Title: Responding to the Environmental Challenge? Spatial Planning, Cross-Border Cooperation and River Basin Management Publication Date: September 2011 Team: Caroline Creamer, Cormac Walsh, John Driscoll, Jim Hetherington, Linda Shi, Justin Gleeson & Neale Blair Funding: CroSPlaN Initiative, an INTERREG IVA funded-project which is being administered by the SEUPB. Summary: This report recognises that environmental assets do […]
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Title: Briefing Paper No.8: Innovation–The Challenge of Building an Adaptive and Innovative Society Publication Date: May 2011 Author: Dr. James Cunningham Summary: The paper presents the challenges and opportunities for fostering innovation in Ireland. Dr. Cunningham argues for an open and collaborative environment where many sectors and all levels can develop new ideas with individual, […]
Read More...Title: Briefing Paper No.7: Doing More with Less–A Business Perspective Publication Date: January 2011 Author: Feargal McCormack Summary: The paper offers insights on how businesses needing to adapt to economic challenges can approach change as an opportunity for growth. The paper encourages networking and collaborating to strengthen relationships internally and with clients in order to […]
Read More...Title: Briefing Paper No.6: Recovery Scenarios for the Two Irish Economies Publication Date: July 2010 Author: Prof. John FitzGerald Summary: The paper considers the problems facing both economies on the island of Ireland, and how these same problems need to be addressed in terms of where future employment opportunities are located – and the nature […]
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Title: Collaborative Communities: Co-operation among Rural Municipalities – Insights from Spain Publication Date: February 2011 Team: Brendan O’Keeffe Funding: HEA Summary: The report considers the Mancomunidades in Spain, voluntary associations of municipalities who cooperate among themselves to deliver services in an effective and cost-efficient manner.
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Title: The Basel Metropolitan Area: Three Borders – One Metropolitan Area Publication Date: December 2010 Team: François Vigier, John Driscoll, Kendra Leith Funding: CroSPlaN, under INTERREG IVA and administered by the Special EU Programmes Body Summary: This study focuses on the Trinational Eurodistrict Basel (TEB), a region with strong cross-border functional linkages and a history […]
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Title: Regional Planning in the Boston Metropolitan Area Publication Date: October 2010 Team: James Kostaras, François Vigier, John Driscoll Funding: CroSPlaN, under INTERREG IVA and administered by the Special EU Programmes Body Summary: With its focus on the greater Boston Area, this case study provides practitioners, policy makers and academics involved in cross-border and inter-jurisdictional […]
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Title: Post-Conference Report: Sixth Annual ICLRD Conference – The Changing Business, Community and Spatial Planning Landscape: Doing More with Less Publication Date: August 2011 Funding: Special EU Programmes Body through INTERREG IVA Summary: The report summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during ICLRD conference in January 2011. Related Documents: All conference material […]
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Title: Delineating Functional Territories Across The Island of Ireland: An Initial Scoping Publication Date: December 2010 Team: Justin Gleeson, Declan Curran, Brendan Bartley, Proinnsias Breathnach, Prof. Des McCafferty, Aine Rickard. Funding: HEA Summary:This report summarises the progress made by ICLRD research team on delineating functional territories in the Irish space economy during Phase I of […]
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Title: All Change But Any Alignment? The Impact of the Proposed Governance and Planning Reforms Across the Island of Ireland on Inter-Jurisdictional Planning Publication Date: June 2010 Team: Caroline Creamer, Karen Keaveney, Neale Blair, John Driscoll Funding: CroSPlaN Initiative, an INTERREG IVA funded-project which is being administered by the SEUPB. Summary: This report considers the […]
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