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Area-based initiatives – a facilitator for participatory governance? (2018)
Book Chapter
Atkinson, R., & Zimmermann, K. (2018). Area-based initiatives – a facilitator for participatory governance?. In H. Heinelt, & S. Münch (Eds.), Handbook on Participatory Governance. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

Area-based initiatives (ABI) emerged in the 1980s and 1990s as a new policy tool in the context of urban regeneration in various European countries, most notably Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK, France and - somewhat later – Germany. The wider appli... Read More about Area-based initiatives – a facilitator for participatory governance?.

European spatial planning policy (2018)
Book Chapter
Atkinson, R., & Zimmermann, K. (2018). European spatial planning policy. In H. Heinelt, & S. Munch (Eds.), Handbook on EU Policies. Edward Elgar

In this chapter we argue that there has been a growing interest in spatial planning policies supported by the European Commission and a limited number of member states across Europe for several decades and that its roots lie in the planning systems a... Read More about European spatial planning policy.