EU Cohesion Policy and Spatial Governance
Territorial, Social and Economic Challenges
Published on 13. July 2021
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-83910-357-5 (ISBN)
Description
Discussing the ongoing and future challenges of EU Cohesion Policy, this book critically addresses the economic, social and territorial challenges at the heart of the EU's policy. It identifies the multifaceted and dynamic nature of the policy as well as the interlinkage with other policies and considers unresolved questions of strategic importance in territorial governance, urban and regional inequalities, and social aspects and well-being.
Interdisciplinary perspectives offer well-founded historical views, conceptual thoughts, policy insights and empirical analyses of EU Cohesion Policy, exploring under-represented territorial and spatial perspectives. Fostering a long term, visionary debate, the book looks into the controversial aspects of the policy. It concludes with a rich synthesis of the debate, emphasising three key concerns: disintegration as an alternative to the eroding idea of greater European integration; the discontent of cities and regions due to widening inequalities; and the discretion of member states which prevents the EU from engaging more deeply with social issues.
With commentaries on each of the key areas provided by top scholars, this book will be an invigorating read for EU policy makers keen to gain a more critical understanding of key issues around territorial, social and economic cohesion. It will also be an insightful read for economic geography, spatial planning, political science, international relations, European studies and social science scholars in general.
Interdisciplinary perspectives offer well-founded historical views, conceptual thoughts, policy insights and empirical analyses of EU Cohesion Policy, exploring under-represented territorial and spatial perspectives. Fostering a long term, visionary debate, the book looks into the controversial aspects of the policy. It concludes with a rich synthesis of the debate, emphasising three key concerns: disintegration as an alternative to the eroding idea of greater European integration; the discontent of cities and regions due to widening inequalities; and the discretion of member states which prevents the EU from engaging more deeply with social issues.
With commentaries on each of the key areas provided by top scholars, this book will be an invigorating read for EU policy makers keen to gain a more critical understanding of key issues around territorial, social and economic cohesion. It will also be an insightful read for economic geography, spatial planning, political science, international relations, European studies and social science scholars in general.
Reviews / Votes
'The EU continues to lead the world in initiatives to promote cohesion, reduce socio-economic disparities between core and periphery, promote the Paris agreement, and advance sustainable development agendas through deliberate, evidence-based governance processes. This volume helps to make sense of the sometimes bewildering stream of new policies, debates, and achievements, while paying close attention to growing challenges of 'disintegration, discontent, and discretion' that threaten progress. This fascinating and unflinching analysis of EU cohesion policies deserves a wide readership.'More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-83910-357-5 (9781839103575)
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Persons
Edited by Daniel Rauhut, Affiliated Researcher, Centro de Estudos Geograficos, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal and Research Associate, Institute for Applied Research of Ageing, Villach, Austria, Franziska Sielker, University Professor of Urban and Regional Research, Faculty of Spatial Planning and Architecture, TU Wien and Alois Humer, Professor of Applied Geography, Spatial Research and Spatial Planning, Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna, Austria
Content
Contents:
Preface xix
1 EU Cohesion Policy and European spatial governance: an
introduction to territorial, economic and social challenges 1
Franziska Sielker, Daniel Rauhut and
Alois Humer
2 EU Cohesion Policy: the past, the present and the future 17
Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argiles
PART A TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE
3 Territorial governance aspects in the EU's Cohesion
Policy: an introduction 27
Alois Humer and Daniel Rauhut
4 Spatial framing within EU Cohesion Policy and spatial planning:
towards functional and soft spaces, yet on different paths 31
Eva Purkarthofer and Peter Schmitt
5 Cohesion Policy as a driver of Europeanisation:
a comparative analysis 48
Giancarlo Cotella and Marcin Dabrowski
6 Territorial cohesion and the sea: experiences from
European maritime spatial planning 66
