The European Territory: From Historical Roots to Global Challenges

ISBN-13: 9781138021143 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 272 str.

Jacques Robert

Opis

This text reflects the enormous changes that Europe has seen in the past half century. In a period of immense upheaval, the continent has experienced increased integration, largely through the development of the European Union, heightened urbanization and a changing rural landscape, while economic and commercial activities have impressed their stamp on the whole scene. In this book, Jacques Robert deploys the experience amassed throughout his 35 years' experience as adviser to European institutions in the field of territorial and regional development.

Recenzje

'The volume provides an authoritative account of the main historical transformations and the present dominant trends of the European space. It also focuses on the urban and rural specificities that shape the variety of European territories. Particular attention is devoted to the dynamics of territorial production systems and to the impacts of global challenges at the local/regional level stressing both potentials and vulnerabilities. The reader will benefit from a huge number of supporting examples.' — Francesc Morata, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Spis treści

1. Urban Europe 2. European Rurality in Diversity 3. Changes in Production Systems and Territorial Development Policies 4. Territorial Integration of the European Continent 5. European Territorial Perspectives

O autorze

Jacques Robert (1947 – 2011) was Director of TERSYN Agence Européene ‘Territoires et Synergies’, Strasbourg, France. He devoted more than 35 years of his professional career to European territorial and regional development issues.