#Green transitions are billed as fair and forward-looking. But as @suyashjolly.bsky.social, Asheim, @maximilianbenner.bsky.social, @giuseppecalignano.bsky.social, Eadson, Gong & @trondnilsen1976.bsky.social warn, #transitions stripped of justice breed resistance, not renewal. doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...

In a viewpoint article published in Local Economy, Luca De Siena and I discuss the need for a more systematic integration of a clear ‘denied agency’ such as youth in local and regional development studies. The paper is available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Megaprojects can be symbols of imagined futures, as well as controversies, in regional development. The reasons? (I) technology and greening, (II) geography and scale, and (III) the geopolitical situation. New article in @cjres.bsky.social with Atle Hauge and Trond Nilsen.

Small towns play a key role as agents of regional development. Are they catalysts for the growth of their hinterland or do they soak up resources and talent from surrounding towns and villages? Both, but the story is more complex than it seems. Check out my recent article with the great Atle Hauge.