Die sektorale und räumliche Koordination von Fachpolitiken ist bereits seit Langem Gegenstand disziplinärer und interdisziplinärer Diskussion. Diese hat ihren Ausgangspunkt in der Erkenntnis, dass ausschließlich autonome Fachpolitik bzw. ausschließlich autonomes Handeln politischer Akteure...

The social and economic cohesion across the European territory represents one of the main tasks of the European Community. This goal goes along with the objective to reach a balance and sustainable growth and economic convergence at the regional and country level, as well as to avoid income and...

Since 1975 the European Union has developed an impressive body of waste management legislation, though, according to the principle of subsidiarity, responsibilities belong to the most local level at which the tasks can be carried out effectively. This paper examines several factors that...