Orient/East-Med Corridor: Challenges and potentials

Ana Perić and Mathias Niedermaier

A chapter in Spatial and transport infrastructure development in Europe: Example of the Orient/East-Med Corridor, 2019, pp 35-70 from ARL – Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft

Abstract: As defined by the European Commission, the Orient/East-Med Corridor is one of the most significant European transport axes. However, it runs through states with low economic performance and poor infrastructural networks; it coincides with the Western Balkan and eastern Mediterranean migration routes; finally, administrative bottlenecks along the corridor are common practice. Despite such a status, it is one of the key areas for international investments in transport hubs and lines. Therefore, in order to find proper solutions for complex problems along the corridor, an overview of the main conditions that influence the corridor development as well as local requirements is given as follows. First, in order to clarify the strategic position of Europe against transcontinental relations, the main trade, economic and demographic statistical indicators are presented. Second, a brief overview of transport and technical conditions relevant for the countries along the corridor are indicated. Finally, a close interaction between transport and spatial development in the cities along the corridor is briefly presented. Such a multi-scalar perspective gives a hint of the dynamics of transnational cooperation, as well as the cooperation process among many stakeholders from various domains, mainly transport and spatial planning.

Keywords: transport; spatial planning; transnational dynamics; railway infrastructure network; urban development; Orient/East-Med Corridor; Verkehr; Raumplanung; transnationale Dynamiken; Eisenbahninfrastruktur und-netze; Stadtentwicklung (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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