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The '''European Spatial Development Perspective''' ([[ESDP]]) is a document approved by the Informal Council of Ministers of Spatial Planning of [[European Commission]] in [[Potsdam]] in 1999. It is a legally non-binding document forming a policy framework with 60 policy options for all tiers of [[Administration (business)|administration]] with a planning responsibility. The [[strategic]] aim is to achieve a balanced and [[sustainable]] [[spatial development]] strategy.
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== Key concepts ==
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|definition= The '''European Spatial Development Perspective''' (ESDP) is a document approved by the Informal Council of Ministers of Spatial Planning of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission European Commission] in Potsdam in 1999. It is a legally non-binding document forming a policy framework with 60 policy options for all tiers of administration with a planning responsibility. The strategic aim is to achieve a balanced and [[sustainable]] [[spatial development]] strategy.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Spatial_Development_Perspective</ref>}}
With the aim to provide an [[integrated]], multi-sectoral and indicative [[strategy]] for the [[spatial development]], the key ideas of ESDP are:  
 
  
* an integrated approach - Not just to look at specific sectors of development activity (e.g. environment, economic development, or transport), but to recognise that they all affect each other;
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* spatial development - a much wider view of the development, vital for integrative approach;
 
 
 
* strategic aspects - interlinked actions to achieve balanced and sustainable territorial development;
 
 
 
* indicative views - the responsibility lies with the developed regions and territories to implement the development principals.
 
 
 
 
 
== Spatial policy guidelines ==
 
# Development of a polycentric and balanced urban system, and strengthening of the partnership between urban and rural areas, so as to create a new urban-rural relationship.
 
# Promotion of integrated transport and communication concepts, which support the polycentric development of the EU territory, so that there is gradual progress towards parity of access to infrastructure and knowledge.
 
# Wise management of the natural and cultural heritage, which will help conserve regional identities and cultural diversity in the face of globalisation.
 
 
 
== See also ==
 
* [[European Research Networks]]
 
* [[ESPRID]]
 
* [[DEMOLOGOS]]
 
* [[Interreg]]
 
 
 
== External links ==
 
*[http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/reports/som_en.htm ESDP Report], [[Potsdam]], May 1999
 
 
 
[[Category:Urban studies and planning]]
 
[[Category:European Commission]]
 
[[Category:European Union]]
 
 
 
[[fr:Schéma de Développement de l'Espace Communautaire]]
 
[[sr:ППРЕУ]]
 
[[de:Europäisches Raumentwicklungskonzept]]
 

Latest revision as of 10:14, 14 December 2008

Definition of European Spatial Development Perspective:
The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) is a document approved by the Informal Council of Ministers of Spatial Planning of European Commission in Potsdam in 1999. It is a legally non-binding document forming a policy framework with 60 policy options for all tiers of administration with a planning responsibility. The strategic aim is to achieve a balanced and sustainable spatial development strategy.[1]
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