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Territorial rescaling and polycentric governance in Albania

dc.contributor.authorShutina, Dritan
dc.contributor.authorToto, Rudina
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-10T18:33:18Z
dc.date.available2022-03-10T18:33:18Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-30
dc.identifier.issn1231-1952
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/41150
dc.description.abstractTerritories as relational geographical constructs are in constant formation and reformation, or rescaling, which results in spatial typologies of complex governance. The voting containers of a territory are merely one typology, often not matching the numerous functions within the other typologies. Under the assumption that voting containers are politically fixed, governance that adapts to the dynamics of territorial rescaling is required. This paper explores the relationship between territorial rescaling and polycentric governance in Albania. It concludes that polycentric governance can enable cooperation and efficiency throughout rescaling, assuming some conditions are in place for addressing the polycentricity gap.en
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiegopl
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Spatial Research and Policy;2en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectpolycentric governanceen
dc.subjectpolycentricityen
dc.subjectmultilevel governanceen
dc.subjectterritorial rescalingen
dc.subjectterritoryen
dc.subjectAlbaniaen
dc.titleTerritorial rescaling and polycentric governance in Albaniaen
dc.typeArticle
dc.page.number103-129
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationShutina, Dritan - Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development, Tirana, Albaniaen
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationToto, Rudina - Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development and POLIS University, Tirana, Albaniaen
dc.identifier.eissn1896-1525
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dc.contributor.authorEmailShutina, Dritan - dritan_shutina@co-plan.org
dc.contributor.authorEmailToto, Rudina - rudina_toto@co-plan.org
dc.identifier.doi10.18778/1231-1952.28.2.06
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