John Moodie, Franziska Sielker and
David Goldsborough
7 Urban Policy in European Cohesion Policy 83
Karsten Zimmermann and Rob Atkinson
8 European (dis)integration: implications for the EUropean
Cohesion Policy 98
Estelle Evrard and Tobias Chilla
9 Commentary: complex EU cohesion and 'integration mark 2' 115
Andreas Faludi
PART B URBAN AND REGIONAL INEQUALITIES
10 Urban and regional inequality aspects of the EU's
Cohesion Policy: an introduction 124
Franziska Sielker and Alois Humer
11 Territorial cohesion, polycentrism and regional disparities:
revisiting an unsolved debate 127
Evert Meijers and Krister Sandberg
12 Can the EU Cohesion Policy fight peripheralization? 142
Julia A. Nagy and Jozsef Benedek
13 Does Cohesion Policy affect territorial inequalities and
regional development? 156
Lionel Vedrine and Julie Le Gallo
14 Smart specialisation, peripheries and the EU Cohesion Policy 171
Cristina Serbanica
15 What regions benefit from the post-2009-crisis Cohesion
Policy? Evidence from a Territorial Cohesion Development Index 185
Daniel Rauhut and Nuno Marques da Costa
16 Commentary: urban and regional inequalities and the
architecture of EU Cohesion Policy 199
Tomasz Komornicki
PART C SOCIAL ASPECTS AND WELLBEING
17 Social aspects in the EU's Cohesion Policy: an introduction 208
Daniel Rauhut and Franziska Sielker
18 EU Cohesion Policy: towards grounded cities and regions 216
Yvonne Franz and Alois Humer
19 Mobility in the Danube Region: the role of transnational
cooperation in addressing challenges of migration 230
Elisabeth Gruber and Adam Nemeth
20 Between markets and social rights: confused EU housing policies 244
Ivan Tosics and Simone Tulumello
21 Commentary: social issues and wellbeing in the EU -
challenges for Cohesion Policy 260
Eduarda Marques da Costa
PART D CONCLUDING REMARKS
22 Unsettled questions of disintegration, discontent and discretion 272
Alois Humer, Daniel Rauhut and Franziska Sielker
Afterword: territorial cohesion, a never-ending academic challenge? 276
Klaus R. Kunzmann
Index
Preface xix
1 EU Cohesion Policy and European spatial governance: an
introduction to territorial, economic and social challenges 1
Franziska Sielker, Daniel Rauhut and
Alois Humer
2 EU Cohesion Policy: the past, the present and the future 17
Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argiles
PART A TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE
3 Territorial governance aspects in the EU's Cohesion
Policy: an introduction 27
Alois Humer and Daniel Rauhut
4 Spatial framing within EU Cohesion Policy and spatial planning:
towards functional and soft spaces, yet on different paths 31
Eva Purkarthofer and Peter Schmitt
5 Cohesion Policy as a driver of Europeanisation:
a comparative analysis 48
Giancarlo Cotella and Marcin Dabrowski
6 Territorial cohesion and the sea: experiences from
European maritime spatial planning 66
John Moodie, Franziska Sielker and
David Goldsborough
7 Urban Policy in European Cohesion Policy 83
Karsten Zimmermann and Rob Atkinson
8 European (dis)integration: implications for the EUropean
Cohesion Policy 98
Estelle Evrard and Tobias Chilla
9 Commentary: complex EU cohesion and 'integration mark 2' 115
Andreas Faludi
PART B URBAN AND REGIONAL INEQUALITIES
10 Urban and regional inequality aspects of the EU's
Cohesion Policy: an introduction 124
Franziska Sielker and Alois Humer
11 Territorial cohesion, polycentrism and regional disparities:
revisiting an unsolved debate 127
Evert Meijers and Krister Sandberg
12 Can the EU Cohesion Policy fight peripheralization? 142
Julia A. Nagy and Jozsef Benedek
13 Does Cohesion Policy affect territorial inequalities and
regional development? 156
Lionel Vedrine and Julie Le Gallo
14 Smart specialisation, peripheries and the EU Cohesion Policy 171
Cristina Serbanica
15 What regions benefit from the post-2009-crisis Cohesion
Policy? Evidence from a Territorial Cohesion Development Index 185
Daniel Rauhut and Nuno Marques da Costa
16 Commentary: urban and regional inequalities and the
architecture of EU Cohesion Policy 199
Tomasz Komornicki
PART C SOCIAL ASPECTS AND WELLBEING
17 Social aspects in the EU's Cohesion Policy: an introduction 208
Daniel Rauhut and Franziska Sielker
18 EU Cohesion Policy: towards grounded cities and regions 216
Yvonne Franz and Alois Humer
19 Mobility in the Danube Region: the role of transnational
cooperation in addressing challenges of migration 230
Elisabeth Gruber and Adam Nemeth
20 Between markets and social rights: confused EU housing policies 244
Ivan Tosics and Simone Tulumello
21 Commentary: social issues and wellbeing in the EU -
challenges for Cohesion Policy 260
Eduarda Marques da Costa
PART D CONCLUDING REMARKS
22 Unsettled questions of disintegration, discontent and discretion 272
Alois Humer, Daniel Rauhut and Franziska Sielker
Afterword: territorial cohesion, a never-ending academic challenge? 276
Klaus R. Kunzmann
Index