International cooperation in the implementation of the Territorial Agenda 2020 in the Benelux

• Main Author: Ooms, Erik
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign 2012
• Subjects: Territorial Agenda 2020; Agenda 2020; International cooperation; implementation; strategic documents; learning; Benelux; Environmental Analysis and Construction Information Technology; Miljöanalys och bygginformationsteknik; Social Sciences Interdisciplinary; Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3731

Research consisting of two parts. The first part concerned the implementation of the Territorial Agenda 2020 and its relation with the economic oriented Agenda 2020 and Cohesion Policy. The second part concerned a more specific part of the implementation process, namely in structures of international cooperation in the Benelux. Using the theory of Europeanization (downloading, uploading, circular and horizontal) an analysis provided insights in the way the Netherlands and Flanders use the TA2020 and previous documents, as well as the VLANED group (a cooperation network of spatial planners from Flanders and the Netherlands) is using the TA2020 in their meetings.