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<p>Challenges in sustainable regional planning have been a hot topic of discussion in the past few decades. In this article, we analyze different approaches to regional development planning and explore their relevance to achieving sustainability in the area, while emphasizing the importance of the bottom-up approach in regional planning. We performed a bibliometric analysis to detect the state of research of the regional development planning and examined the program of forming a system for ensuring a region’s sustainability. We concluded that it is crucial to create national development plans utilizing a regional approach, which involves local projects and programs that benefit not just the economy and ecological state of the regions but also the inhabitants of those regions.</p>
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Challenges in sustainable regional planning have been a hot topic of discussion in the past few decades. In this article, we analyze different approaches to regional development planning and explore their relevance to achieving sustainability in the area, while emphasizing the importance of the bottom-up approach in regional planning. We performed a bibliometric analysis to detect the state of research of the regional development planning and examined the program of forming a system for ensuring a region’s sustainability. We concluded that it is crucial to create national development plans utilizing a regional approach, which involves local projects and programs that benefit not just the economy and ecological state of the regions but also the inhabitants of those regions.

Sustainability in Regional Planning: A Bibliometric Analysis

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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Challenges in sustainable regional planning have been a hot topic of discussion in the past few decades. In this article, we analyze different approaches to...

Sustainability in Regional Planning: A Bibliometric Analysis

Publié en ligne: 24 mai 2023

Pages: 133 - 149

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2023-0007

Mots clés
regional planning, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable regional development

© 2023 Regina Veckalne et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Sustainability in Regional Planning: A Bibliometric Analysis

Publié en ligne: 24 mai 2023

Pages: 133 - 149

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2023-0007

Mots clésregional planning, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable regional development

© 2023 Regina Veckalne et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
regional planning, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable regional development