The journal is interested in both research and review papers that explore the following themes:
Regional and local development at various scales, and place-based initiatives.
Contemporary spatial governance dynamics, approaches, and tools
Spatial planning initiatives and new territorial/multi-level processes
Spatial justice and territorial cohesion as principles and as policy concepts, and measures against spatial disparities and territorial imbalances at various scales.
Emerging territorial issues, various forms of spatiality, new urban/territorial configurations.
Cross-border, trans-scalar, and tailored regions, their institutional settings, and associated spatial policy instruments.
Supra-national policy agendas, i.e. the Sustainable Development Goals, the EU Territorial Agenda, the EU Urban Agenda, etc.
Institutional changes and reforms in planning systems, and Europeanisation dynamics.
EU cohesion policy and policymaking, and EU-led policy tools.
The European focus of the journal makes explicit reference to:
EU policies and/or instruments as subject of investigation.
- Cross-country comparisons.
- European-wide planning challenges, themes or emerging practices.
- Supranational agendas and policy narratives.
| Period | Jun 2023 → … |
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| Type of journal | Journal |
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| ISSN | 1650-9544 |
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| Degree of Recognition | International |
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- spatial development
- planning
- governance
- public policy