: Markus Leibenath, Ewa Korcelli-Olejniczak, Robert Knippschild
: Markus Leibenath, Ewa Korcelli-Olejniczak, Robert Knippschild
: Cross-border Governance and Sustainable Spatial Development Mind the Gaps!
: Springer-Verlag
: 9783540792444
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: CHF 136.20
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: Stadt-, Raum- und Landschaftsplanung
: English
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Border regions in Central Europe undergo tremendous changes due to the enlargement of the European Union and the related processes of Europeanization, bordering and re-bordering. The book explores the consequences of these processes for cross-border governance and spatial planning in Central Europe. It combines analyses of European and national framework conditions with case studies from border regions and cities in 8 countries. The focus is on generic questions of cross-border planning and cooperation as well as on selected sectors such as nature conservation, transport and economic development. The book is written for the international scientific community and for practitioners in the fields of spatial planning, cross-border cooperation, environmental protection and structural policy.
Preface5
Contents7
Contributing authors9
Exploring the gaps Sustainability as a challenge for cross-border governance in Central Europe11
I External influences and framework conditions23
Implications of spatial development policies at European and national levels for border regions The case of Germany25
Implementation of the EU Community Initiative INTERREG III A at the Polish-German border An attempt at evaluation43
II Cross-border governance at regional level59
Cross-border co-operation in the Rhine-Scheldt Delta The long road of institution building61
Social capital and other main influences on governance processes in cross-border micro-regions The case of the Austrian-German Euregio ‘Via Salina’77
III Cross-border co-operation between cities and metropolitan regions95
Cross-border cooperation challenges: Positioning the Vienna-Bratislava region97
Inter-urban cooperation in the German-Polish-Czech triangle111
Functional complementarity as basis for inter-metropolitan collaboration and networking A case study on cultural activities in Berlin and Warsaw127
IV Sectoral perspectives on border regions142
Transborder transport The case of Poland’s present and future Schengen area boundaries143
Sustainable tourism development in cross-border biosphere reserves of Central and Eastern Europe157
Environmental dimension of transboundary spatial development — driving forces in environmental regionalism A case study on the Polish-German borderland171
The role of special economic zones in the socio-economic development of Poland’s border regions The case of the Kostrzyn-Slubice Special Economic Zone185
V Conclusions195
Bridging the gaps? Cross-border governance between top-down policies and local needs and limitations197