This paper examines the way concepts of place and space are being used in the new wave
of strategic spatial plans in Europe, in relation to the intellectual debates in the social …

Since the publication of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP), a growing
body of literature has emerged related to European spatial planning. Much of this literature …

Much of rural Europe has witnessed vast changes over the past two decades, including
major demographic and economic change. The question of how these changes have …

Caffyn A. and Dahlström M.(2005) Urban–rural interdependencies: joining up policy in
practice, Regional Studies 39, 283–296.'Urban'and 'rural'are commonly used in an …

The concept of urban–rural relationships has a history in academic literature on economics,
geography and regional planning (Davoudi & Stead, 2002). In policy terms, the European …

The idea of smart villages, though arising from the smart cities concept, seems to influence
the rural reality as well, and this may, among others, be the effect of urban–rural …

Rapidly advancing urbanization increasingly deepens cities' interdependencies with
surrounding suburban and rural territories, leading to unique planning challenges. Yet, there …

A first step to understanding the European dimension of metropolitan policies is to review
selected contributions to the scholarly debate on metropolitan regions as well as research …

The book focuses on bioregionalist theories and experiences as an alternative way of
reading and designing local contexts, based on the recovery of the co-evolutionary …

The concept of polycentric development has attracted much attention of both scholars and
policy-makers. In recent years, there has been growing acknowledgment of the relevance of …