Shaping European Spatial Planning: How Italy's Experience Can Contribute

Despite an intensifying debate in recent years, a shared definition of European spatial planning is still unclear. As a concept that emerged following the acknowledgement of the involvement of the EU in territorial and urban matters, European spatial planning established itself in the making and �...

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Published inTown planning review Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 51 - 76
Main Author Rivolin, Umberto Janin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Liverpool Liverpool University Press 2003
Subjects
Area planning & development
City planning
Decision making
Environmental policy
ESDP
Europe
European Union
Flood control
Italy
Observatories
Planning
Policy making
Political action committees
Presidency
Public works
Regional development
Regional planning
Regional policy
Responsibilities
Smart growth
Territories
Treaties
Urban governance
Urban planning
Urban policy
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Summary:Despite an intensifying debate in recent years, a shared definition of European spatial planning is still unclear. As a concept that emerged following the acknowledgement of the involvement of the EU in territorial and urban matters, European spatial planning established itself in the making and 'application' of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP), undoubtedly the most significant evidence of a new deal for planning throughout Europe. Italy did not play a primary role in the ESDP drafting process, nor has the ESDP seen exemplary application in this country so far. Nevertheless, the important changes that have occurred in Italian planning practices in the past decade seem to owe much to the innovations introduced by EU intervention. These experiences would seem to lead to the sharing of a wider framework for European spatial planning, something perhaps necessary if a brighter future for the ESDP is to be achieved.
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ISSN:0041-0020
1478-341X
DOI:10.3828/tpr.74.1.4