scholarly journals How to Reach the Eurocities? A Retrospective Review of the Evolution Dynamics of Urban Planning and Management on the Iberian Peninsula Territories

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Alexandre Castanho ◽  
José Manuel Naranjo Gómez ◽  
Joanna Kurowska-Pysz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Shared Resources ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Planning Models ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Common Planning ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Urban Planning And Management ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

Cities have been designed according to their needs and challenges—i.e., structural, social, and technological advances. The city can be understood as a centre where our past, present, and future coexist. Furthermore, cities reflect the actual tendencies and directions, as exemplified by globalization and cross-border cooperation. Similarly, the creation of Eurocities in Iberian Peninsula territories can be an example how these processes can be implement and use the territories’ development, based on shared resources of neighbouring cities. Contextually, the paper addresses not only urban planning models as well as Eurocities case studies, but also projects of planning and territorial management within Iberian Territories—i.e., of the cross-border cooperation projects and strategies. Throughout the present research it was possible to understand the creation and genesis of Eurocities projects and strategies. Furthermore, the research was able to define a timeline of the process of urban and common planning carried out on the Iberian Peninsula, from the past to the present. Moreover, the study reveals the disadvantages or obstacles present during the Eurocities creation, as well as some interactions among planning methodologies, tools, and public policies and the Eurocities conception on the Iberian Peninsula.

scholarly journals Geobotanical Study of the Microforests of Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. badia in the Central and Southern Iberian Peninsula

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eusebio Cano ◽  
Carmelo Musarella ◽  
Ana Cano-Ortiz ◽  
José Piñar Fuentes ◽  
Alfonso Rodríguez Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Potential Evapotranspiration ◽  
Statistical Treatment ◽  
Juniperus Oxycedrus ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
General Cluster ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

We have studied Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. badia (H.Gay) Debeaux in the central and southern Iberian Peninsula, where the macrobioclimate ranges from Mediterranean-pluviseasonal-oceanic to Mediterranean-pluviseasonal-continental, and the thermotype from the thermo- to the supramediterranean. The relevés were taken following the Braun-Blanquet phytosociological methodology. A statistical treatment was applied to establish a separation among Juniperus communities. To understand the presence of Juniperus communities in territories dominated by species in the Quercus genus, we applied Thornthwaite’s formula to calculate potential evapotranspiration. The general cluster analysis clearly distinguishes two groups of plant communities and separates the different associations in each group. All the plant communities growing on rocky crests and in extremely steep sloping areas are significantly influenced by the soil. The ombroclimatic index does not explain the presence of plant communities influenced by substrate, so we proposed a new ombroedaphoxeric index which explains the presence of Juniperus communities in territories with a thermotype between the thermo- and supramediterranean. The areas of distribution of Juniperus species are expanding due to the spread of rocky areas; this phenomenon causes an increase in edaphoxerophilous areas and a decrease in climatophilous ones. We propose four new plant associations, with updated structures and floristic compositions. Efficient conservation is possible in both the territories studied (Spain and Portugal) through the implementation of specific cross-border cooperation projects.

scholarly journals Testing of the Model of Creating a Specialized Tourist Product for Post-COVID Time

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 526-538
Author(s):  
Neven Šerić ◽  
Lidija Bagarić ◽  
Anđela Jakšić Stojanović ◽  
Nevena Keković
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Travel Agencies ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Desk Research ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

Specialized tourists offer in the post covid time is an important reason in choosing the destination to travel to. A new perception of this offer puts new challenges to those who design such offers. Most specialized offers are the result of entrepreneurial initiative and intuition. Authors have dealt with the creation of such offers as an important destination concurrent factor in their own cross-border cooperation. Based on their findings, they have developed a model of creating specialized tourism products for post covid time by linking core, additional, and expanded contents with brand creation and the marketing strategy. In this paper authors continue their research by testing that model through two platforms: desk research of the latest cognitions related to the repercussions of Covid-19 on tourist mind, and on a convenient sample of connoisseurs. The testing of the model is connected with one case study in which authors cooperate in practice. The findings have been tested through a survey on a sample of experts (representatives of travel agencies) related to their experiences in sales for 2020 and 2021.They have also found important changes in tourist perception of specialized tourist product. The findings offer the answers as to why the basic contents of the specialized tourist offer is no longer sufficient, as well as a way for developing additional and expanded contents, on which the brand and brand management activities in the post corona period should be primarily  based, i.e. on what to base the marketing strategies in the post covid time.

scholarly journals Convergencia urbana: ¿oportunidades para la colaboración transfronteriza en Matamoros y Brownsville (México-Estados Unidos)? / Urban Convergence: Opportunities for Cross-Border Collaboration between Matamoros and Brownsville (Mexico-United States)?

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Xavier Oliveras González
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Planning And Management ◽  
Local Strategy ◽  
Convergence And Divergence ◽  
International Border ◽  
Urban Planning And Management

Aunque las ciudades transfronterizas se extienden a ambos lados de una frontera internacional, su planificación y gestión urbana responde a los límites político-administrativos. La colaboración constituye una estrategia local para resolver esta disfuncionalidad. La convergencia y la divergencia en los retos urbanos pueden beneficiar u obstaculizar las iniciativas de planificación y gestión transfronteriza. Se evalúan las oportunidades de colaboración para el caso de Matamoros-Brownsville, en la frontera México-Estados Unidos, donde se han emprendido varias iniciativas en los últimos 50 años. Se han identificado distintos elementos convergentes y divergentes en los retos urbanos que actualmente afrontan. AbstractAlthough cross-border cities are expanded through both sides of an international border, their urban planning and management is limited to political-administrative boundaries. Collaboration appears to be a local strategy to solve that dysfunctionality. Convergence and divergence on urban challenges can benefit or hinder cross-border planning and management initiatives. Collaboration opportunities are evaluated for the case of Matamoros-Brownsville, on the Mexico-United States border, where some collaboration initiatives have been jointly conducted along the last 50 years. There have been detected some convergent and also divergent elements on the urban challenges faced by both cities.

Governance, Planning, and Territorial Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 271-293
Author(s):  
José Manuel Jurado Almonte ◽  
Francisco José Pazos-García ◽  
Jesús Felicidades García
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Border Effect ◽  
Border Area ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Territorial Management ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

In the European Union, there have been significant developments in recent decades in cross-border cooperation and the removal of borders. Thirty years have passed since the launch of the Interreg funds, which finance territorial cooperation policies between Spain and Portugal. Despite these developments, which have encouraged economic and social flows between the two states, the border effect persists in many aspects, especially in terms of governance and shared territorial management. This study, therefore, focuses on how to address the border issue in the different spatial, sectoral, and urban planning instruments. This has involved analysing the different governance, planning, and territorial management systems in Spain and Portugal using the cross-border area of the Baixo Guadiana as a case study. As a preview of the results, following a comparative diagnosis, a number of obstacles and differences in spatial planning, and other territorial actions in this area have been revealed that are a hindrance to the integrated planning and co-management of the Spanish-Portuguese border area.

scholarly journals Identifying Processes of Smart Planning, Governance and Management in European Border Cities. Learning from City-to-City Cooperation (C2C)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Castanho
Keyword(s):  
Influential Factors ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Common Planning ◽  
Strategic Perspective ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

Nowadays, especially in a European environment, it is almost given that border cities cooperate, or should cooperate. Nevertheless, several obstacles are jeopardizing the cities cooperation prosperity. Therefore, the understanding of most of the factors and processes possible involved in the success or failure of Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) strategies and projects are pivotal to seek long-lasting territorial sustainability. Contextually, the study enables to identify three most influential factors and processes that should be considered to achieve territorial sustainability of CBC projects of City-to-City Cooperation (C2C) from a political-strategic perspective, being: Connectivity—movement between cities; political commitment; and the developing of common planning master plans.

scholarly journals Geobotanical Study of the Microforests of Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. badia in the Central and Southern Iberian Peninsula

