Raumforschung und Raumordnung (Jan 2003)
Erfolgreiche Initiierung von freiwilligen regionalen Kooperationen zur Umsetzung einer nachhaltigen Regionalentwicklung
Abstract
In political and academic circles, as well as among practitioners of spatial planning, a wideranging discussion is currently taking place on the scope and limits of voluntary regional partnerships as an instrument for implementing sustainable spatial development. The 26 factors affecting the successful initiation of appropriate forms of regional partnerships which are presented in this article represent the central results of a research project conducted in the Department of Environmental and Spatial Planning at the Technical University of Darmstadt. These factors are considered to provide vital assistance to those involved in the organisation and management of such initiation stages.