The “Smart territory” concept emerges strongly not only as an extension of the smart city
concept but also in opposition to it. The “smartization” of cities can produce a digital gap in …

This article debates the possibilities and advantages of using territorial impact assessment
(TIA) policy evaluation methodologies to assess the implementation of spatial planning …

This paper debates the evolution and importance of the urban dimension of EU policies and
in particular EU Cohesion Policy in the past three decades. It discusses the growing …

The existence of a “young farmer problem” in Europe has been recognized by scientists and
policy-makers and is based on the widespread acknowledgement of the poor generational …

Territorial cohesion, recognized by the Treaty of Lisbon, has been subject to various policy
and academic debates. Despite various efforts to operationalize it, territorial cohesion has …

The concept of active subsidiarity advocated by the European Commission has important
implications for European Union (EU) regional policy. This article examines the main tenets …

ABSTRACT Formally initiated in 1989, European Union (EU) cohesion policy (ECP) has
since passed through a series of metamorphoses, along its five programming periods, while …

Acting on its own initiative, the European Commission has launched a series of Community
Initiatives since 1988, to solve specific problems of significant interest to the European …

Territorialização de Políticas Públicas, Processo ou Abor- dagem? Page 1 Artigo submetido a
12 de Agosto de 2019; versão final aceite a 17 de Novmebro de 2019 Paper submitted on …

O presente artigo toma como ponto de partida o Programa Nacional para a Coesão
Territorial, para debater a importância de modelos adequados de governança que apoiem a …