New versus old cross-border cooperation programmes in the example of Polish-Czech and Polish-German borderareas
Comparative study ; Czech Republic ; Economic development ; European Union ; Germany ; International cooperation ; Poland ; Policy ; Trans-border cooperation
the aim of this paper is to assess the Polish-Czech border cooperation and to compare it to the Polish-German border. The studies have been based on the analysis of the projects qualified for implementation under the INTERREG IIIA programmes
. Particular emphasis was put on the relationships between spatial distribution of these projects and the level of economic development of the given areas. The generic characteristics of the projects and institutional structure of beneficiaries was also
Frontier ; Frontier region ; International relations ; Italy ; Slovenia ; Social geography ; Social integration ; Socio-economic system ; Territorial identity ; Trans-borderarea
structure and cross-border behaviour leads to the conclusion that social and functional integration is determined less by the proximity of the border than by a common social, cultural and territorial background of the border population.
in the years 2005 and 2007, considering different state borders, border crossing points and directions of trade. These considerations have been broadened by the analysis of the unregistered turnover of the peri-border trade, this analysis being based
The role of water resources in the evolution of the Israeli-Lebanese border
Conflict ; Frontier ; Israel ; Lebanon ; Trans-borderarea ; Water ; Water management ; Water resources ; Zionism
The Zionist Organization aspired to include the entire Galilee region up to the lower reaches of the Litani River within Palestine. The river itself was the desired northern border of the country. The Zionists supported their position by employing
The study allowed to determine the level of development of transborder co-operation connections, thematic scope and the strength of connections between the partners in the Polish-German borderareas. The analysis of actors helped identify
institutional settings on both sides of the border. The analysis also covered the spatial aspect of the existing network of connections. The study takes into consideration mutual relationships between the analyzed features. The analysis revealed similarities
Alps (The) ; Europe ; European integration ; Euroregion ; Frontier ; Political geography ; Trans-borderarea
The policies of land planning that are able to overcome some problematic situations of territorial unbalance, derived from the end of the historical cycle of the nation states, are particularly oriented towards trans-border regions. In the European
The German-Polish frontier and the border region on the Oder and Neisse rivers
Europe ; Frontier ; Frontier region ; Germany ; International cooperation ; Poland ; Political geography ; Regional planning ; Trans-borderarea
When the border between Germany and Poland was opened in 1989, this led to an enormous increase in road traffic, to small-scale business taking advantage of the discrepancy in purchasing power on both sides of the border, to increased cultural
and social contacts as well as to joint German-Polish activities for improving the environment. The article deals with the border crossing euroregions and the neighbouring and divided cities along the border as focusing points of German-Polish neighbourhood
Boundary ; Cultural geography ; Economic geography ; Mexico ; Political geography ; Trans-borderarea ; United States
Complemented by photos taken in 1990 from El Paso in the east to the Gulf of Mexico, the AA. describe the human geographical patterns on both the U.S. and Mexican sides of the border. Economic differences are greater than cultural ones. - (DWG)
Arizona ; Clandestine immigration ; Cultural identity ; Cultural studies ; Mexico ; Regional development ; Sonora ; Trans-borderarea ; United States of America
Sonorans have always been the dominant Mexican migrants to Arizona. Historically these people crossed the border to work in agriculture and mining; today the Sonoran influx is directed to service jobs in cities. From 1910-1920, Tucson was a haven
Anti-trafficking regional cooperation in Southeast Asia and the global linkages from geopolitical perspective. Borders and anti-trafficking strategies between Burma, Laos PRD and Thailand
Asia ; Burma ; Commodity flow ; Cooperation ; Geopolitics ; Laos ; Living standard ; Policy ; South-Eastern Asia ; Thailand ; Trade ; Trans-borderarea
The areasbordering Burma, Laos, and Thailand are a crossroads for both licit and illicit trade. Through strong border controls and zones of coordinated enforcement within Burma, Laos and Thailand, current anti-drug strategies evolve in a context
of lack of control of central government in remote areas. Within the recent process of state-building criminal organizations increases their influence at the local level and appears as substitute for the power of the state. - (GL)
The intensity and the structure of the cross-border traffic at the eastern boundary of Poland on the basis of a field study
Belorussia ; District ; Frontier ; Human trafficking ; Poland ; Road traffic ; Russia ; Trans-borderarea ; Ukraine
On the basis of data, collected by the Border Guards, it is not possible to determine the detailed geographical structure of vehicle traffic (passenger cars, heavy loads and coaches) crossing the Eastern boundary of Poland. The sole source
of information on the origin of the vehicles, coming to Poland, is constituted by the field studies. On the basis of such studies, carried-out at five border crossing points (with Russia, Kaliningrad district, Belarus and Ukraine) detailed analysis was performed
of the traffic of vehicles at the level of counties in Poland and districts in the countries, bordering upon Poland from the East. – (BJ)