Rescaling urban development policy in the EU : the impact of integrated place-based approaches in Cohesion Policy
Mendez, Carlos and Van Der Zwet, Arno and Borkowska-Waszak, Sylwia (2021) Rescaling urban development policy in the EU : the impact of integrated place-based approaches in Cohesion Policy. Regional Studies, 55 (6). pp. 1154-1165. ISSN 0034-3404 (https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1891215)
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Abstract
This article investigates the role of European Union (EU) Cohesion Policy in urban development policy rescaling following the introduction of a strengthened regulatory framework for integrated territorial development in 2014–20. We find variations in the rescaling of sustainable urban development policies in the Netherlands, Poland and Spain shaped by domestic politics, path dependence and institutional capacity. The theoretical implication is that the European Commission’s focus on a functional rationale for urban rescaling encounters political, policy and institutional constraints, which raises questions about the EU's capacity to shape rescaling dynamics and the need for more flexible approaches to achieve EU goals.
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Mendez, Carlos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7109-4444, Van Der Zwet, Arno and Borkowska-Waszak, Sylwia;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 75877 Dates: DateEvent25 May 2021Published17 March 2021Published Online2 March 2021AcceptedSubjects: Political Science > Political institutions (Europe)
Law > Europe > Regional organization and integration. Comparative lawDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > European Policies Research Centre Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 22 Mar 2021 09:30 Last modified: 12 Dec 2024 11:02 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/75877