Cohesion, Coherence, Cooperation: European Spatial Planning Coming of Age?

ISBN-13: 9780415562669 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 208 str.

Andreas Faludi

Opis

Since its foundation the European Union has gradually developed policies that are aimed at achieving increased economic and social cohesion. This book examines the most recent of these, the concept of territorial cohesion. Territorial cohesion is the pursuit of balanced development, competitiveness, sustainable development, and good governance. These concerns are most readily addressed by the formulation of spatial strategies under the umbrella of spatial planning, that brings together a multitude of public and private actors in a process that requires cohesion, coherence and co-operation. This book traces the development of spatial planning at European level and argues that spatial planning can become a vehicle, not only for territorial cohesion, but for EU policy generally.

Spis treści

Preface  Introduction  Part 1: The Launch Era  1. Planners Going International  2. Dashed Expectations  Part 2: In the Doldrums  3.  Indirect Approach  4. A European Planning Programme  Part 3: The Boom Era  5. The Trailblazers  6. Delors and the Consequences  7. The Mother Document  8. The Learning Machine  Part 4: Crisis  9. Renewed Effort  10. At the Crossroads  11. Conclusions: If European Planning has a Future, then it is Soft.  Epilogue

O autorze

Andreas Faludi is Professor of Spatial Policy Systems in Europe, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.