Prof. Dr. Rahel Meili

Design and delivery of courses in Bachelor’s, Master’s, and continuing education programs

Research and consultancy projects

Economic Geography

Regional Development

Circular Economy

Master of Science Circular Innovation and Sustainability

Master of Science Business Administration

Bachelor of Science Business Administration

CAS Sustainability Management, ESG & Reporting

Master of Science Regional Management in Mountain Areas (the Alpine Master’s)

Economic Geography

Circular Economy

Sustainable Business

Economic Geography

Sustainable economic development and circular economy in a spatial context

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Meili, R., Spescha, A., Stucki, T., & Wörter, M. (2025). Statusbericht der Schweizer Kreislaufwirtschaft 2024: Repräsentative Studie zur Umsetzung der Kreislaufwirtschaft auf Unternehmensebene. Berner Fachhochschule, Wirtschaft / ETH Zürich, KOF Konjukturforschungsstelle. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/45780

Meili, R., & Mayer, H. (2024). The evolution of regional policy in Switzerland: From a growth oriented to a challenge-led policy? In Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit (Vol. 39, Issues 1–2). Sage. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.22497

Meili, R., Stucki, T., & Kissling-Näf, I. (2024). Learning from the best: how regional knowledge stimulates circular economy transition at company level. In Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21834

Stucki, T., & Meili, R. (2023). Money matters: The role of money as a regional and corporate financial resource for circular economy transition at firm-level. In Research Policy (Vol. 52, Issue 10). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19958

Fischer, M., Foord, D., Frecè, J. T., Hillebrand, K., Kissling-Näf, I., Meili, R., Peskova, M., Risi, D., Schmidpeter, R. R., & Stucki, T. (2023). Sustainable Business: Managing the Challenges of the 21st Century. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19454

Mayer, H., Meili, R., & Morisson, A. (2021). Theorien und Ansätze der Regionalentwicklung: Eine Anwendung auf die Neue Regionalpolitik (NRP) der Schweiz (Vol. 22). Universität Bern, Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16693

Meili, R., & Schlumpf, E. (2021). Governance in der regionalen Tourismusentwicklung : Erfahrungen aus dem Oberwallis (T. Bieger, P. Bertirelli, & C. Laesser, Eds.; Vol. 12). Erich Schmid Verlag. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/43373

Mayer, H., Meili, R., & Kaufmann, D. (2021). Small and Medium-Sized Towns as Secondary Cities: The Case of Switzerland (M. Pendras & C. Williams, Eds.). Bristol University Press. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/43362

Kaufmann, D., & Meili, R. (2019). Leaves in the wind? Local policies of small and medium-sized towns in metropolitan regions. In European Planning Studies (Vol. 27, Issue 1). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16688

Meili, R. (2019). The influence of small town context on access to external knowledge. In Entrepreneurship & Regional Development (Vol. 31, Issues 9–10). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16686

Meili, R., & Shearmur, R. (2019). Diverse diversities—Open innovation in small towns and rural areas. In Growth and Change (Vol. 50, Issue 2). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16687

Meili, R., & Mayer, H. (2017). Small and medium-sized towns in Switzerland: economic heterogeneity, socioeconomic performance and linkages. In Erdkunde (Vol. 71, Issue 4). Geographisches Institut Bonn. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16689

Mayer, H., Habersetzer, A., & Meili, R. (2016). Rural–Urban Linkages and Sustainable Regional Development: The Role of Entrepreneurs in Linking Peripheries and Centers. In Sustainability (Vol. 8, Issue 8). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16690

Mayer, H., & Meili, R. (2016). New Highlander Entrepreneurs in the Swiss Alps. In Mountain Research and Development (Vol. 36, Issue 3). International Mountain Society (IMS). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16691

Meili, R., & Mayer, H. (2015). Zuwanderung und Unternehmensgründungen in peripheren Berggebieten in der Schweiz. In Geographische Rundschau (Issue 9). Westermann Schulbuchverlag. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/33342

Board Member, Swiss Society for Spatial Planning and Regional Policy (ROREP)

Scientific Climate Council of Western Switzerland

Regional Studies Association (RSA)