Nordic cross-border cooperation - Are experiences transferable to East Central Europe ?
Central Europe ; Eastern Europe ; Europe ; International relations ; Regional policy ; Scandinavia ; Trans-border cooperation
The Nordic cross-border cooperation has long traditions, and do mostly stem from below. Different voluntary associations did take the first step to cooperate and make the cross-border cooperation work. Today nine organisations are funded partly from
the Nordic Council of Ministers, aiming at eliminating the negative of the national borders dividing the Nordic areas into eight countries and territories, and at developing the cross-border regions. The Nordic cross-border programme regions differ widely
from one another and are faced with very different cross-border obstacles and challenges. There are essentially two types of cross-border regions : we find examples of small, compact and relatively densely populated regions and of large geographical
Theoretical preconditions versus the real existence of cross-border relations in the Slovak-Czech borderland
Czech Republic ; Frontier ; Frontier region ; Hinterland ; Labour migration ; Regionalization ; Slovak Republic ; Theory ; Trans-border cooperation
The submitted article deals with a comparison of theoretical preconditions and cross-border relations in the Slovak-Czech. For a partial analysis of theoretical preconditions for cross-border relations, two basic indicators have been selected
- transport communication through the border crossings and the settlement hinterland of the border region. For an analysis of the real existence of cross-border relations, the most important indicator is that of labour migration across the borderline. We try
to present a final regionalisation of the Slovak part of the Slovak-Czech borderland synthesising the studied theoretical preconditions for and the real existence of cross-border relations. - (BJ)
European integration ; Frontier region ; Regional development ; Slovenia ; Trans-border cooperation
Article reviews some elements of development process if border areas of Slovenia as regards influences of pre-accession programme Phare cross-border co-operation (Phare CBC). Republic of Slovenia received Phare assistance from 1992 onwards. Regional
development of slovene border areas was closely related to the geopolitical situation and function of border areas. After 1994 it was included also in the programme of cross border co-operation Phare CBC. It was aimed at fighting regional differences of border
Transportation as a factor of trans-border connection and integration of South Eastern Europe and the rest of Europe
Eastern Europe ; Europe ; European integration ; International trade ; Trans-border area ; Transport
The process of integration into the European Community through the formation of cross-border regions and transport corridors makes the state border gradually defunct, decreasing their barrier role. Still the benefits of opening the borders
With regard to the form of the state territory, the border areas of Croatia are mainly peripheral areas in a socio-economic and in a cultural sense. They are predominantly rural regions with small, elderly and less educated populations, defected
of the border areas must be coordinated by institutions on the state, county and local levels. A mutual interest of outside and local investors in local issues would be fruitful. - (IfL)
Règles de formation de matériau clastique au bord de l'eau du lac Baïkal
La faiblesse de l'accumulation est le trait caractéristique de la zone littorale du Baïkal. Les sédiments grossiers sont prédominants au bord de l'eau. Le type de côte dépend de la structure du bassin lacustre.
Restless souls : rebels, refugees, medics and misfits on the Thai-Burma border
Result of 5 years living on the Thai-Burmese border. The A. witnesses the conflict between the Karen minority and the burmese troops. It shows the world's longest civil war (57 years) and gives an account of the ordinary people sufferings from
The lines that continue to separate us : borders in our borderless world
Daily life ; Discourse ; Frontier ; Institution ; Inter-disciplinary approach ; Political geography ; Research ; Social sciences ; Terminology ; Trans-border area
Urban and rural spaces in the border regions of Western Romania. Problems of the transformation process and perspectives of sustainable regional development
The authors present the state of the urban and rural spaces in Western Romania, taking into consideration not only the situation after Hungary's accession to the EU and the vinicity of the new EU border, but also the processes of the transformation
Cartography ; Development ; Economic development ; Europe ; Topographic map ; Trans-border cooperation
For more than 200 years National Mapping Agencies throughout Europe did not have any kind of cooperation across national borders. This only changed when, in 1980, CERCO was founded as the first pan-European body of map producing official authorities
subsidizing cross border projects financially. As a key project the European Parliament agreed the INSPIRE-project in 2005. - (IfL)
The impact of U.S. government antiterrorism policies on Canada-U.S. cross-border commerce : an exploratory study from Western New York and Southern Ontario
Canada ; Economic impact ; Enterprise ; Export ; Importation ; International trade ; New York State ; Ontario ; Trans-border area ; United States of America