In Search of Territorial Cohesion: An Elusive and Imagined Notion

Territorial cohesion has figured in the lexicon of the European Union for some years. However, there has never been a clear definition of the notion, not even after its inclusion in the Lisbon Treaty. Moreover, within the European Union Cohesion Reports and, more generally, within European Union doc...

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Authors: Atkinson, Rob (Author) ; Pacchi, Carolina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2020
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 265-276
Further subjects:B place-based policy
B spatial planning
B Social Cohesion
B territorial cohesion
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