- The first-ever book to debate on the urban dimension of territorial cohesion
- Presents a collection of chapters covering all main aspects related to the urban dimension of territorial cohesion
- By focusing on territorial cohesion processes, it will appeal to a wide audience, including economists, sociologists, environmentalists, urbanists, geographers, policymakers, etc
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- About this book
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This book offers a comprehensive overview of several urban related aspects that are of central importance to successful territorial cohesion processes. In essence, it sheds new light on issues concerning urban polycentrism, functional urban regions, integrated sustainable urban development, and the EU Urban Agenda; and on how they can help to achieve territorial cohesion policy goals. As an elusive and fairly recent concept, territorial cohesion has to date only been vaguely debated in the available literature, which for the most part focuses on its historical origins and its relevance for EU policymaking. Instead, this book synthesizes, for the first time, a range of perspectives that place urban elements and policies at the core of territorial cohesion analysis. As such, and given the fact that territorial cohesion is a holistic concept, the book will appeal to a broad readership from both the academic and policymaking arenas.
- About the authors
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Eduardo Medeiros is a Geography Professor, a Senior Researcher of DINÂMIA'CET-IUL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, and a DG REGIO expert.
- Reviews
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“The book offers a multitude of perspectives on territorial cohesion and related policies. … I consider the work as more than welcome contribution and a milestone for all scholars who would like to understand the urban dimension of territorial cohesion, and its manifestation at the EU Policy level and in various European contexts.” (Angelica Stan, Eurasian Geography and Economics, September 30, 2020)
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Debating the Urban Dimension of Territorial Cohesion
Pages 3-22
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Civil Society in Urban Areas: A Partner for Territorial Cohesion?
Pages 23-37
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Territorial Cohesion: The Economy and Welfare of Cities
Pages 39-66
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Polycentric Urban Systems and Territorial Cohesion
Pages 69-89
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Cross-Border Functional Regions and Innovation: Cases from Inner Scandinavian Regions
Pages 91-109
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Territorial Cohesion
- Book Subtitle
- The Urban Dimension
- Editors
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- Eduardo Medeiros
- Series Title
- The Urban Book Series
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-03386-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-03386-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-03385-9
- Series ISSN
- 2365-757X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 196
- Number of Illustrations
- 3 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
- Topics