Guiding Principles for Spatial Development in Germany

2. Preface – Introduction
Wendelin Strubelt

3. What is a „Leitbild“? Some Reflections on the Origin and use of the German Expression
Horst Zimmermann

4. Engines of growth beyond Metropolitan Areas – Success Factors and Recommendations for Action to Support Development
Gabi Troeger-Weiß, Hans-Jörg Domhardt, Christoph Scheck

5. Integrated Leitbilder for Urban Development Policy: The Example of the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald
Thomas Kuder

6. Growth and Innovation through Urban-Rural Partnership
Rupert Kawka

7. The Importance of Leitbilder for Structural Change in Small Towns
Gerd Lintz, Peter Wirth

8. Urban Metabolism and the Surface of the City
Clemens Deilmann

9. Shaping Cultural Landscapes through Regional Governance
Ludger Gailing, Heiderose Kilper

10. The German-Polish Border Region from a German Perspective – quo vadis?
Sebastian Lentz, Günter Herfert, Annedore Bergfeld

11. Study of Spatial Developments in the Polish-German Border Region
Grzegorz Węcławowicz, Marek Degórski, Tomasz Komornicki, Jerzy Bański, Przemysław Śleszyński, Marek Więckowski

12. Concepts, Strategies and Guiding Principles for Europe’s Territorial Development
Karl Peter Schön

13. Reflections on Leitbilder
Wendelin Strubelt

Nyckelord: Geography, Civil Engineering, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning