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European Spatial Development Perspective
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<h2 id="key-concepts">Key concepts</h2> <p>With the aim to provide an <a href="/facts/Regional_integration/9H13hIRD">integrated</a>, multi-sectoral and indicative <a href="/facts/Strategy/vnQ3kcLw">strategy</a> for the <a href="/facts/Spatial_development/TFgmopPh">spatial development</a>, the key ideas of ESDP are: </p> <ul><li>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;</li> <li>spatial development - a much wider view of the development, vital for integrative approach;</li> <li>strategic aspects - interlinked actions to achieve balanced and sustainable territorial development;</li> <li>indicative views - the responsibility lies with the developed regions and territories to implement the development principals.</li> <li>Inclusive growth - regional approach to address disparities.</li></ul> <h2 id="spatial-policy-guidelines">Spatial policy guidelines</h2> <ol><li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Wise management of the natural and cultural heritage, which will help conserve regional identities and cultural diversity in the face of globalisation.</li></ol> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li>ESPRID</li> <li><a href="/facts/Interreg/lFEISGXE">Interreg</a></li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Andreas Faludi, Bas Waterhout: <i>The making of the European spatial development perspective: no masterplan</i>, Routledge, 2002</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/reports/som_en.htm">ESDP Report</a>, <a href="/facts/Potsdam/d9nRjMzn">Potsdam</a>, May 1999</li></ul>