Metropolregionen haben in Forschung, Raumordnungspolitik und Praxis zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen. Die Stärkung der regionalen Zusammenarbeit und der Einsatz effektiver, d. h. zielorientierter Governance sind heutzutage unerlässlich. Dieses Buch ist als Beitrag zu einer sich verstärkenden...

"Although collaborations for local and regional economic development have been popular in recent years, it is not yet wholly clear when or how such efforts bring successful outcomes. Using an integrative conceptual framework for collaborative governance, this innovative collection provides a...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The structuration of the Italian welfare system: from fragmentation to innovation -- Chapter 3: A (possible) answer to fragmentation in social assistance policy. The Local Area Plan -- Chapter 4: Redesigning territorialisation to improve planning and...

This book discusses local area planning in the Lombardy region of Italy. The book provides valuable insights about the development of local welfare systems and the territorial organization of social services through the analysis of the evolution of the Local Area Plan, which lies at the...