Introduction -- Brain port Eindhoven -- Centrope: a cross-border alliance in the Central European region -- New forms of regional cooperation in the Helsinki region -- The networks of wonderful Copenhagen -- Planning for sustainable development in the Munich region -- Integrated public transport policies in the Budapest metropolitan area -- Noordrand Project : cooperation in the Rotterdam region -- The Better Districts Programme of Catalonia : Serra den Mena -- Porto's experience with the Serralves Foundation -- Synthesis
Summary
"Empowering Metropolitan Regions through New Forms of Cooperation analyzes the development of cross-border and cross-sector partnerships in various European cities and regions. It provides insight into the factors of failure and success in relation to the coalition forming process by comparing various attempts at this in European regions." "The comparative analysis of these attempts to establish cooperation between municipalities sheds light on the importanceof a regional approach to governance in dealing with challenges that cross the borders of cities."--BOOK JACKET
