Macro-Regions as Concept for European Spatial Integration?: discussing co-operation strategies in the Baltic Sea Region

Jörg Knieling; Frank Othengrafen

Macro-Regions as Concept for European Spatial Integration? discussing co-operation strategies in the Baltic Sea Region

Urban Planning and Regional Development

Abstract

The Baltic Sea Region has a long tradition of integrated regional development. For decades economic, social, cultural and ecological concerns have been tackled in a way that serves well as basis for a sustainable future.
Nevertheless, global economic competition has become a challenge for the area. Strengthening a region's global competitiveness requires stronger links as well as synchronised and coordinated action between neighbouring regions and countries (transnational arena). This links „globalisation‟ with the concept of
„macro-regions‟ which recently has been introduced by the European Commission adopting the Baltic Sea Region as the first model. The macro-region approach is intended to allow both European Union and its Member States to identify common needs and to allocate available resources to strengthen economic and social development and to enable sustainable development. The paper discusses potentials and restrictions of the Baltic Sea Region as a European macro-region.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space is luxury
Subtitle of host publication	selected proceedings of the 24th AESOP annual conference
Editors	Peter Ache, Mervi Ilmonen
Place of Publication	Aalto
Publisher	Aalto University
Pages	204–223
Volume	103
ISBN (Print)	978-952-60-3130-9
Publication status	Published - 2010

Publication series

Name	School of Science and Technology, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies Publications, B.
Publisher	Aalto University
Volume	103

Keywords

macro-region
metropolitan region
meta-region
supra-regional partnership
integrated spatial development
spatial positioning
spatial up-scaling

Cite this

Knieling, J., & Othengrafen, F. (2010). Macro-Regions as Concept for European Spatial Integration? discussing co-operation strategies in the Baltic Sea Region. In P. Ache, & M. Ilmonen (Eds.), Space is luxury: selected proceedings of the 24th AESOP annual conference (Vol. 103, pp. 204–223). (School of Science and Technology, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies Publications, B.; Vol. 103). Aalto University.

Knieling, Jörg ; Othengrafen, Frank. / Macro-Regions as Concept for European Spatial Integration? discussing co-operation strategies in the Baltic Sea Region. Space is luxury: selected proceedings of the 24th AESOP annual conference. editor / Peter Ache ; Mervi Ilmonen. Vol. 103 Aalto : Aalto University, 2010. pp. 204–223 (School of Science and Technology, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies Publications, B.).

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Knieling, J & Othengrafen, F 2010, Macro-Regions as Concept for European Spatial Integration? discussing co-operation strategies in the Baltic Sea Region. in P Ache & M Ilmonen (eds), Space is luxury: selected proceedings of the 24th AESOP annual conference. vol. 103, School of Science and Technology, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies Publications, B., vol. 103, Aalto University, Aalto, pp. 204–223.

Macro-Regions as Concept for European Spatial Integration? discussing co-operation strategies in the Baltic Sea Region. / Knieling, Jörg; Othengrafen, Frank.
Space is luxury: selected proceedings of the 24th AESOP annual conference. ed. / Peter Ache; Mervi Ilmonen. Vol. 103 Aalto: Aalto University, 2010. p. 204–223 (School of Science and Technology, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies Publications, B.; Vol. 103).

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Knieling J, Othengrafen F. Macro-Regions as Concept for European Spatial Integration? discussing co-operation strategies in the Baltic Sea Region. In Ache P, Ilmonen M, editors, Space is luxury: selected proceedings of the 24th AESOP annual conference. Vol. 103. Aalto: Aalto University. 2010. p. 204–223. (School of Science and Technology, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies Publications, B.).