1 Ecological Modernisation: A Basis for Regional Development? David Gibbs Department of Geography and Interdisciplinary Research Institute for City and Regional Studies, University of Hull. Paper presented to the Seventh International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network ‘Partnership and Leadership: Building Alliances for a Sustainable Future’, Rome 15-18 November 1998. Contact details: Professor David Gibbs Department of Geography University of Hull Hull HU6 7RX United Kingdom Tel. 44 (0) 1482 465330 Fax 44 (0) 1482 466340 Email D.C.Gibbs@geo.hull.ac.uk Partnership and Leadership: Building Alliances for a Sustainable Future November 15-18, 1998 Seventh International Conference of Greening of Industry Network Rome