Regional Development in the Nordic Countries

Regional Development in the Nordic Countries
Author: Nordic Group For Regional Analysis Staff
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1996
Genre: Regional planning
ISBN: 9789291207800

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On cover: Regional policy. NOGRAN = Nordic Group for Regional Analysis.

The Nebi Yearbook 1998

The Nebi Yearbook 1998
Author: Lars Hedegaard
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642588867

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Thorvald Stoltenberg Ambassador Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board Most of us have been overwhelmed by the speed and extent of the changes that have been taking place in Europe since the late 1980s. Over the span of a few years, we have witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the unification of Ger many. This process has had far-reaching implications for Northern Europe: the Baltic states have attained independence, and with the establishment of the Baltic Sea regional co-operation and the Barents co-operation, a new type of East-West relations has come into being. The process of change continues. Its latest manifestation is the agreement between Russia and NATO, and NATO and EU enlargement is expected to take place over the next few years. With such far-reaching transformations, we need to reflect on what is hap pening. We need a more coherent picture of the new situation in Northern Europe and of where we are heading. This Yearbook is an attempt to fulfil this need. I would like to thank the editors for taking this initiative, which has been long awaited by those of us who have been actively interested in the improved relations between the former East and the old West that have been made possible by the end of the Cold War - and particularly in the new opportunities for cross-border co-operation and integra tion in the North European and Baltic space.

The Nordic Regions and the European Union

The Nordic Regions and the European Union
Author: Søren Dosenrode
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2018-01-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351145908

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The Nordic Regions and the European Union is an authoritative book on the influences of European integration on the regional level in the Nordic countries. This book provides both factual insight into the Nordic regions and the Europeanization of the four Nordic countries, offering theoretical contributions to the theory of regionalism in a European context built on systematic comparison.

The Nordic Countries

The Nordic Countries
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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Recoge: 1.A comparasion between the Nordic countries and the European community - 2.Institucional scenarios for Norden/European community in the year 2000 - 3.Overview of impacts of Nordic developments on EC territory - 4.Identifying potentially strong Nordic impacts - 5.Transnational regional scenarios - 6.Synopses of Nordic impacts.

Sustainable Development for Central and Eastern Europe

Sustainable Development for Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Ulrich Graute
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 364272048X

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Central and Eastern European Countries are undergoing a difficult transition process with consequences for spatial development. Europe needs a more bal anced, polycentric system of cities, a new urban-rural relationship, parity of ac cess to infrastructure and knowledge as well as prudent management and devel opment of the natural and cultural heritage. Dealing with these complex challenges and the need for sustainable develop ment politicians requires qualified advice from experts. To this end, the German Ministry for Regional Planning, Construction and Urban Development initiated the Network of Spatial Research Institutes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE Net) in 1992. Exchange of knowledge and an open dialogue at all levels are pre conditions for the cooperative development of visions and strategies serving spa tial development in Europe. The annual conferences of the network have been a first steps towards closer cooperation. The high interest shown in these confer ences by academics and government representatives and the fact that several re search projects have already crystallised out of the debates they engendered indi cate that the network is meeting a need for exchange and cooperation. Decisions on spatial development do not stop at national borders and the dis cussion on spatial development in any European region has therefore to take the European context into consideration. A special advantage of this publication is that, as well as focusing on spatial development and research in CEE regions, it also discusses Central and Eastern Europe in a European context.

Competitive European Peripheries

Competitive European Peripheries
Author: Heikki Eskelinen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642799558

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Europe's space is in a flux. Earlier cores and peripheries in Europe are experiencing a profound transformation. The driving forces include, amongst others, Western European economic and political integration, and Eastern European transition. We are also witnessing fundamental technological and organisational restructuring of industrial systems. Information technology and telecommunications are rapidly altering the requisites for comparative advantage. Peripherality is being determined more by access to networks than by geographical location. Economies of scale can be attained in distributed networks of production with good access to markets as well as in large agglomerations. Clearly, these changes also call for new perspectives in regional analysis. This book derives its impetus from an Advanced Summer institute in Regional Science which was arranged in Joensuu, Finland, in 1993 under the auspices of the European Regional Science Association. Some of the papers, which were discussed at the institute, were thoroughly revised for the present purpose. In addition, chapters on specific topics were specially written for the volume. In most contributions, the focus is on the Nordic countries and their internal peripheries. They form a particularly interesting case in assessing prospects for the multi-faceted centre-periphery confrontation in Europe.

Unlocking regional potentials

Unlocking regional potentials
Author: Bo Storrank
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2017-04-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9289349433

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Ecosystem services in the Nordic countries entail a high potential with regard to regional growth and job creation. The report Unlocking regional potentials describes recent policy actions taken by the Nordic countries regarding natural and cultural heritage as a valuable resource in sustainable regional development. In addition, the report introduces examples of European and Nordic research and development activities concerning valuation of natural and cultural heritage. Nordic experiences underline the need to apply a broad view on regional development including the importance of natural and cultural heritage to human health, well-being, social inclusion and local identity. There is also a need to develop regional platforms for interaction between different interest groups, and to carry out further analyses of regional assets with regard to natural and cultural heritage.