Administrative Short-Termism—A Non-Issue in Environmental and Regional Governance

Abstract

This introductory article describes the motivation behind a special issue on administrative short-termism; the increase in temporary organizations in environmental and regional governance. It is argued that the temporal dimension of projects and other short-term policy devices has been more or less a non-issue in the otherwise extensive governance debate. The article provides a brief overview of the main challenges related to project proliferation and introduces the themes explored in the other articles of this special issue.

Keywords:

• Governance
• temporary organizations
• project management
• environmental management
• regional development