This book offers a comprehensive overview of several urban related aspects that are of central
importance to successful territorial cohesion processes. In essence it sheds new light on
issues concerning urban polycentrism functional urban regions integrated sustainable urban
development and the EU Urban Agenda and on how they can help to achieve territorial cohesion
policy goals. As an elusive and fairly recent concept territorial cohesion has to date only
been vaguely debated in the available literature which for the most part focuses on its
historical origins and its relevance for EU policymaking. Instead this book synthesizes for
the first time a range of perspectives that place urban elements and policies at the core of
territorial cohesion analysis. As such and given the fact that territorial cohesion is a
holistic concept the book will appeal to a broad readership from both the academic and
policymaking arenas.
