Ebook: Territorial Cohesion

The various regions within the EU are marked by a high degree of disparity with regard to their economic performance and productivity, and as regards their labour markets. Facing these regional differences, the task of regional and spatial sciences is to develop concepts and strategies to reduce and prevent territorial imbalances. Thus "territorial cohesion" stands for a more balanced spatial development, and aims to improve integration throughout the EU. Although the term is used in many EU documents and strategies, its meaning remains vague and unclear. The scientific articles in this annual deal with the interpretations of this term, the challenges of European spatial development policy, and the problems and concepts involved in achieving territorial cohesion. Furthermore two short reports illustrate the implementation of territorial cohesion on the basis of two research projects.

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The various regions within the EU are marked by a high degree of disparity with regard to their economic performance and productivity, and as regards their labour markets. Facing these regional differences, the task of regional and spatial sciences is to develop concepts and strategies to reduce and prevent territorial imbalances. Thus "territorial cohesion" stands for a more balanced spatial development, and aims to improve integration throughout the EU. Although the term is used in many EU documents and strategies, its meaning remains vague and unclear. The scientific articles in this annual deal with the interpretations of this term, the challenges of European spatial development policy, and the problems and concepts involved in achieving territorial cohesion. Furthermore two short reports illustrate the implementation of territorial cohesion on the basis of two research projects.

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The various regions within the EU are marked by a high degree of disparity with regard to their economic performance and productivity, and as regards their labour markets. Facing these regional differences, the task of regional and spatial sciences is to develop concepts and strategies to reduce and prevent territorial imbalances. Thus "territorial cohesion" stands for a more balanced spatial development, and aims to improve integration throughout the EU. Although the term is used in many EU documents and strategies, its meaning remains vague and unclear. The scientific articles in this annual deal with the interpretations of this term, the challenges of European spatial development policy, and the problems and concepts involved in achieving territorial cohesion. Furthermore two short reports illustrate the implementation of territorial cohesion on the basis of two research projects.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Preface — Introduction....Pages 1-4
Status and Perspectives of Territorial Cohesion with Respect to European Spatial Development Policy (ESDP) — Normative and Governance Aspects....Pages 5-22
Territorial Cohesion — Between Expectations, Disparities and Contradictions....Pages 23-39
Regional Disparities — Reasons Enough to Run a Cohesion-Oriented Spatial Policy?....Pages 41-51
Territorial Cohesion, Brain Drain and Digital Divide....Pages 53-62
Environmental Protection needs good Administration: Ecological Applications of the New Legal Instrument “European Groupings of Territorial Co-operation (EGTC)”....Pages 63-80
Suburbanisation, Suburbia and “Zwischenstadt”: Perspectives of Research and Policy....Pages 81-100
Varying Costs of Living as Compensation for Regional Disparities in Germany....Pages 101-121
Territorial Cohesion and Transboundary Governance: Insights from the Polish-German and the Czech-German Borders....Pages 123-150
Spatial Development Strategies in the Enlarged EU: ESPON Project 1.2.3 on Spatially Relevant Aspects of the Information Society....Pages 151-158
IRS Participates in EU-funded Research Project “Governance for Sustainability”....Pages 159-160
Back Matter....Pages 163-173

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The various regions within the EU are marked by a high degree of disparity with regard to their economic performance and productivity, and as regards their labour markets. Facing these regional differences, the task of regional and spatial sciences is to develop concepts and strategies to reduce and prevent territorial imbalances. Thus "territorial cohesion" stands for a more balanced spatial development, and aims to improve integration throughout the EU. Although the term is used in many EU documents and strategies, its meaning remains vague and unclear. The scientific articles in this annual deal with the interpretations of this term, the challenges of European spatial development policy, and the problems and concepts involved in achieving territorial cohesion. Furthermore two short reports illustrate the implementation of territorial cohesion on the basis of two research projects.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Preface — Introduction....Pages 1-4
Status and Perspectives of Territorial Cohesion with Respect to European Spatial Development Policy (ESDP) — Normative and Governance Aspects....Pages 5-22
Territorial Cohesion — Between Expectations, Disparities and Contradictions....Pages 23-39
Regional Disparities — Reasons Enough to Run a Cohesion-Oriented Spatial Policy?....Pages 41-51
Territorial Cohesion, Brain Drain and Digital Divide....Pages 53-62
Environmental Protection needs good Administration: Ecological Applications of the New Legal Instrument “European Groupings of Territorial Co-operation (EGTC)”....Pages 63-80
Suburbanisation, Suburbia and “Zwischenstadt”: Perspectives of Research and Policy....Pages 81-100
Varying Costs of Living as Compensation for Regional Disparities in Germany....Pages 101-121
Territorial Cohesion and Transboundary Governance: Insights from the Polish-German and the Czech-German Borders....Pages 123-150
Spatial Development Strategies in the Enlarged EU: ESPON Project 1.2.3 on Spatially Relevant Aspects of the Information Society....Pages 151-158
IRS Participates in EU-funded Research Project “Governance for Sustainability”....Pages 159-160
Back Matter....Pages 163-173
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