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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955290603321

Titolo

Empowering metropolitan regions through new forms of cooperation / / by Alexander Otgaar ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, Hants, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007

ISBN

1-138-26242-0

1-317-14418-X

1-315-57938-3

1-281-20813-2

9786611208134

0-7546-8491-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

EURICUR series (European Institute for Comparative Urban Research)

Altri autori (Persone)

OtgaarAlexander H. J

Disciplina

307.1/2094

Soggetti

Regional planning - Europe

Metropolitan areas - Europe

Intergovernmental cooperation - Europe

Public-private sector cooperation - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Brainport Eindhoven; 3 Centrope: A Cross-Border Alliance in the Central European Region; 4 New Forms of Regional Cooperation in the Helsinki Region; 5 The Networks of Wonderful Copenhagen; 6 Planning for Sustainable Development in the Munich Region; 7 Integrated Public Transport Policies in the Budapest Metropolitan Area; 8 Noordrand Project: Cooperation in the Rotterdam Region; 9 The Better Districts Programme of Catalonia: Serra d'en Mena; 10 Porto's Experience with the Serralves Foundation

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Sommario/riassunto

This insightful book analyzes the development of cross-border and cross-sector partnerships in a number of European cities and regions. Including, amongst others, Copenhagen, Budapest, Helsinki, Munich and Catalonia, these case studies shed light on the factors determining



the success or failure of the coalition-forming process.