Ecological modernization as a model for regional development: the changing nature and context of the Eastern Scotland Structural Fund Programme
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
- Vol. 1 (1) , 61-75
- https://doi.org/10.1080/714038524
Abstract
This paper assesses evidence of an ecological modernization approach to the promotion of spatial and regional cohesion through the European Union Structural Funds. After reviewing key concepts of ecological modernization and illustrating how this has become the European Union's operational paradigm for implementing sustainable development, it draws on the example of the current Eastern Scotland Single Programming Document to investigate the processes by which attempts are being made to incorporate this approach into spatial initiatives on a systematic basis. It is evident that the stage of development reached within UK Single Programming Documents lags behind best practice Member States in several respects, not least in the establishment of robust environmental review and monitoring procedures. Analysis of the Eastern Scotland document indicates that UK Structural Fund Programme Monitoring Committees have yet to identify the appropriate regulatory space for delivery of environmental initiatives compatible with the current European Union Environmental Action Plan. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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