The Göteborg Model

Book chapter, 2004

The “Göteborg Model” can be defined as an integrated conservation structure which sustains the following: - Effective communication, networking and collaboration between academic and public bodies, governmental organisations and NGO’s, the industry, including small and medium enterprises (i.e. SME’s). - Adjusted outcomes relative to local, regional, national, and/or international providers of defined relevance through academic programs, professional services, including both private and public modalities. - Advanced academic and scholarly research. - Superior inter-disciplinary collaboration and international exchange to promote the field on both a scholarly and professional level. - Promotion of effective and operative policy and management systems. - The development of new methods, materials and technology to be adopted by the conservation field and the general market. - Continuous quality assurance through effective cost and management efforts.