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Green Skills for Sustainability Transitions

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Fuchs, Martina
Geography Compass
Journal · Vol. 18 · Issue 10 · Art. e70003
Abstract

Green Skills are considered a prerequisite for sustainability transitions. However, existing literature shows heterogenous meanings of Green Skills, which are based on normative assumptions about what is understood as ‘green’ and ‘skill’. Despite the high expectations of Green Skills as a driving force for increasing sustainability of companies and regions, there is a research gap about implementation of Green Skills in vocational education and further training, and their impact on sustainability transitions. This paper is based on a literature review and reveals a fertile field for investigation, creating clarity by systematically analysing the fragmented literature and suggesting a research agenda for economic geography and labour geography. © 2024 The Author(s). Geography Compass published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Sustainability knowledge empowerment Inequality economic geography ecosystems geography global warming labour

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sustainability Vocational education empowerment literature review knowledge economic geography global warming labor
Author Affiliations
Department of Economic and Social Geography, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität zu Köln, Koln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Funding & Acknowledgements
Grant: W‐23‐2‐001
Funding text 1: I am thankful for the support of RheinEnergieStiftung, Grant No. W\u201023\u20102\u2010001.; Funding text 2: This research was supported by the RheinEnergieStiftung: W\u201023\u20102\u2010001. Funding:
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