EPRC Seminar: Pathways to future European territorial development in times of economic and social challenge

On Thursday 25 April EPRC hosted a presentation by Professor Klaus Kunzmann, formerly Jean Monnet Professor of Spatial Planning in Europe, Technische Universitat Dortmund. Prof Kunzmann's talk explored the spatial implications of the current dramatic changes in Europe arising from the financial crisis, with a particular focus on metropolisation in territorial development. A range of possible future development perspectives were considered, based on how Europe could envisage its changing character. Central to Prof Kunzmann's discussion was the principle that Europe's territorial development trajectory is contested and uncertain, and that it is based on global economic forces as much as it is on Europe's domestic agenda. The presentation slides of the seminar are available http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/news/KRK%20Europa%20Scenarios%20Glasgow%202013.pdf