Territorial Cohesion in the Context of Interregional and Transnational Cooperation

Stein, Axel

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“…According to the endogenous growth theory (Aghion and Howitt, ) and the new economic geography (Krugman, , , ), economic activity tends to agglomerate, with a circular cause‐and‐effect logic, where it is already concentrated. In this sense, territorial governance can be looked at as an institutional approach to develop integrative planning in the context of territorial cohesion, where industry demands and sectorial approaches can be balanced (Stein, ).…”

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Interregional Integration of Entrepreneurial Activity in Spain

2016

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Interregional Integration of Entrepreneurial Activity in Spain

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“…In this way, so‐called ‘territorial governance’ (Lidström ; Davoudi et al . ; Stead ), as a process with the capacity for the collective construction of a territorial project, has come to be considered in the European Community (EC) as inseparable from the objectives of sustainable spatial development and territorial cohesion at all levels (Faludi ; Stein ).…”

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Fisheries Policy for Sustainable Development: Coastal Models and Limitations Derived from Participation and Power Organisation in Atlantic FLAGs in Spain and Portugal

2019

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The incorporation of territorial development into the Common Fisheries Policy has allowed for the decentralised and participatory management of part of its funds. In fact, the criteria for sustainable development in fishing zones follow the guidelines of Community‐Led Local Development. This work critically examines the implementation process of Axis 4 of the European Fisheries Fund in two areas of the Iberian Peninsula’s Atlantic coast as case studies, looking into the creation of Fishery Local Action Groups and the analysis of the planning and execution phases of the funds. The results show, on the one hand, the limited development of this approach and the doubts about the effectiveness of area‐based partnerships as tools for local development, and on the other, the benefits for the revitalisation of the fishing sector, especially in the long term.

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Territorial governance across Europe: Pathways, practices and prospects

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2016

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(2016). 278 pp. £95.00 (hbk). £30.00 (pbk). ISBN 978 1 13 886087 2. Territorial governance has proven to be a popular notion in European spatial planning and policy discourses, primarily in relation to the concept of territorial cohesion (FALUDI, 2012). Furthermore, several academic publications and a number of transnational policy documents have been devoting attention to the topic. Despite the myriad literature, some conceptual misalignments remain, triggering continuous research. For instance, has territorial governance been employed as a synonym for spatial planning, as STEAD (2013) points out? Alternatively, as FALUDI (2012) poses it, is the term 'territorial' redundant in 'territorial governance'? The scholars DAVOUDI et al. (2008) have also convincingly stated that the meaning and effects of territorial governance are dissimilar at different territorial levels, while STEIN (2010) argues that territorial governance 'still suffers from little specification' (p. 6). Bearing in mind these arguments, I have embraced the review of this edited book-Territorial Governance across Europe: Pathways, Practices and Prospects-with much curiosity. A curiosity similar to that of an explorer facing the new or the unknown. However, is this collection of writings on territorial governance pathways, practices and prospects a novel one or a reframing of already known statements? I can already advance the view that the chapters provide strong arguments. In addition, they are also empirically informed and present comprehensive frameworks that aim to provide, in line with the editors wishes, thorough considerations of the emergence, state-of-the art and evolution of the concept of territorial governance. I will clarify, hence, why this book challenges the conventional 'governance wisdom', and how the findings can enlighten the theory and practice of territorial governance. This book stands out-in the sense that it contributes, both theoretically and empirically, to the argument that territorial governance is not merely a pleonasm of governance, as STEAD (2013) also interrogates. Territorial governance, in line with the conception postulated in this book, is based on the processes involving place-based knowledge, the inclusion and engagement of stakeholders and the alignment of multiple interests that have a stake in a certain territory. The book is structured in three parts. Part I explores the territorial governance 'pathways' across Europe. Part II devotes attention to territorial governance 'practices'. In addition, Part III demonstrates the need for more tailor-made/contextsensitive/place-based governance arrangements and discusses the 'prospects' for future territorial governance theory and practice. The discussions in this edited volume are at the forefront of the territorial governance debate, as it helps to capture knowledge-related and territorial/place-based elements, which have been overlooked in other governance-research frameworks. The novelty of the book lies not on trying to define (once again) 'governance' but foc...

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Territorial Cohesion in the Context of Interregional and Transnational Cooperation

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Interregional Integration of Entrepreneurial Activity in Spain

Interregional Integration of Entrepreneurial Activity in Spain

Fisheries Policy for Sustainable Development: Coastal Models and Limitations Derived from Participation and Power Organisation in Atlantic FLAGs in Spain and Portugal

Territorial governance across Europe: Pathways, practices and prospects

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