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Regionaler Raumordnungsplan (ROP) IV Westpfalz
The Western Palatinate ROP sets out the regulatory and organisational framework of the regional development programme for the Western Palatinate planning region; it defines the role of spatial planning as the development, regulation and protection of the region's spaces and lays down the new emphases of the spatial planning action strategy due to changed societal framework conditions.
public servicesdemographycentral placesspatial disparitiessustainable spatial developmentClimate changemunicipal fundingTheorizing Borders
In his paper Chris Rumford examines borders (boundaries) from a theoretical-conceptual perspective moving the focus onto their relevance.
BordersTheorynetworksPoliticsstateSocietychanging perspectivesInternationale Migranten und Migration in der GrossRegion SaarLorLux
The article presents the common and different migration processes in the Greater Region.
Migrationhistorical developmentmigration processesmigrant groupsPerspektiven für Rheinland-Pfalz – Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie des Landes: Fortschreibung 2015
Against the backdrop of global developments, the United Nations have enshrined a set of common goals for sustainable development in the "2030 Agenda". The aim is to counteract the high greenhouse gas emissions and high resource consumption, which by far exceeds existing renewable resources. With its sustainability strategy the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has a policy instrument that aims to preserve natural resources and achieve an efficient economy using minimal resources.
Sustainability strategysustainabilitySustainable developmentpolitical modelRhineland-PalatinateClimate changeclimate protectionenergy transitionbiodiversitysustainable economic activitiesLandesentwicklungsplan Saarland Teilabschnitt « Umwelt (Vorsorge für Flächennutzung, Umweltschutz und Infrastruktur » – Teil A: Textliche Festlegungen vom 13. Juni 2004
State-wide spatial development plans must be drawn up in all Germany's rural states (cf. §13 Spatial Planning Act). In Saarland there are two separate state-wide spatial development plans. The "settlement" section of the regional development plan represents a planning framework for sustainable and environmentally friendly housing development. In the "Environment" section of the regional development plan the focus is on area and site-specific spatial planning provisions.
Regional development planregional planningspatial planningenvironmentenvironmental protectionInfrastructurepriority areasTrafficroutesraw materialstourismLandesentwicklungsplan Saarland Teilabschnitt « Siedlung » 2006 – textliche und zeichnerische Festlegungen mit Begründung/Erläuterung
State-wide spatial development plans must be drawn up in all Germany's rural states (cf. §13 Spatial Planning Act). In Saarland there are two separate state-wide spatial development plans. The "settlement" section of the regional development plan represents a planning framework for sustainable and environmentally friendly housing development. In the "Environment" section of the regional development plan the focus is on area and site-specific spatial planning provisions.
Regional development planregional planningspatial planningcentral placessettlement axes in spatial planningspatial categoriesresidential settlementlarge-scale retail outletsTransfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN)
The TEIN network is a network of excellence in training and research on cross-border themes.
TrainingEducationcross-border cooperationQuattroPole
The QuattroPole consists of the cities of Metz, Luxembourg, Trier and Saarbrücken, which have come together to defend their joint territorial appeal.
cross-border cooperationMétropolisationterritorial appealsustainabilitymobilityCulturetourismenergydigital and creative economy3Land
The 3Land project is the Europe's first trinational urban project and its objective is to provide a framework for the coherent development of the banks of the Rhine north of Basel.
Cross-border urban projectmobilitysustainabilityIBAPandemic Response as Border Politics
Border controls and closures, often introduced preventively to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic are political measures more than health measures.
COVID-19Pandemicborder closuresborder policiesborder orientationCovidfencing effects on cross-border deterritorialism: the case of Europe
The regional impacts of the public health crisis due to COVID-19 are tell-tale signs of a process of deterritorialisation which is taking place in European cross-border regions.
Covidfencing déterritorialisationglobalisationCOVID-19European IntegrationLes IBA sont-elles en capacité de valoriser des territoires transfrontaliers en émergence ? Cas appliqué à la Grande Région. Entre France et Luxembourg, Audun-le-Tiche et Esch-sur-Alzette
The essay looks at the ability of IBAs - International Architecture Exhibitions - to encourage territorial development in the Grande Region.
cross-border cooperationIBATerritorial marketingterritorial identitymulti-level governanceEurope’s essential workers: Migration and pandemic politics in Central and Eastern Europe during COVID‐19
The border controls reintroduced during the COVID-19 crisis have aggravated the situation of expatriated workers in the European Union in so-called "essential" sectors of the economy.
COVID-19migratory systemsmigration policycrisis managementmigrant workersessential economyLa Grande Région, région transfrontalière européenne
There are two sometimes contradictory dimensions to cross-border cooperation in the Greater Region: a symbolic dimension and a functional dimension.
cross-border cooperationFrance, Switzerland, Agglomération franco-valdo-genevoise, Canton of Geneva, district of Nyon, Pôle Métropolitain du Genevois Français
The Greater Geneva (Grand-Genève) consultation brought together 7 forward visions addressing ways of inhabiting this future "City-landscape" in line with ambitious sustainable development objectives.
Territorial developmentForward planning consultationSustainable development