OECD Regional Development Working Papers

ISSN :
2073-7009 (online)
DOI :
10.1787/20737009
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Working papers from the Regional Development Policy Division of the OECD cover a full range of topics including regional statistics and analysis, urban governance and economics, rural governance and economics, and multi-level governance. Depending on the programme of work, the papers can cover specific topics such as regional innovation and networks, the determinants of regional growth or fiscal consolidation at the sub-national level.
 

Cities and Green Growth: Case Study of the Paris/Ile-de-France Region You or your institution have access to this content

Authors:
Lamia Kamal-Chaoui1, Marissa Plouin1
Author Affiliations
  • 1: OECD, France

Publication Date
23 Feb 2012
Bibliographic information
No:
2012/02
Pages
143
DOI
10.1787/5k9fd0fg78bs-en

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This report, developed within the framework of the OECD Green Cities programme, is a pilot case study examining the green growth potential of the Paris-IDF region. In a context of stiff international competition and internal socio-economic and environmental pressures, green growth could be an appropriate path toward revitalising the regional economy and improving environmental outcomes. Building and transportation are among the urban sectors with the greatest potential. Several emerging approaches to a more flexible form of metropolitan governance show promise, yet would benefit from greater private sector involvement throughout the policymaking process. Financing green growth will require the further greening of public revenue sources and the creation of new ones. Adapting procurement processes and pursuing innovative coorerative arrangements with the private sector could also be considered.
Also available in: French
Keywords:
sustainable development, territorial, global warming, regional economics, planning, urban, government policy, climate, cities, green growth, regional, urban sustainability
JEL Classification:
  • O1: Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth / Economic Development
  • O3: Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth / Technological Change; Research and Development; Intellectual Property Rights
  • Q1: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics / Agriculture
  • Q2: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics / Renewable Resources and Conservation
  • Q3: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics / Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation
  • Q4: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics / Energy
  • Q5: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics / Environmental Economics
  • R1: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / General Regional Economics
  • R4: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / Transportation Systems
  • R5: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / Regional Government Analysis