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2026

2026:  

Configurations of Industrial Symbiosis: Categorising by-product exchanges by geographic proximity, industry diversity, and network size

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Angstmann, M. & Gärtner, S. (2026): Configurations of Industrial Symbiosis: Categorising by-product exchanges by geographic proximity, industry diversity, and network size. European Urban and Regional Studies, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697764261455320

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2026

2026:  

Dissolution, reconfiguration and formation: Decarbonisation effects on regional industrial interpath dynamics

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Angstmann, M. (2026): Dissolution, reconfiguration and formation: Decarbonisation effects on regional industrial interpath dynamics. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.70105

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Decarbonising mature industries is crucial for achieving overall carbon neutrality. This article provides an interpath dynamics perspective on how mature industries' decarbonisation paths affect interconnected industries via three key interpath transformation dynamics: interpath dissolution, reconfiguration and formation. Based on 19 semi-structured interviews with industry representatives in Germany, this article illustrates how the exchange and utilisation of secondary resources in the steel and cement sector change in times of transformation. Findings reveal that individual industries' decarbonisation strategies can be closely interwoven with other regional industries' development paths. From this backdrop, technology change can directly affect existing industrial regional configurations, challenge existing or create novel inter-industry linkages with variegated outcomes across regions. The concept of interpath dynamics provides a comprehensive perspective to identify challenges and opportunities of decarbonisation processes for industrial regions.

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2026

2026:  

From Regional Cohesion and Structural Policy to Just Transition and Transformative Change? A growing Lack of Conceptual Clarity

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Terstriep, J. & Gärtner, S. (2026): From Regional Cohesion and Structural Policy to Just Transition and Transformative Change? A growing Lack of Conceptual Clarity. In Terstriep, J. & Gärtner, S. (eds.), Wealth and the ecological transformation (21-54). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839424506

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2026

2026:  

Future Campus Emscher-Lippe: Vocational education and training for the energy transition

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Flögel, F. & Stratmann, L.C. (2026): Future Campus Emscher-Lippe: Vocational education and training for the energy transition. Research Report, 28. Gelsenkirchen: Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

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Report

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2026

2026:  

GElernt - An app for the "Learning City"

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Heinecke, A.M. & Paul, H. (2026): GElernt - An app for the "Learning City". Research Report, 16. Gelsenkirchen: Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

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2026

2026:  

Introduction - Navigating the Wealth-Ecology Nexus

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Pühmeyer, B., Seiffert, I., Terstriep, J. & Gärtner, S. (2026): Introduction - Navigating the Wealth-Ecology Nexus. In Terstriep, J. & Gärtner, S. (eds.), Wealth and the ecological transformation (7-17). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839424506

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Article in

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2026

2026:  

Knowledge-based regional development by university and regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. Permeability, boundaries and complementarities

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Butzin, A., Flögel, F., Meyer, K. & Rabadjieva, M. (2026): Knowledge-based regional development by university and regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. Permeability, boundaries and complementarities. IAT discussion paper, 2026 (01). Gelsenkirchen: Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.53190/dp/202601

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Internet document

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2026

2026:  

Model Project of Spacial Planning (MORO) Vibrant Regions

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Flögel, F., Dahlbeck, E., Langguth, F. & Bäumer, K. (2026): Model Project of Spacial Planning (MORO) Vibrant Regions. Research Report, 19. Gelsenkirchen: Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

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2026

2026:  

Regional banks and industrial employment - findings from a comparison of European countries

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Flögel, F., Gärtner, S. & Ioannou, S. (2026): Regional banks and industrial employment - findings from a comparison of European countries. European Planning Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2026.2684546

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Journal article

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2026

2026:  

Resisting Industrial Displacement and Gentrification: Insights from Germany

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Baumgart, S., Gärtner, S., Hoffschroer, H., Meyer, K., Schoppengerd, J., Sievers, L., Sofker-Rienits, A. & Wiese von Ofen, I. (2026): Resisting Industrial Displacement and Gentrification: Insights from Germany. In Grodach, C. & Ferm, J., Planning the Productive City. Rethinking Urban Industrial Spaces (105-117). : Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003599708

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2026

2026:  

Wealth and the ecological transformation

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Terstriep, J. & Gärtner, S. (eds.) (2026): Wealth and the ecological transformation. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839424506

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Book collection

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2025

2025:  

Beyond start-up formation: Effects of entrepreneurial ecosystem support activities for developing lagging regions

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Flögel, F., Letonja, M., Meyer, K., Rabadjieva, M., Vilman, Z., Zhekova, R., Zlateva, M. & Butzin, A. (2025): Beyond start-up formation: Effects of entrepreneurial ecosystem support activities for developing lagging regions. Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 2025, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/02690942241311805

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2025

2025:  

Exploring the Potential of Urban Manufacturer's Waste Heat for the Residential Heating Transition in Germany. A Spatial Analysis Acros Four Federal States

