ABSTRACT / Reviewing EU DG XII’s “Human Dimensions” projects, this paper synthesises results from nine key studies on Sustainable Regional Development. It finds a growing consensus that sustainability is a process requiring integrated treatment of environmental, economic and social dimensions, with attention to horizontal cooperation and multi‑level governance (subsidiarity). Standard indicators prove context‑dependent; tools tested include participatory planning (SUDECIR), conflict‑negotiation support (DTCS), urban modelling (SPARTACUS) and the INSURED quality‑management framework. The authors call for pilot application, mutual learning across regions, and a permanent forum and common language to steer SRD.

Schleicher-Tappeser, Ruggero / Strati, Filippo, (1999): Progress towards Sustainable Regional Development. A review of results from the EU Research Programme on Human Dimensions of Environmental Change. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

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