An analysis of learning interactions in a cross-border network for sustainable urban neighbourhood development.

[en] Learning networks have the potential to support joint learning and collective innovation processes needed for sustainable urban development. However, systematic analyses of joint learning processes in such networks are often lacking. In this paper, the Interreg project SUN (Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods) is taken as a case study to analyse learning interactions in a regional network for sustainable urban neighbourhood development in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine.

Research Center/Unit :

LEMA

Disciplines :

Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others

Author, co-author :

Valkering, Pieter; Universiteit Maastricht > ICIS

Beumer, Carijn; Universiteit Maastricht > ICIS

de Kraker, Joop; Open Universiteit > School of Science

Ruelle, Christine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur TLU+C > LEMA (Local environment management and analysis)

Language :

English

Title :

An analysis of learning interactions in a cross-border network for sustainable urban neighbourhood development.

Publication date :

2013

Journal title :

Journal of Cleaner Production

ISSN :

0959-6526

eISSN :

1879-1786

Publisher :

Elsevier Science, Oxford, United Kingdom

Volume :

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.010

Name of the research project :

SUN (Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods)

Funders :

Programme Interreg IVA de l'Eurégio Meuse-Rhin

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