INTEGRATING SPATIAL PLANNING SYSTEMS IN THE FORMING OF REGIONAL POLICY IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

The European Union's spatial development policy requires the implementation of targeted actions for its implementation. Spatial planning is often perceived as a set of methods used by the public sector to enable rational use of the land in the region, efficiency gains in environmental protection and improvement of economic and social development of the region. This is what makes it necessary to bring sectoral regional policies into support for the territorial cohesion policy of the regions at the member states of the European Union. The aim of the report is to present the modern spatial planning systems based on proactive mechanisms as well as to identify the applied spatial planning tools in some EU Member States with the capabilities of other economic instruments. This process defines an analysis of the links and coordination between the sectors in the regions and the related regional and sectoral policies resulting from the provision of different types of infrastructure in the regions, which is needed both for the population and development of the business. The contribution of spatial planning to the socio-economic development of the regions is indisputable but needs to be presented in order to create opportunities for overcoming regional imbalances in the Member States of the European Union.