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Bridging Regional Divides in Decarbonization: Firm Strategies, Policy Tensions,...

ABSTRACT: The transition to a low-carbon economy is shaped by structural tensions and trade-offs that impact firms, regions, and policymakers. A central challenge is balancing regional equity, industrial specialization, and technological innovation in decarbonization policies (Markard & Rosenbloom, 2022). This study critically examines these tensions by analysing firm-level decarbonization strategies within the...

Diversification strategies for manufacturing essential COVID-19 products: a dia...

This study explores company diversification processes triggered by the shortage of COVID-19 products in Spain during the pandemic. The phenomenon is interpreted through the lens of ‘regional opportunity spaces’. Regional preconditions (e.g., industry relatedness) and change agency are also explored, confirming the decisive influence of the former dimensions. The study was conducted from a multi-scalar perspecti...

Critical transitions: Unpacking decarbonization strategies in Portuguese indust...

ABSTRACT: In the wake of the Paris Agreement, the urgency for decarbonization has intensified globally, prompting varied responses from different regions and sectors. This study critically examines the uneven decarbonization trajectories of Portuguese firms within the framework of the Portugal 2020 (PT2020) program, informed by transition theory and regional innovation systems. Employing a multi-method approach...

Platform Economy and Uneven Financial Geographies: The Case of Fintech in Portugal

This chapter examines Portugal's fintech ecosystem within the global platform capitalism context, examining its role in urban development and regional disparities. The study addresses the theoretical implications of the global fintech revolution, emphasizing digital transformation and financial inclusion. It details Portugal's fintech evolution, regulatory challenges, and investment trends, noting the concentra...

Geographies of the platform economy: critical perspectives

This book provides a wider understanding of the geographies of the platform economy, focusing on the critical perspectives that have emerged on this new economic and digital context. Technological development, particularly the emergence of big data in combination with platforms, additive manufacturing, advanced robotics, machine learning and the internet of things, has created conditions for the appearance of a...

Critical transitions: unpacking decarbonization strategies in portuguese indust...

In the wake of the Paris Agreement, the urgency for decarbonization has intensified globally, prompting varied responses from different regions and sectors. This study critically examines the uneven decarbonization trajectories of Portuguese firms within the framework of the Portugal 2020 (PT2020) program, informed by transition theory and regional innovation systems. Employing a multi-method approach that comb...

Regional development and non-territorial policies: meaningful evidence of a neg...

In the period after the 2008 financial crisis, the European Union and Brazil experienced, respectively, periods of regional divergence and convergence. The research developed in these two territories brings new evidence on the importance of non-territorial policies, that worked as indirect regional policy, for these trajectories. In the case of the EU, (direct) regional policy was not strong enough to counterac...

Infrastructure of recyclable waste as assemblages: from scavengers on the groun...

Regional development and non-territorial policies: meaningful evidence of a neg...

In the period after the 2008 financial crisis, the European Union and Brazil experienced, respectively, periods of regional divergence and convergence. The research developed in these two territories brings new evidence on the importance of non-territorial policies, that worked as indirect regional policy, for these trajectories. In the case of the EU, (direct) regional policy was not strong enough to counterac...

RESILIÊNCIA DAS CADEIAS DE ABASTECIMENTO, POSSÍVEIS TRAJETÓRIAS DA PRODUÇÃO INT...

As diversas paralisações e escassez observadas no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19 expuseram uma série de contradições e vulnerabilidades, em especial na forma como as estruturas de produção se organizam territorialmente à escala global. Embora tais pertubações não sejam inéditas, os factos chamaram a atenção para a necessidade de que fossem adotadas estratégias para torná-las mais resilientes. Com base na rece...