Overcoming Fragmentation in Southeast Europe: Spatial Development Trends and Integration Potential (Urban and Regional Planning and Development Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075464796X ISBN 13: 9780754647966

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2007

Synopsis

With the expansion of the European Union, the countries of Southeast Europe have finally been brought together within one socio-political entity. The restructuring of these economies following globalization and neoliberalization has meant that this region has become much more open to geopolitical shifts and trends.While the various countries have all entered into the slow process of European integration, the historic fragmentation of this region has led to various conflicts and contradictions in the restructuring and transition of national economies. This volume provides a theoretical and comparative overview which examines the prospects for spatial cohesion in this region. With the need to handle persisting problems and conflicts from the past while coping with new economic and political structures, Southeast Europe proves to be a challenging yet fruitful testing ground for how best to overcome fragmentation and establish a long-term process of social and economic integration.

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About the Author

Panayiotis Getimis is Professor of Urban and Regional Politics and Planning at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece. Grigoris Kafkalas is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075464796X
• ISBN 13: 9780754647966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 354
• Editor: Getimis Panayiotis, Kafkalas Grigoris