Economic Resilience and Regional Green Growth

Dear Colleagues,

Since the outbreak of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the concept of ‘economic resilience’ has been increasingly used in the literature to explain the differential performance of regions before, during and after a crisis. Economic resilience generally refers to the capability of a social–economic system to recover from shocks, which may be economic crises, pandemics, natural disasters, etc. At the same time, environmental degradation and pollution are viewed as unavoidable consequences of economic growth, and the concept of ‘green growth’ has gained more attention from policymakers and academics as an alternative paradigm for economic prosperity with the explicit consideration of environmental constraints. At the core of green growth is the development and diffusion of technologies and products that have environmental benefits. Against this backdrop, the intersection of both of these topics raises the question of the relationship between economic resilience and green growth.

The aim of this Special Issue is to theorize about the “Economic resilience and regional green growth”. Another objective of this Special Issue is to publish original and innovative research papers and case studies, from both qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches. We welcome conceptual, empirical and methodological contributions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• How does regional green growth affect regional economic resilience?
• What kinds of green technologies and products can improve regional economic resilience?
• Which regions/cities have the capabilities to develop green technologies and products to improve their economic resilience?
• Methodological approaches to improve the measurement of economic resilience and regional green growth.
• Policies for regional green growth and economic resilience.

Dr. Juntao Tan
Dr. Xin Li
Dr. Yijia Chen
Dr. Jing Chen
Guest Editors

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