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eusebio Cano ◽  
Carmelo Maria Musarella ◽  
Ana Cano-Ortiz ◽  
José Carlos Piñar Fuentes ◽  
Alfonso Rodríguez Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Potential Evapotranspiration ◽  
Statistical Treatment ◽  
Juniperus Oxycedrus ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
General Cluster ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

We have studied Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. badia in the central and southern Iberian Peninsula. Here, the macrobioclimate ranges from Mediterranean-pluviseasonal-oceanic and Mediterranean-pluviseasonal-continental, thermotype from thermomediterranean and supramediterranean. The relevés were taken following the Braun-Blanquet phytosociological methodology. A statistical treatment was applied to establish a separation among Juniperus communities. To understand the presence of Juniperus communities in territories dominated by species of the genus Quercus, we applied the formula of Thornthwaite to calculate potential evapotranspiration. The general cluster analysis clearly separates two groups of plant communities and separates the different associations in each group. All plant communities growing on rocky crests and in steeply extreme sloping areas are significantly influenced by the soil. The Ombroclimatic Index does not explain the presence of plant communities influenced by substrate: so, we propose a new Ombroedaphoxeric Index which explains the presence of the Juniperus communities in territories with a thermotype ranging from the thermo to the supramediterranean belt. The areas of distribution of Juniperus species are expanding due to the spread of rocky areas: this phenomenon causes a rise in edaphoxerophilous areas and a decrease in climatophilous one. We propose four new plant associations and with this update on their structures and floristic compositions, it is possible to make an efficient form of conservation in both territories studied (Spain and Portugal) with specific cross-border-cooperation projects.

Thematic Priorities For Sustainable Development of Ukraine-Romania Cross-Border Cooperation (The Case Study of Chernivtsi Region)

2020 ◽  
pp. 205-219
Author(s):  
Valentyna Bohatyrets ◽  
Liubov Melnychuk ◽  
Yaroslav Zoriy
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Strategic Orientations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation ◽  
The Eu

This paper seeks to investigate sustainable cross-border cooperation (CBC) as a distinctive model of interstate collaboration, embedded in the neighboring borderland regions of two or more countries. The focus of the research revolves around the establishment and further development of geostrategic, economic, cultural and scientific capacity of the Ukrainian-Romanian partnership as a fundamental construct in ensuring and strengthening the stability, security and cooperation in Europe. This research highlights Ukraine’s aspirations to establish, develop and diversify bilateral good-neighborly relations with Romania both regionally and internationally. The main objective is to elucidate Ukraine-Romania cross-border cooperation initiatives, inasmuch Ukraine-Romania CBC has been stirring up considerable interest in terms of its inexhaustible historical, cultural and spiritual ties. Furthermore, the similarity of the neighboring states’ strategic orientations grounds the basis for development and enhancement of Ukraine-Romania cooperation. The authors used desk research and quantitative research to conclude that Ukraine-Romania CBC has the impact not only on the EU and on Ukraine multi-vector foreign policy, but it also has the longer-term global consequences. In the light of the current reality, the idea of introducing and reinforcing the importance of Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) sounds quite topical and relevant. This research considers a number of explanations for Ukraine-Romania Cross-Border Cooperation as a key element of the EU policy towards its neighbors. Besides, the subject of the research is considered from different perspectives in order to show the diversity and complexity of the Ukraine-Romania relations in view of the fact that sharing common borders we are presumed to find common solutions. As the research has demonstrated, the Ukraine-Romania cross border cooperation is a pivotal factor of boosting geostrategic, economic, political and cultural development for each participant country, largely depending on the neighboring countries’ cohesion and convergence. Significantly, there is an even stronger emphasis on the fact that while sharing the same borders, the countries share common interests and aspirations for economic thriving, cultural exchange, diplomatic ties and security, guaranteed by a legal framework. The findings of this study have a number of important implications for further development and enhancement of Ukraine-Romania cooperation. Accordingly, the research shows how imperative are the benefits of Romania as a strategic partner for outlining top priorities of Ukraine’s foreign policy.

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