European Islands, Development and the Cohesion Policy: A Case Study of Kökar, Åland Islands
A European Union initiative is seeking ways of determining the development potential of Europe’s lagging regions, which include various islands. On the basis of the policy review, methodology and data collected by the ongoing EUROISLANDS project, this paper present Kökar (population: 262), the easte...
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Island Studies Journal
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| description | A European Union initiative is seeking ways of determining the development potential of Europe’s lagging regions, which include various islands. On the basis of the policy review, methodology and data collected by the ongoing EUROISLANDS project, this paper present Kökar (population: 262), the easternmost municipality of the Åland Islands, as a prototype archipelago that is seriously challenged by its size and multiple peripherality. It reviews the state of its social and transportation infrastructure, and of its human and financial capital. While the situation is serious, there are opportunities for branding, for developing associated economic activity, as well for appealing to a new wave of residents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff97692391c84fdd96c34d5cc6be2fe82024-09-12T22:53:59ZengIsland Studies JournalIsland Studies Journal1715-25932010-05-0151European Islands, Development and the Cohesion Policy: A Case Study of Kökar, Åland IslandsGodfrey BaldacchinoChristian PleijelA European Union initiative is seeking ways of determining the development potential of Europe’s lagging regions, which include various islands. On the basis of the policy review, methodology and data collected by the ongoing EUROISLANDS project, this paper present Kökar (population: 262), the easternmost municipality of the Åland Islands, as a prototype archipelago that is seriously challenged by its size and multiple peripherality. It reviews the state of its social and transportation infrastructure, and of its human and financial capital. While the situation is serious, there are opportunities for branding, for developing associated economic activity, as well for appealing to a new wave of residents.https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.241 |
| spellingShingle | Godfrey Baldacchino Christian Pleijel European Islands, Development and the Cohesion Policy: A Case Study of Kökar, Åland Islands Island Studies Journal |
| title | European Islands, Development and the Cohesion Policy: A Case Study of Kökar, Åland Islands |
| title_full | European Islands, Development and the Cohesion Policy: A Case Study of Kökar, Åland Islands |
| title_fullStr | European Islands, Development and the Cohesion Policy: A Case Study of Kökar, Åland Islands |
| title_full_unstemmed | European Islands, Development and the Cohesion Policy: A Case Study of Kökar, Åland Islands |
| title_short | European Islands, Development and the Cohesion Policy: A Case Study of Kökar, Åland Islands |
| title_sort | european islands development and the cohesion policy a case study of kokar aland islands |
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