Sustainable development for Central and Eastern Europe : spatial development in the European context

Graute, U., Institute of Ecological and Regional Development, Dresden, Germany (Ed.) Sustainable Development for Central and Eastern Europe¤Spatial Development in the European Context¤The main research topics and the discussion among researchers and governmental representatives are featured in this study. In the first chapter, government officials give insight into the current development of the European Spatia¤l Planning Policy. Following this, research reports on developments around the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea make political strategies apparent. This unique combination of the discussion of strategies for sustainable regional devel¤opmentin Europe with different CEE research reports is an important source of information not just for experts in central and eastern Europe. Moreover, it documents the state of the art in regional science and gives an impression of what development strategies mean in view of a major European region. Keywords: landscape planning, european integration, environmental politics Fields: Landscape/Regional and Municipal Planning; Environmental Economics; Geography¤Written for: Environmental scientists, geographers, political scientists, economists, planners working for governmental institutions or as private consultants; institutes, libraries Contents: The European Debate on Sustainable Spatial Development.- Towards a European Spatial Development Policy.- Cross-border Cooperation and Development.- Danube -Waterway and Water Preservation.- Vision and Strategies around t¤he Baltic Sea 2010.- Starting Points and First Efforts for Cooperation in the Black Sea.- Eastern European Development Perspectives after Chernobyl Belorussian and Ukrainian Experiences.- Perspective.