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This chapter examines the analyses and strategies presented for each of the case studies in Chaps. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 and presents a comparison in order to draw out the main findings which may provide possible solutions for policy makers working in other regions. As explained in Chap. 1, there are a range of particular policy challenges in the urban fringe. The policies of several adjacent municipalities or local authorities may be combined and managed by an indirectly elected regional authority, while different national and EU-level sectoral and regional policies frequently interfere with each other in such areas. Problems of implementation deficits with sector-based strategies are commonplace following institutional fragmentation, calling for increased co-ordination and better integration mechanisms (Tatenhove et al. 2000).
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We use the terms urban fringe and peri-urban area interchangeably.
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This does not mean that the other regions did not adopt a comprehensive strategy but they were not always studied into detail by the research teams.
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Aalbers, C.B.E.M., Eckerberg, K. (2013). Governance and Sustainability of Peri-Urban Areas: A Comparative Analysis of the PLUREL Case Studies. In: Nilsson, K., Pauleit, S., Bell, S., Aalbers, C., Sick Nielsen, T. (eds) Peri-urban futures: Scenarios and models for land use change in Europe. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30529-0_13
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