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Safeguarding the provision of public services in rural border areas - a case study of the Greater Region
Sicherung der Daseinsvorsorge in ländlichen Grenzräumen - eine Untersuchung am Beispiel der Großregion
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This document is a part of the following document:
Border Futures - Zukunft Grenze - Avenir Frontière: The future viability of cross-border cooperation
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ARL - Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Abstract In the context of demographic change and the associated shrinking and aging of the population, the safeguarding of public services in rural areas faces great challenges. Rural border areas find themselves in a unique situation due to their location, and must overcome additional challenges if they wa... view more
In the context of demographic change and the associated shrinking and aging of the population, the safeguarding of public services in rural areas faces great challenges. Rural border areas find themselves in a unique situation due to their location, and must overcome additional challenges if they want to cooperate with their neighbours in the provision of public services. This paper examines cross-border cooperation in public service provision in rural areas of the Greater Region. The area examined here comprises the German territorial authorities on the German-French border within the Greater Region. An analysis of the responsibilities for and understanding of public services in Germany and France, a concise inventory of education and healthcare services, a written survey of German territorial authorities in the German-French border area, and case studies of projects (e.g. INTERREG A projects) are used to demonstrate the successes, problems and opportunities of cross-border approaches.... view less
Keywords
rural area; border region; population development; out-migration; immigration; infrastructure; public service; educational offerings; health care; cross-border cooperation; spatial planning; Federal Republic of Germany; Saarland; Rhineland-Palatinate; France; Belgium; Luxembourg
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Demographic change; Greater Region; cross-border approaches and projects; rural border areas; safeguarding public service provision
Collection Title
Border Futures - Zukunft Grenze - Avenir Frontière: The future viability of cross-border cooperation
Editor
Pallagst, Karina; Hartz, Andrea; Caesar, Beate
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
Verlag der ARL
City
Hannover
Page/Pages
p. 264-303
Series
Arbeitsberichte der ARL, 33
ISBN
978-3-88838-435-6
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed