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European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP)
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"...clear and spatially transcendent development guidelines for national spatial development policies of the Member States and sectoral policies of the EU. The ESDP provides the possibility of widening the horizon beyond purely sectoral policy measures, to focus on the overall situation of the European territory and also take into account the development opportunities which arise for individual regions."
source:European Spatial Development Perspective – Towards Balanced and Sustainable Development of the Territory of the EU, from sections: “Introduction” and “Contents”, p 7
download document:ESDP 1999.pdf (8 MB)
http://www.europa.eu.int (PDF 8 MB)
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