Strategic perspectives for the territorial development of the Baltic Sea Region

• Published in: Baltic Region
• Main Author: Görmar Wilfried
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 2010
• Subjects: accessibility; action plan; Baltic Sea region; maritime spatial planning; metropolitan area; North West Russia; region; strategy; territorial development perspective; urban-rural partnership; Regional economics. Space in economics; HT388; North-West Russia; Northwest Russia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2010-2-5; https://doaj.org/article/7d8648582ed647d59b045b15c91d71e1

The article describes the motives, objectives and findings of preparing a perspective for territorial development of the Baltic Sea Region and discusses issues related to its implementation. Particular attention is paid to Northwest Russia and Kaliningrad region. Promoting innovation clusters, metropolitan networks and urban-rural partnerships, improving accessibility as well as enhancing maritime spatial planning and management are key issues to be solved in transnational cooperation