This article examines how spatial planning systems have changed in Portugal, Spain, Italy
and Greece in times of economic recession and austerity politics, in amid pressures of …

This work aims to shed light on the contribution of the Cohesion Policy to the urban
dimension of Portuguese cities. This research is based on a case study of Porto. The results …

Italy has been characterised by a wide north–south divide since its unification and regional
development policies have traditionally followed suit. The reform of the EU cohesion policy …

More than two thirds of EU citizens live in urban areas and cities are easily identifiable as
Europe's core hubs for the promotion of territorial cohesion and overall economic growth …

Regional design, long a backbone for spatial planning, even if under other names, has
become topical again for two reasons–as a key strategy and as a key tool in spatial …

This article concerns the growing interest in 'co-production'in spatial planning, focusing on
its relationship with planning systems. The article refers to Italy and England–two …

Planning systems are in a state of perpetual reform. There is a constant struggle over the
form and operation of planning as interests vie to shape the distribution of costs and benefits …

At the latest since the argumentative turn, the crucial importance of language, narratives and
discourses in the field of planning and policy-making is widely acknowledged. This can be …

Il divario nord-sud è da tempo al centro delle politiche regionali italiane. La politica di
coesione non ha modificato tale schema e le regioni del sud continuano a ricevere ingenti …

Indagato da qualche tempo in vari campi di policy, il concetto di 'europeizzazione'è utilizzato
con frequenza crescente anche nel campo del governo del territorio, sia per alludere …