European territorial governance [[electronic resource] /] / Wil Zonneveld, Jochem de Vries, Leonie Janssen-Jansen (eds.)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786030303321
• Autore: Zonneveld W (Wil), <1955->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, : IOS Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-92041-7; 1-61499-141-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360 p.)
• Collana: Housing and urban policy studies, , 0926-6240 ; ; 35
• Altri autori (Persone): VriesJochem de; Janssen-JansenLeonie
• Disciplina: 300
• Soggetti: Decentralization in government - European Union countries; Regionalism - European Union countries; European Union countries Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Contents; European territorial governance: Introduction to this volume; Introduction; Purpose of the book; Structure of the book; References; Part I. Background; European organisations and the institutionalisation of a territorial dimension in EU policy; Introduction; The EU: a construct built on treaties; The search for relevant treaty articles; The EU decision-making process; Players and their attitudes towards territorial issues; The European Commission; The Council of Ministers and the informal ministerial meetings on spatial planning and development; The European Parliament; The Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee The substance and legitimacy of a spatial approach; What is European spatial planning about?; The legitimacy of European spatial planning; Lobbying for spatial planning?; Concluding remarks; Further reading; References; Territorial governance and democracy. A European perspective; Introduction; No authority, plenty of influence; How does the European Union work?; The apolitical approaches; Back to politics: a response to the apolitical approach; The European Union and territorial governance; Conclusion: three scenarios for European territorial governance Further ; reading; References; Territorial cohesion and the European open method of coordination; Introduction; Territorial cohesion: spatializing the European social model; The dilemma of social Europe; Conclusion: discussing social models; Further reading; References; The long and winding road to EU territorial governance; Introduction; The 1950's: no European integration without `planification'; Planning professionals advocating European spatial planning; CRONWE: Planners forming a network of their own; How CRONWE became redundant; The spatial dimension of human rights: the Council of Europe The call by the Assembly; A manifesto; A new political platform: CEMAT; A charter, a strategy and guiding principles; The European Community on spatial development; The European Commission awakens; Filling in an institutional vacuum; A policy document on balance; On application: the aftermath of the ESDP; The Territorial Agenda; Conclusions and lessons to be learned; Further reading; References; Part II Towards European territorial governance; The Portuguese, Slovenian and French presidencies 2007-2008. A sea change in European spatial planning?Introduction; Sources, context, theoretical framework; Portuguese presidency; Slovenian presidency; The French presidency; The working groups; The Directors-General meeting; The Notes on Territorial Cohesion; The Notes on the Action Programme; The Notes on Cohesion Policy; The Marseille ministerial; Territorial cohesion and the Green Paper; Future of cohesion policy; The implementation of the Territorial Agenda; Outlook; Conclusions; Further reading; References; The future European agenda; EU territorial governance: a reaction to change