Section 1 1. Introduction - Mike Osborne, Kate Sankey, University of Stirling and Bruce Wilson, RMIT Melbourne 2. The question of measurement - the role of quantitative approaches Ralph Catts, University of Stirling, UK 3. Qualitative Research Legitimacy: What Counts as 'Evidence' For Policy Makers and Researchers Working Together? Ian Falk and Scott Knight, Charles Darwin University, Australia Section 2 Social Capital 4. Researching Community Capital for Public Management Michael Hess and David Adams, University of Tasmania, Australia and Department for Victorian Communities, Australia 5. Community Efficacy and Social Capital: Modelling how Communities Deliver Outcomes for Members Sue Kilpatrick and Joan Abbott-Chapman University of Tasmania, Australia 6. Identity, Local Community and the Internet Duncan Timms, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK 7. The Empirics of Social Capital and Economic Development, Fabio Sabatini, University La Sapenzia, Rome, Italy Section 3 Learning Regions 8.

Learning Regions, Co-operation and Networks - Network Analysis as a Tool for Evaluating Structures of Interaction in Continuing Education Wolfgang Jütte, Danube-University Krems, Austria 9. Communities of Practice and Purpose: Making Knowledge Work in the University-Industry Interface, Tony Hall, University of Limerick, Ireland 10. Learning Cape Aspirations: the Idea of a Learning Region and the Use of Indicators in a Middle-Income Country Shirley Walters, University of Western Cape, South Africa 11. Lifelong Learning - Institutionalisation and Regulating Mechanisms Kornelia Eftimova Ilieva, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaria Section 4 Place Management 12. Place Centric and Future Oriented Learning in the Local Village Context - Making the Village a Virtual Campus Erik Wallin, Lund University, Sweden 13. Cities as engines of growth - Larry Swanson and Pat Inman, University of Montana, USA 14. Policy Considerations to Address the Social Implications of Increased Commodification of Public Places Theresia Williams University of Alberta, Canada 15. Community, place and learning Greg Mannion and Lesley Doyle, University of Stirling, UK 16.

Lifelong Learning and Sustainable Development Corinne van Beilen, Max van der Kamp, Stijn Tebbes and Jacques Zeelen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Section 5 17. Conclusions - Mike Osborne, Kate Sankey, University of Stirling and Bruce Wilson, RMIT Melbourne.