This report focuses on the role of local knowledge and on place-based knowledge in local governance practices. In order to understand place-based development, the role of place-based knowledge plays an important part. The concept of place-based development is moreover underpinned by a growing discussion in policy research regarding the importance to widen the knowledge base for policy interventions, especially concerning place-based development strategies.The present report is an empirical analyses of a number of key case studies in the RELOCAL project. Using a comparative perspective, the report analyses a) the forms, expressions and way ofmobilizing local and place-based knowledge; b) the learning loops involved and c) and discusses the flexibility and adaptability of the actions in relation to what role local and place-based knowledge has.