Territorial knowledge governance : Pursuing sustainability in agriculture and food clusters

Abstract

Research objective and questions 1.6 Research design 1.7 Structure of the thesis 2 KNOWLEDGE GOVERNANCE: AN EXPLORATION OF PRINCIPLES, IMPACT, AND BARRIERS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The principles of knowledge governance 2.3 Preliminary understanding of the principles of knowledge governance 2.4 The Northern Frisian Woodlands 2.5 Knowledge governance in the Northern Frisian Woodlands 2.6 Characteristics of the knowledge governance arrangement 2.7 The impact of knowledge governance in the Northern Frisian Woodlands 2.8 Barriers to knowledge governance in the Northern Frisian Woodlands 2.9 Conclusions and discussion 3 KNOWLEDGE GOVERNANCE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 3.1 4 KNOWLEDGE GOVERNANCE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL REFLECTIONS ON TERRITORIAL INNOVATION POLICY 4.1 Territorial innovation policy 4.2 Policy learning and knowledge 4.3 Knowledge governance: an emerging perspective 4.4 Towards a territorial perspective on knowledge governance 4.5 Case studies discussion 4.6 Case study results 4.7 Reflections Contents 5 BEYOND THE BLIND SPOT OF KNOWLEDGE-BASED TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE MISSION OF METROPOLITAN FOOD CLUSTERS 5.1 The rise of knowledge-based territorial development 5.2 Mission-orientation: sustainable territorial development 5.3 Knowledge in territorial development 5.4 Governance 5.5 Analytical framework 5.6 Case study setup and methodology 5.7 Case studies of sustainable food clusters 5.8 Conclusion 6 CHANGING ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE: THE CASE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF GREENHOUSE HORTICULTURE IN THE NETHERLANDS 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Four modes of economic governance 6.3 Research method 6.4 Sustainable development in greenhouse horticulture in the Netherlands 6.5 Greenhouse horticulture from an industrial capitalism perspective 6.6 Emerging knowledge capitalism 6.7 Changing governance and the pursuance of sustainable development 6.8 Conclusions 7 CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Answering the research questions 7.3 Contribution to the scientific debate 7.4 Reflections 7.5