Spatial Planning and the European Union

This book navigates the connection points between EU policies and spatial planning by introducing the logics of EU policymaking and European spatial planning, outlining the most relevant EU policies with relevance for spatial planning and presenting examples from Austria and Finland how EU policies are applied in domestic contexts.

European Union policies are intertwined with all sectors of public administration and governance in the member states, including spatial, urban and regional planning. Legal regulations like the Natura 2000 Directives, funding programmes associated with EU Cohesion Policy or strategies such as the Territorial Agenda 2030 all leave their mark on planning - yet with considerably different effects in Europe's cities and regions.

This book serves as a guide to navigate the connection points between EU policies and spatial planning by introducing the logics of EU policymaking and European spatial planning, outlining the most important EU policies with relevance for spatial planning and presenting examples, from Austria and Finland, of how EU policies are applied in domestic contexts. By exploring the Europeanisation of spatial planning 'from within', the book acknowledges how differential ideas about what spatial planning is and what role the EU plays therein shape the actualised impacts of EU policies.

By providing a comprehensive perspective on the relevance of the European Union for spatial planning, this book is ideal for students, academics and administrators who want to grasp how the EU shapes and affects planning practice in Europe's cities and regions.

Autorentext

Eva Purkarthofer is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Built Environment, Aalto University, Finland.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: spatial planning and the European Union PART I Basics about the EU and European spatial planning 2. The European Union in a nutshell 3. The realm of European spatial planning 4. Europeanisation of spatial planning: planning systems, planning cultures and learning PART II Discursive, regulatory and remunerative policies: European Union strategies, initiatives, regulations, directives and funding programmes with relevance for spatial planning 5. EU strategies and initiatives with spatial relevance 6. EU sectoral regulations and directives with spatial relevance 7. EU funding programmes with spatial relevance PART III Domestic responses to EU policies: interpretations, implementations and instrumentalisations 8. Austria: EU policies as an opportunity for planning in a federal system 9. Finland: is there space for EU policies in strong municipalities and weak regions? 10. Conclusion: what do planners need to know about the European Union? Epilogue: Three cheers for academic migrants