The adoption of the policy objective of territorial cohesion at the EU-level has also sparked interest in “territorial capital” which, according the Camagni and Capello (2013:1398) encompasses “a wide variety of territorial assets, both tangible and intangible, of a private,…
One important step in advancing current debate regarding the role of place-based development, local strategies and sustainability within broader understandings of cohesion would be to elaborate notions of locale and the significance of the local in terms of theoretical conceptualisations,…
The notion of spatial justice also informs the 1999 European Spatial Development Perspective (Dabinett 2010) which targets balanced and sustainable spatial development. But it is not exclusively jobs or factors directly related to job markets that are at issue, fairness requires…
Integrated approach to local development for disadvantaged neighbourhoods in an old-industrialised urban region; URBAN I/II. Type of location: Ruhr Area. Predominantly rural or intermediate area, characterized by out-migration, economic decline and challenges in access to services. Type of location: rural…
Cross-border functional urban area with economic growth next to regions in economic reconversion. Specific emphasis is on social cohesion (incl. access to services, housing) and the sustainability of cross-border integration on both sides of the border in the context of…
Border region with several decades of de-industrialisation facing major changes in terms of institutional organization and the rise of the right extreme party. Intermediate type of location: Nord-Pas de Calais.
Large-scale and long-term urban regeneration of a substantial district of a large city characterized by de-industrialisation, significant loss of low-skilled labour, high poverty, large ethnic diversity, strong pressure on primary and secondary education system and widespread maintenance problems in the…
Social exclusion in remote rural areas in England, where the remoteness of the area and the legacy of austerity policies has posed challenges for investment and the delivery of services. Type of location: Glendale, Northumberland, England. Urban borough with high…
By: Ringland, G. (1998) Throughout the ages people have tried to make decisions today by studying the possibilities of tomorrow. When that tomorrow was more predictable and less fraught with uncertainty, those possibilities had a good chance of being the…
By: Murphy, E. (2013) In October 2011, the European Commission adopted draft legislative proposals for EU cohesion policy for 2014-2020. The new proposals are designed to ensure that EU investment is targeted on the Commission’s long term goals for growth…
