In der Entwicklung von Städten und Regionen nimmt der Freiraum mit seinen vielfältigen Funktionen eine zentrale Stellung ein. Gerade in Zeiten dynamischer Transformationsprozesse rücken die Reiraumpotenziale mit ihren flexiblen und multifunktionalen Gestaltungsotionen in den Fokus. Die...

In recent decades the challenges of globalisation, European integration and strengthened regionalisation have led to a reassessment of metropolitan regions. In Germany, the guiding principles issued by the Conference of Ministers for Spatial Planning in 2006 provided an occasion on which to...

The aim of the Border Futures Subsection was to shed light on the development of cross-border cooperation in the territory of the Hesse/Rhineland-Palatinate/ Saarland Regional Working Group and to indicate future development paths. This paper introduces the focal points of the research and the...

What current discourses are relevant for border areas? What opportunities for and obstacles to integrated territorial development arise from the specific situation of border regions? How can these be utilised or overcome in a goal-oriented way? These questions were central to the discussions of...

The institutionalisation of border regions has a long history. Initial forms of cooperation usually emerged in relation to a specific event. The 1970s were decisive for the emergence of cross-border organisations in both the Greater Region and the Upper Rhine region. Over the decades the...

This chapter presents the foundations of spatial planning in the sub-regions of the Greater Region and the Upper Rhine region. It provides a picture of current developments concerning the guiding principles for spatial development and introduces the existing spatial structures of these border...

Welche aktuellen Diskurse sind für Grenzräume relevant? Welche Chancen und Hemmnisse ergeben sich für eine integrierte territoriale Entwicklung aufgrund der spezifischen Situation von Grenzregionen? Wie lassen sich diese gezielt nutzen bzw. überwinden? Diese Fragen standen im Zentrum der...