Mit dem Ausstieg aus der Braunkohle steht das Rheinische Revier am Anfang eines Jahrzehnte dauernden Transformationsprozesses. Strukturmittel von fast 15 Milliarden Euro sollen in Form von Projektförderung bis 2038 vergeben werden. Grundlage dafür ist das Wirtschafts- und Strukturprogramm...

In this editorial introduction to the Special Issue "Rural aspirations—Livelihood decisions and rural development trajectories", we outline current views on aspirations and their relevance for development research, projects and approaches. Using several examples from Africa, we outline how the...

There are high aspirations to foster growth in Namibia's Zambezi region via the development of tourism. The Zambezi region is a core element of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), a mosaic of areas with varying degrees of protection, which is designed to combine nature...

Although it has been argued that current configurations of extractive industries provide opportunities for developing production linkages, in other words, that “one thing leads to another”, these opportunities are not necessarily realised directly in the resource-holding countries. This...