Territorial attractiveness in EU urban and spatial policy: A critical review and future research agenda

Servillo, Loris; Atkinson, Rob; Russo, Antonio Paolo

Abstract

The paper introduces the concept of territorial assets and discusses their role for regional development. Focusing on European societies and taking into account different strands of the literature on place and territorial capital, we argue that the endowment with - and mobilization of - such territorial assets could be seen as a key aspect of regional policy, producing changes in the attraction (and/or retention) of specific segments of population and, in a longer-term perspective, influencing sustainable development strategies. In this light, 'territorial attractiveness' - characterized in this paper in both conceptual and operational terms - is presented as a powerful element in European spatial policy, allowing regional development strategies to be more systematically integrated under an overall objective of territorial cohesion, while taking into account their implications in terms of human mobility. © The Author(s) 2011.

Citation

Servillo, L., Atkinson, R., & Russo, A. P. (2012). Territorial attractiveness in EU urban and spatial policy: A critical review and future research agenda. European Urban and Regional Studies, 19(4), 349-365. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776411430289

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2012
• Journal: European Urban and Regional Studies
• Print ISSN: 0969-7764
• Electronic ISSN: 1461-7145
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 349-365
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776411430289
• Keywords: attractiveness, EU policy, mobile populations, mobilization, territorial assets, territorial capital
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/971551
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969776411430289
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Published online first 21 Dec 2011