Students:City & regional context

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The city & region context

Barriers/problems

  • Waste, energy, water, pollution, agriculture, mining
  • Lack of will among political representatives
  • Unfavourable natural conditions & social conditions (unemployment, low educational standards, ethnic conflict)
  • Historical problems
  • Communication problems
  • Inability to cooperate, poor attitude to change
  • Corruption, passivity, clientelism
  • Risks associated with one dominant company in a region being the biggest source of employment, e.g. Czech Coal, Unipetrol in Usti region

Opportunities/solutions

  • Region – citizen: pride & participation
  • Local resources for the local economy. Local currency
  • RCE incubator
  • Green procurement in cities in infrastructure, railways, city transport
  • Rewards for SD behaviour. Ecological tax
  • Education – use international know-how, international partnerships for cities, schools, enterprise
  • Utilise structural funds for regions
  • Cross-border cooperation for regions & cities
  • New politicians?
  • More devolved power to local councils
  • Financial benefits for local businesses & employment of disadvantaged people
  • Emphasis on locally-produced food & energy savings in cities