Author (Person) | Peters, Deike |
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Series Title | European Planning Studies |
Series Details | Vol.11, No.3, April 2003, p317-339 |
Publication Date | April 2003 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: This article undertakes a discourse-centred investigation of the underlying rationales of European Union (EU) transport-sector investments. Its central contribution is the 'Conflicting-Storylines Proposition', stating that EU transport investments lack consistence and sustainability due to the existence of partially complementary, partially competing EU development objectives which are in turn expressed through four key storylines: 'cohesion', 'polycentricity', 'missing links' and, most recently, 'bottlenecks'. EU decision-making remains deeply conflicted and contested. Transport sector investments have to satisfy different aims related to growth, competitiveness, cohesion and sustainability. The Trans-European Network priority projects violate cohesion and sustainable development goals by concentrating investments in already privileged areas. |
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Source Link | https://doi.org/10.1080/09654310303638 |
Subject Categories | Mobility and Transport |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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