Territorial Development, Cohesion and Spatial Planning: Knowledge and policy development in an enlarged EU

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This book examines some of the evolving challenges faced by EU regional policy in light of enlargement and to assess some of the approaches and trends in terms of territorial development policy and practice that are emerging out of this process. Focusing on the experiences on Central and Eastern Europe, these chapters reflect on the diversity of approaches to spatial planning and the the politics of policy formation and multi-level governance operations – from local to trans-national agendas. Promoting increased awareness and understanding of these issues is the main purpose of the book, as well as harnessing the extensive capacity and ‘knowledge’ within these countries that can greatly enrich the discourse within an enlarged ‘epistemic community’ of European spatial planning academics, practitioners and policy-makers. The recently acquired CEE dimension provides a unique opportunity to examine the evolution of existing ‘epistemic communities’ as well as to explore the potential emergence of new ones.. Cover Territorial Development, Cohesion and Spatial Planning: Knowledge and policy development in an enlarged EU Copyright Contents Figures Tables About the editors Contributors Editors’ preface Acknowledgements 1 Spatial planning in Europe: The interplay between knowledge and policy in an enlarged EU 2 Territorial knowledge channels in a multi-jurisdictional policy environment: A theoretical framework Part I Territorial challenges and the cognitive bounds of spatial planning in the enlarged European Union Editors’ introduction to Part I 3 Cohesion and competitiveness: The evolving context for European territorial development 4 European spatial planning: Current state and future challenges 5 Evolving frameworks for regional development and spatial planning in the new regions of the EU 6 The emergence of ‘epistemic communities’ in the new European landscape: Some theoretical implications for territorial development and the spatial agenda of the EU Part II Engaging systems of multi-level governance Editors’ introduction to Part II 7 Shifts in territorial governance and the Europeanization of spatial planning in Central and Eastern Europe 8 New planning jurisdictions, scant resources and local public responsibility: Delivering spatial planning in Slovenia 9 Institutional change, partnership and regional networks: Civic engagement and the implementation of structural funds in Poland 10 Cross-border communities or cross-border proximity?: Perspectives from the Austrian—Slovakian border region Part III Addressing increasing disparities and inequalities in the new regions of Europe Editors’ introduction to Part III 11 The pursuit of balanced territorial development: The realities and complexities of the cohesion agenda 12 The rhetoric and reality of pursuing territorial cohesion in Latvia 13 Regional promotion and competition: An examination of approaches to FDI attraction in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia 14 Accessibility to education and its impact on regional development in Poland Part IV Learning from experiences beyond the border Editors’ introduction to Part IV 15 Interfaces of European Union internal and external territorial governance: The Baltic Sea Region 16 Strategic planning practices in North-West Russia: European influences, challenges and future perspectives 17 Territorial knowledge channels: Contexts for ‘situated learning’ Index