Relatedness as driver of regional diversification: a research agenda. Regional Studies. The
regional diversification literature claims that regions diversify in new activities related to their …

Over the past 25 years, the regional innovation system (RIS) approach has become a
powerful framework for explaining the uneven geographical distribution of innovation in …

The concept of regional development trap refers to regions that face significant structural
challenges in retrieving past dynamism or improving prosperity for their residents. This …

Path creation is a key concept in economic geography. So far, particularly scholars within
evolutionary economic geography have pioneered research on this topic. This paper …

The operationalization of smart specialization policy has been rather limited because a
coherent set of analytical tools to guide the policy directives remains elusive. We propose a …

The idea that skills, technology, and knowledge, are spatially concentrated, has a long
academic tradition. Yet, only recently this hypothesis has been empirically formalized and …

During the last five years, we can observe a soaring academic interest in the concept of
smart specialization. A burgeoning literature emerged both conceptually and empirically. In …

Towards a theory of regional diversification: combining insights from Evolutionary Economic
Geography and Transition Studies. Regional Studies. This paper develops a theoretical …

Urbanization is the primary driver of changes in total energy consumption and the
transformation of energy consumption structure. Fossil fuel combustion in energy …

Boschma R. Towards an evolutionary perspective on regional resilience, Regional Studies.
This paper proposes an evolutionary perspective on regional resilience. It conceptualizes …