Langbeschreibung
A team of academics and policy makers is brought together in this volume to discuss regional development and spatial planning in post-expansion Europe. Providing insights into different approaches from across the new Europe, it offers a valuable opportunity to compare experiences across borders.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
I: New Approaches to Regional Development and Spatial Planning; 1: Introduction; 2: Regional Development and Spatial Planning; II: The Evolving European Union Context for Regional Development and Spatial Planning; 3: The Europeanization of Spatial Planning; 4: Spatial Planning in the Economic Core of Europe: The Transition from Land-use Planning to Spatial Structure Planning in Flanders; III: Regional Development and Spatial Planning in the Celtic Periphery; 5: Increasing and Spreading Prosperity: Regional Development, Spatial Planning and the Enduring 'Prosperity Gap' in Wales; 6: Quality and Connectivity: The Continuing Tradition of Strategic Spatial Planning in Scotland; 7: Balanced Regional Development and the National Spatial Strategy: Addressing the Challenges of Economic Growth and Spatial Change in Ireland; IV: Regional Development and Spatial Planning in the Baltics; 8: National Spatial Strategies in the Baltic States; 9: Barriers to Regional Development in the New Member States: The Latvian Experience; 10: Towards Balanced Development in Latvia: The Experience of the Latgale Region; 11: The Response to Regional Disparities in Lithuania; V: Key Challenges for the Future; 12: Sustainable Development: Reality or Myth?; 13: Reviewing Experience of Regional Development and Spatial Planning in Europe