Identity and Territorial Character

Identity and Territorial Character

Re-Interpreting Local-Spatial Development

In economic crisis times it seems territory «does not matter»… less than never. This argument neglects, consciously or not, the possibility of new innovative ways that precisely contribute to promoting, again, development; this time supported on cooperation and territorial intelligence for both cohesion and better quality of life from local to supra-national (EU) levels. A renewed understanding of local (territorial) development is presented in this book; a new model of competitiveness based on specific resources instead common or banal ones. The goal of this volume is re-inventing territories and exploring possibilities of vectors such identity, culture and new territorial government/governance practices.
  • Cover page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Authors list
  • Introduction
  • 1. Re-territorializating local development in EU: local-based against globalisation impacts
  • 2. Economic crisis and the Southern European regions: towards alternative territorial development policies
  • 3. Valencia industrial districts facing the economic crisis: is reindustrialization possible?
  • 4. Location determinants of migrant inflows:the Spanish case
  • 5. Heritage, image and territorial competitiveness: a new vision of local development?
  • 6. Territorial inheritance as development opportunities in Mediterranean mountains: Morella and the Els Ports region (eastern Spain)
  • 7. Cultural heritage and/or development? Impacts of cultural heritage, tourism and cultural governance on space and society in Bamberg (Germany) and Gjirokastra (Albania)
  • 8. The public institution of cultural cooperation:a new form of cooperation in the region’s service.Case study: the ‘Quai’ in Angers

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