SPATIAL PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION A REVIEW

Development and cohesion in the European Union are initiated by an awareness and understanding of geographical space and its various interactions. In the case of the European Union (EU), which is a globally unique confederation with the constitutional objective of economic, social, and territorial c...

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Published inTheoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 5 - 31
Main Authors TSIOTAS, Dimitrios, POLYZOS, Serafeim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bucharest Research Center in Public Administration and Public Services 01.05.2025
Academia de Studii Economice Bucuresti
Research Centre in Public Administration & Public Services
Subjects
Cohesion
Cultural heritage
Economic development
Economic growth
Economics
Indicators
Literature reviews
Regions
Greece
Eastern Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Italy
United Kingdom
France
Mediterranean Sea
Germany
Spain
Western Europe
Europe
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Summary:Development and cohesion in the European Union are initiated by an awareness and understanding of geographical space and its various interactions. In the case of the European Union (EU), which is a globally unique confederation with the constitutional objective of economic, social, and territorial cohesion, a reading of the European geographical space highlights four basic patterns of spatial development: the so-called Blue Banana, and the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Eastern Arc. Studying these patterns highlights different dimensions that economic, social, and territorial inequalities acquire in the EU geographical space. In addition to defining the regional problem within the geographical and functional boundaries of the EU, these variations highlight aspects of the challenges that the Union is facing towards the desired multidimensional cohesion and convergence of spatial disparities. In this context, through a literature review and by using socioeconomic indicators, this paper studies the specific characteristics of the main patterns of spatial development that have emerged in the EU so far and discusses the directions that the requirement to reconstruct the European space in this unequal map may acquire.
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ISSN:2065-3913
2065-3921