Abstract
There is growing interest in many European nations and regions in larger scale, more collaborative approaches to development planning. Ireland, Wales, the Netherlands, the English regions and many other places are currently preparing spatial strategies to guide investment in economic and social development, while conserving their natural and built heritage. They have been influenced by the European Spatial Development Perspective, which has stimulated new ways of promoting regional competitiveness, cohesion and sustainability (European Council of EU Ministers Responsible for Spatial Planning 1999). Key themes include encouraging co-operation rather than competition between cities and regions, and fostering greater co ordination between economic development, land-use planning and transport policies within regions.
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