Multi-level regional development governance: A European typology

• Authors: Giancarlo Cotella , Umberto Janin Rivolin , Elena Pede , Maurizio Pioletti

Abstracts

EN

The European Union identifies the regional level as the ideal spatial scale for resources’ redistribution, in so doing turning European regions into key spatial development players. This raises challenges due to the heterogeneity of the EU in terms of administrative configurations, and spatial governance and planning systems. The contribution of this article draws on the results of three interlinked ESPON research projects to shed light on the matter. Building on an overview of the institutional variables that may influence successful regional development, it proposes a typology of multi-level regional development governance in the EU and reflects upon the potentials for delivering economic, social, and territorial cohesion.

Keywords

EN

EU cohesion policy; multi-level governance; territorial governance; spatial planning systems; regional development

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: European Spatial Research and Policy
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 201-221

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Giancarlo Cotella

• Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino, Viale Mattioli 39, 10125 Torino, Italy

• https://orcid.org/000000018445412X

author

Umberto Janin Rivolin

• Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino, Viale Mattioli 39, 10125 Torino, Italy

• https://orcid.org/0000000344670981

author

Elena Pede

• Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino, Viale Mattioli 39, 10125 Torino, Italy

• https://orcid.org/0000000206162962

author

Maurizio Pioletti

• Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino, Viale Mattioli 39, 10125 Torino, Italy

• https://orcid.org/0000000328281302

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/1231-1952.28.1.11

Biblioteka Nauki

1892152