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The Fourteen Critical Factors for Regional Development in Borderlands: Focusing on European Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) Areas

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Border regions are very particular and intricate areas to understand deeply. Nevertheless, their governance is very delicate. In this sense, in recent decades, these borderlands' interactions and synergies have achieved unparalleled levels. This evidence is not only due to their vast potential for regional integration but additionally regarding their position in the international arena and consequent processes; i.e., infrastructure construction or planning projects on European territories are just a few examples. Nonetheless, practices of Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) have expanded not just in European regions but all over the globe, enabling the development of a global network of connections linking people—perpetually seeking to produce mutually beneficial situations, the so-called “win–win-situations”. Contextually, the present study will be based on the findings of Castanho et al., in 2016 were fourteen critical factors for territorial success in CBC areas have been identified. Those findings will be further investigated to go deeper into the definitions of the above-mentioned fourteen critical factors to achieve such success in borderlands planning processes. So, this work intends to contribute with additional theoretical thematic knowledge regarding the border regions' dynamics and their planning, governance, and management and how Cross-Border Cooperation could be decisive for the achievement of sustainable development.

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“The project is funded under the program of the Minister of Science and Higher Education titled ‘Regional Initiative of Excellence’ in 2019–2022, project number 018/RID/2018/19, the amount of funding PLN 10 788 423,16”.

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Castanho, R.A. (2023). The Fourteen Critical Factors for Regional Development in Borderlands: Focusing on European Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) Areas. In: Methi, J.S., Nikiforova, B. (eds) Borderology. Key Challenges in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29720-5_11

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