Territorial Cohesion - An ambiguous concept

MALÝ, Jiří. Territorial Cohesion - An ambiguous concept. In Warsaw Regional Forum 2013. 2013. ISBN 978-83-61590-51-4.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Territorial Cohesion - An ambiguous concept

Autoři

MALÝ, Jiří

Vydání

Warsaw Regional Forum 2013, 2013

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

Zemský magnetismus, geodesie, geografie

Stát vydavatele

Polsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ne

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

ISBN

978-83-61590-51-4

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

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Anotace

V originále

The concept of territorial cohesion has become a widely used term in discussions on European spatial planning, especially after the integration of the concept in the Reform Treaty. However, the ambiguity and complicated definability of the concept contribute to its incomprehensibility. The primary purpose of this paper is to examine and compare different approaches to the concept of territorial cohesion, pointing to its multidimensionality. An essential aspect is uncertainty and generality of the most definitions. Since the territorial cohesion is a place based approach, the paper also poses the scale-dependency issue. The literature search dealing with the territorial cohesion as a normative concept is principally and critically confronted with analytical geographical approach. This comparison reveals the complexity of territorial cohesion and raises the question of connections of territorial cohesion with other concepts of spatial and regional planning such as polycentric development. Moreover, each scale requires a specific approach with regard to larger context and hence it is important to apply the ideas of territorial cohesion carefully. All these crucial issues are taken into consideration and discussed in this paper.