The Enticement of the ESDP: Motivating (Future) Planners to Engage with EU Policies

Purkarthofer, E.

doi:10.24306/TrAESOP.2020.02.005

The Enticement of the ESDP: Motivating (Future) Planners to Engage with EU Policies

Title

The Enticement of the ESDP: Motivating (Future) Planners to Engage with EU Policies

Author

Purkarthofer, E. (TU Delft Spatial Planning and Strategy)

Date

2020

Abstract

The impact of European policies strongly depends on their interpretation and application by domestic actors. This is especially true in fields such as European spatial planning and development, which are characterised by informal agreements and fragmented competences. Consequently, EU policies only gain importance if domestic actors consider them relevant and establish links to their respective areas of influence. The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) is often regarded as a success story in European spatial planning and is relatively well known among planners across Europe. The Territorial Agenda documents, often considered successors to the ESDP, have not been met with the same enthusiasm and interest. This contribution uses the concept of storytelling to explain why the ESDP was at least partly successful in appealing to planners. Moreover, it discusses the role and importance of planning education in fostering interest in European spatial development.

Subject

storytelling
planning education
European spatial planning
territorial cohesion
Territorial Agenda

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.24306/TrAESOP.2020.02.005

ISSN

2566-2147

Source

Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 4 (2), 133-145

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