Regional Policy and Planning in Europe explores the ways regional policy and planning systems across Europe have been influenced by: * economic and monetary union * the impending enlargement of the European Union * the devolution of administrative power from central government to regional authorities * the increased importance of environmental and urban issues. Presenting a comprehensive overview of the economic basis of integration, this book examines the evolution of various systems of government, planning and forms of devolution.
urbanregional governance. ... Against this background, a new approach of establishing single purpose and temporary collaborative regional arrangements, so called ROM regions(Spatial andEnvironmental Planning) (Kerstens,1998), ...
Monograph of conference papers on theoretical issues, objectives, institutional frameworks and economic policies for regional planning in the UK and in EC countries - includes industrial policies, urbanization, political systems,...
Shaw, J. (1996), Law of the European Union (2nd Edition), London: McMillan. Wilkinson, D.. Bishop, K. and Tewdr-Jones, M. (1998), The Impact of the EU on the UK Planning System, Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions.
This book analyses the recent reforms and changes in the governance of city-regions in France, Germany and Italy. It covers themes such as the impact of austerity measures, territorial development, planning and state modernisation.
The main aim of the book is to delineate the coexistence of continuity and change and of convergence and divergence with regard to planning practices across Europe.
This book addresses the making and transforming of regions and territorial organisation, which are significant activities for policy makers and planners.
This work combines the theory and practice of regional economi policy in Europe. Six main topics are covered as follows: theory of regional economic development and policy; regional policy at...
The book will be of value to practitioners, students and officials wanting to gain an insight into planning elsewhere in Europe.
1 folded map (col.) in back plastic pocket
As Kitson, Martin and Tyler (2004) have illustrated, there is now widespread agreement that we are seeing the resurgence of regions as a key locus and spatial unit in the organisation and governance of economic growth.