EIRP Proceedings (Jun 2010)
The Role of Regions and Territorial Cohesion and their Impact
Abstract
The present paper will try to offer an overview of the interpenetration and integration of two major areas: planning and environment, because we live in a time where most of us live in urban areas (75% of Europe’s population) and not in the rural areas. Starting with 2020, according to projections made in the field,the proportion will be 80%. Consequently, the demand for land within and around cities will only become more acute, which already can be seen at the national level. Urban sprawl in the last period of time has already recontour landscapes, which will affect the quality of human life and environment. And perhaps it is not incidentally that the urban planning and management have reached today, the priority issues on the global political agenda. Thus we will treat through this paper will follow the existence of cohesion between land andenvironment. Yet this requires consistent interpretation of laws and their application and its implications. Having this aspect in front, the literature in domain and the EU Treaties our paper could be an efficient example for local authorities when prepare the future planning plans, in order to better uses of available resources from any region.