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Angstmann, M., Meyer, K. & Gärtner, S. (2025): Exploring the Potential of Urban Manufacturer's Waste Heat for the Residential Heating Transition in Germany. A Spatial Analysis Acros Four Federal States. IAT discussion paper, 2025 (03). Gelsenkirchen: Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.53190/dp/202503

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2025

2025:  

From Waste to Value? Valuation and Materiality in Geographies of Industrial By-product Use

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Angstmann, M. (2025): From Waste to Value? Valuation and Materiality in Geographies of Industrial By-product Use. Progress in Economic Geography, 3 (1), 100034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peg.2024.100034

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2025

2025:  

Harnessing Societal Innovativeness for Transformative Regional Development

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Terstriep, A. & Angstmann, M. (2025): Harnessing Societal Innovativeness for Transformative Regional Development. IAT discussion paper, 2025 (02). Gelsenkirchen: Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.53190/dp/202502

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Internet document

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2025

2025:  

Integrating Manufacturing: Strategies and Legal Approaches Dealing With Noise Conflicts in German Urban Planning

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Meyer, K., Sievers, L., Gärtner, S., Schoppengerd, J. & Söfker-Rieniets, A. (2025): Integrating Manufacturing: Strategies and Legal Approaches Dealing With Noise Conflicts in German Urban Planning. Urban Planning, 10, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.9991

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2025

2025:  

Planning for Locally Embedded Economies in the Productive City

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Suwala, L., Kitzmann, R., Henn, S. & Gärtner, S. (2025): Planning for Locally Embedded Economies in the Productive City. Urban Planning, 10, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.11868

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2025

2025:  

Reviewing Environmental Benefits of Urban Manufacturing: Arguments and Evidence fro Carbon, Resource, and Space Efficiency

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Angstmann, M., Meyer, K., Gärtner, S. & Stratmann, L. (2025): Reviewing Environmental Benefits of Urban Manufacturing: Arguments and Evidence fro Carbon, Resource, and Space Efficiency. Urban Planning, 10, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.10039

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2024

2024:  

Ecosys4you partnership (2024): A Shortlist of Education and Support Activities. Deliverable 1.3 of the project Ecosys4you - Engaging Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for the Youth, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme

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Butzin, A., Flögel, F., Meyer, K. & Rabadjieva, M. (IAT-WH GE) (2024): Ecosys4you partnership (2024): A Shortlist of Education and Support Activities. Deliverable 1.3 of the project Ecosys4you - Engaging Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for the Youth, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme. , 2024 (D1.3), 1-18. Gelsenkirchen: Institut Arbeit und Technik.

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2024

2024:  

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems & Startups in Ecosys4you. Potential and Venture Biographies' Analysis. Deliverable 1.2 of the project Ecosys4you - Engaging Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for the Youth, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.

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Butzin, A., Flögel, F., Meyer, K. & Rabadjieva, M. (eds.) (2024): Entrepreneurial Ecosystems & Startups in Ecosys4you. Potential and Venture Biographies' Analysis. Deliverable 1.2 of the project Ecosys4you - Engaging Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for the Youth, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme. Gelsenkirchen: Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences.

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2024

2024:  

Globally responsible urban and economic development: Municipal Approaches to Circular Economy

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Gangnus, D. & Meyer, K. (2024): Globally responsible urban and economic development: Municipal Approaches to Circular Economy. Forschung Aktuell, 2024 (09). Gelsenkirchen: Institut Arbeit und Technik, Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen. https://doi.org/10.53190/fa/202409en

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Internet document

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2024

2024:  

Heterogeneity of urban manufacturing – a statistical analysis of manufacturing companies in three German cities

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Meyer, K. & Schonlau, M. (2024): Heterogeneity of urban manufacturing – a statistical analysis of manufacturing companies in three German cities. European Planning Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2024.2337305

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2024

2024:  

Potential and Venture's Biographies Analysis. Deliverable 1.2 of the project Ecosys4you - Engaging Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for the Youth, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme

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Butzin, A., Flögel, F., Meyer, K. & Rabadjieva, M. (IAT-WH GE) (2024): Potential and Venture's Biographies Analysis. Deliverable 1.2 of the project Ecosys4you - Engaging Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for the Youth, funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme. , 2024 (D1.2). Gelsenkirchen: Institut Arbeit und Technik.

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2024

2024:  

Regional banks and economic resilience: the impact of the global financial crisis and COVID-19 on countries with decentralised and centralised banking systems

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Flögel, F. & Hejnova, T. (2024): Regional banks and economic resilience: the impact of the global financial crisis and COVID-19 on countries with decentralised and centralised banking systems. Finance and Space, 1 (1), 460-488. https://doi.org/10.1080/2833115X.2024.2418860

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2023

2023:  

High-tech development for "left behind" places: lessons-learnt from the Ruhr cybersecurity ecosystem

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Butzin, A. & Flögel, F. (2023): High-tech development for "left behind" places: lessons-learnt from the Ruhr cybersecurity ecosystem. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 17 (2), 307-322. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsad041

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