By growthindependent territorial development we understand the ways in which a society, including its economy and its institutions, can continue to fulfil/ its functions such as providing public services, while not being existentially dependent on economic growth. Growth independence is a precondition for a post-growth society. Based on case studies of social innovations in the Bernese Ober/and {Switzerland), this article shows that the examined social innovations can contribute to economic growth independence through entrepreneurial decisions that foster (re-)localization, de-commercialization, low capital intensity, and self-governance. These decisions help make the social innovation initiatives growth-independent and hence they contribute to a post-growth society. Our research adds to the literature on the role of social innovation for a post-growth society and clarifies the role of socially innovative initiatives in territorial development.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography > Unit Economic Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography 11 Centers of Competence > Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Mayer, Heike, Tschumi, Pascal, Perren, Romario, Winiger, Andrea, Wirth, Samuel |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics 700 Arts > 710 Landscaping & area planning 900 History > 910 Geography & travel |
ISSN: |
0013-9998 |
Publisher: |
Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Carmen Metzler |
Date Deposited: |
18 Feb 2022 16:10 |
Last Modified: |
29 May 2023 18:47 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.12854/erde-2021-592 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/165070 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/165070 |
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