Episodes of Europeanization of Dutch national spatial planning

Various aspects related to Europeanization of Dutch National Spatial Planning are discussed. Europeanization refers to the influence of the EU and its policies on domestic policies and practices and how these policies adapt to the European context. It is suggested that the process of Europeanization...

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Published in:Planning, practice & research practice & research, 2007-08, Vol.22 (3), p.309-327
Main Author: Waterhout, Bas
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Various aspects related to Europeanization of Dutch National Spatial Planning are discussed. Europeanization refers to the influence of the EU and its policies on domestic policies and practices and how these policies adapt to the European context. It is suggested that the process of Europeanization leads to the institutionalization of European dimension in domestic policies. During decades of proactive participation in the European spatial planning debate, Dutch national spatial planning experiences several episodes of Europeanization. The Europeanization of planning as a result of cyclic processes plays a relatively minor role within the Netherlands. The results show that the pace of Europeanization is primarily determined at the domestic level. It largely depends on the unique national characteristics, as well as the prevailing political discourse and dominant policy issues.
ISSN:0269-7459
1360-0583
DOI:10.1080/02697450701666696