German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy 2009: New Disparities in Spatial Development in Europe

Front Matter....Pages 1-10
Preface – Introduction....Pages 1-6
Territorial Cohesion – Current Views of the Commission and the Member States of the European Union....Pages 7-17
From Disparities to Diversity – Territorial Cohesion in the European Union....Pages 19-35
Spatial Patterns in the Knowledge Society....Pages 37-50
The Importance of Infrastructures and Interaction Networks for Regional Competitiveness in the Knowledge Economy....Pages 51-66
Urbanisation Processes and Regional Disparities in Europe – The Role of Metropolitan Regions and the Importance of the Settlement Structure....Pages 67-77
Suburban Residential Development in Post-socialist Urban Regions: The Case of Moscow, Sofia, and Budapest....Pages 79-104
The European Regional Demographic Mosaic – A Challenge for Spatial Development....Pages 105-127
Polarisation or Convergence? Spatial Patterns of Fertility in Hungary 15 Years after the Beginning of the Process of Transformation....Pages 129-144
The Subsidiarity Principle – Does it Impede Equal Ecological Living Conditions in Europe?....Pages 145-165
Demographic Change: Complexity as a Challenge for Urban and Regional Development....Pages 167-170
Environmental Cooperation across Germany’s External Borders – The Case of Ecological Networks....Pages 171-175
European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) – Experiences and Prospects....Pages 177-181
Hist. Urban – Integrated Revitalisation of Historic Towns to Promote a Polycentric and Sustainable Development....Pages 183-185
Germany in the Light of the Territorial Agenda – The ESPON Perspective....Pages 187-190
Back Matter....Pages 1-13