Integrative approaches towards Zero Emissions regional planning: synergies of concepts |
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| Institution: | 1. The Natural Step International, Garvargatan 9c, 11221 Stockholm, Sweden;2. United Nations University (UNU), Zero Emissions Forum, c/o UNU-EHS, UN Campus, Herman-Ehlers-Str. 10, D-53113 Bonn, Germany;1. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Electrical Engineering, King Saudi University, PO Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;1. INRA-SAD, F-20250 Corte, France;2. Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, IFAPA, Andalusia, Spain;1. Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group, Affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter Health, California;2. Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Center for Health Systems Research, Sutter Health, California;3. Sutter Center for Health System Research, Sutter Health, California;1. Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España;2. Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, España;3. Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Pius de Valls, Valls, Tarragona, España;4. Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España;5. Junta Directiva, Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología, Madrid, España;6. Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España;7. Servicio de Dermatología Hospital Son Llàzter, Palma de Mallorca, España;1. School of Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China;2. Guangdong Research Center for Climate Change, Guangzhou 510640, PR China;3. Research Center of Low Carbon Technology and Economy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510640, PR China;4. School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 42, Stockholm SE-100 44, Sweden;5. School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University, SE-721 23 Västerås, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents four strategic approaches for sustainable regional development: The Natural Step Framework, Zero Emissions, Eco-Industrial Parks, and The Rocky Mountains Institute's Economic Renewal program. An analysis against the requirements of regional planning shows a great synergy potential among these concepts. A joint approach would be advisable, not only on the content side, as the presented concepts differently fulfil the requirements of regional planning, but also on the organisational side, in terms of coordinating efforts and allocating personnel, time and financial resources. However, all four concepts seem to lack two aspects: First, a project must meet the needs of the residents and fit their regional and personal identities in order to get them involved, and second, most development projects need clear monitoring structures. In order to close these gaps, we propose to integrate a tool that helps to understand people's livelihood systems, as well as monitoring tools such as Ecological Footprint accounts, Factor X models or Material Impact calculations. |
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