North-South Regionalism

Claude Grasland (1) , Pierre Beckouche (2)

1 GC - Géographie-cités
2 LADYSS - Laboratoire Dynamiques Sociales et Recomposition des Espaces

1. Introduction.
1.1. How the vision of the World influence the future of the Europe and territory
1.2. How the European Concepts of territorial planning help us to understand the actual situation of Europe in the World
1.3. Modernity and accuracy of an old notion : the region
2. The three prominent visions of the place of Europe in the World and their impact on European planning
2.1. The “continent" vision
2.2. The “centre-periphery” vision
2.3. The “archipelago” vision
3. The strategic vision of Europe as the main part of a Global Region
3.1. The need for new geographical categories
3.2. The rise of “North-South Regions”
3.3. North-South regionalism and European economic stakes
3.4. Political stakes
3.5. Territorial stakes
3.6. Territorial impacts
4. Conclusion about policies: the role of territories in the Euromediterranean economic development implies coordination between DG Relex and DG Regio
4.1. Four principles of common action
4.2. The need for crossing DG Relex and DG Regio
4.3 Fifty years ago ...

Mots clés: Europe; neighbourhood policy; north-south; prospective; spatial planning; Mediterranean

Domaines: Géographie; Economies et finances; Science politique; Démographie; Architecture, aménagement de l'espace

Claude Grasland, Pierre Beckouche. North-South Regionalism: A Challenge for Europe in a Changing World .. 2007. ⟨halshs-00138851v1⟩