Havinga, Teun (2022) Regional triple helix cooperation’s in climate change related innovations: great contributors or organizational nightmares? Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Climate change is increasingly getting attention as a large, if not the largest problem faced by society. Because decreasing living standards to reduce negative climate effects are hard and unpopular, attention is given to innovations that allow for retention and even increasing living standards of people around the world. Researchers, policy makers and private industries all work within their own realm and at their own pace to develop and implement such climate change innovations. Because of the differences between knowledge institutions where researchers work, governments where policy makers are active and industries, goals and approaches do not always align. Resulting in climate innovations not being implemented, developed, or getting the funding or support needed. To address these issues attention has been given to increasing cooperation among stakeholders in regions working towards climate innovations. However, is more intensive cooperation among important stakeholders such as knowledge institutions, governments, and industries within a region effective in developing and implementing climate change innovations? In this research the effectiveness of increasing cooperation among the stakeholders of knowledge institutions, governments and industries also known as the triple helix is explored, what challenges arise in forming triple helix cooperation and does it increase development and implementation of climate change innovations. The study has been conducted in the region North-Netherlands and has used the initiative University of the North as case study. Data was collected through interviews with representatives of the three triple helix pillars of whom some are involved, and some uninvolved in the University of the North initiative. Findings suggests regional triple helix cooperation’s can be useful in developing and implementing climate change innovations, if internal issues within the three triple helix pillars hinder cooperation are overcome. However, findings do nuance the region as important layer and suggest climate innovations cannot be developed and implemented exclusively within regions.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Lamker, C.W. |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2022 12:30 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2022 12:30 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3908 |
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