Most cited papers in Local Governance and Planning

Local Governance and Planning

What are the most cited papers in Local Governance and Planning?

The most cited paper in Local Governance and Planning is "Cross-Border Regions in Europe" (Markus Perkmann, 2003), with 520 citations. Next come "Measuring Local Autonomy in 39 Countries (1990–2014)" (335) and "The conflicting logics of cross-border reterritorialization: Geopolitics of Euroregions in Eastern Europe" (178).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 44 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Cross-Border Regions in Europe Markus Perkmann · European Urban and Regional Studies	Apr 2003	520
2	Measuring Local Autonomy in 39 Countries (1990–2014) Andreas Ladner, Nicolas Keuffer, Harald Baldersheim · Regional & Federal Studies	26 May 2016	335
3	The conflicting logics of cross-border reterritorialization: Geopolitics of Euroregions in Eastern Europe Gabriel Popescu · Political Geography	23 Apr 2008	178
4	Sprawling post-communist metropolis: Commercial and residential suburbanization in Prague and Brno, the Czech Republic Luděk Sýkora, Martin Ourednek · The Geojournal library Book chapter	5 Sep 2007	166
5	Who Governs EU Cohesion Policy? Deconstructing the Reforms of the Structural Funds John Bachtler, Carlos Humberto Méndez · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies	13 Aug 2007	159
6	Recent trends and future prospects of socio-spatial differentiation in urban regions of Central and Eastern Europe: A lull before the storm? Isolde Bradе, Günter Herfert, Karin Wiest · Cities	25 Jun 2009	159
7	Cross-border regions in Europe - Significance and drivers of regional cross-border co-operation Markus Perkmann · Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University) Open access	2003	142
8	Principals, agents, and the implementation of EU cohesion policy Jens Blom‐Hansen · Journal of European Public Policy	Aug 2005	142
9	What are corridors and what are the issues? Introduction to special issue: the governance of corridors Hugo Priemus, Wil Zonneveld · Journal of Transport Geography	Aug 2003	140
10	Cross-Border Metropolitan Integration in Europe: The Case of Luxembourg, Basel, and Geneva Christophe Sohn, Bernard Reitel, Olivier Walther · Environment and Planning C Government and Policy	25 Sep 2009	136
11	Covidfencing effects on cross-border deterritorialism: the case of Europe Eduardo Medeiros, Martín Guillermo Ramírez, Gyula Ocskay et al. · European Planning Studies	8 Sep 2020	134
12	Comparing Cross-border Metropolitan Integration in Europe: Towards a Functional Typology Antoine Decoville, Frédéric Durand, Christophe Sohn et al. · Journal of Borderlands Studies	Aug 2013	131
13	NEW SOCIO‐SPATIAL FORMATIONS: PLACES OF RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION AND SEPARATION IN CZECHIA Luděk Sýkora · Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie	Sep 2009	117
14	Exploring cross-border integration in Europe: How do populations cross borders and perceive their neighbours? Antoine Decoville, Frédéric Durand · European Urban and Regional Studies	9 Feb 2018	113
15	Cross-border cooperation in the EU: Euroregions amid multilevel governance and re-territorialization Andrea Noferini, Matteo Berzi, Francesco Camonita et al. · European Planning Studies Open access	2 Jun 2019	111
16	(Re)defining the Euroregion Concept Eduardo Medeiros · European Planning Studies	15 Dec 2010	108
17	Systemic evaluation of cross‐border networks of actors: Experience with a German‐Polish‐Czech cooperation project Markus Leibenath, Robert Knippschild · Journal of Borderlands Studies	Mar 2005	105
18	The governance of urban shrinkage in cities of post-socialist Europe: policies, strategies and actors Dieter Rink, Chris Couch, Annegret Haase et al. · Urban Research & Practice	2 Sep 2014	104
19	Cross-Border Spatial Planning: Understanding, Designing and Managing Cooperation Processes in the German–Polish–Czech Borderland Robert Knippschild · European Planning Studies	Apr 2011	104
20	Kodeks Dobrej Praktyki Rolniczej I. Duer, M. Fotyma, A. Madej · Wieś Kujawsko-Pomorska. Ośrodek Doradztwa Rolniczego w Minikowie	1996	104
21	Maximizing the potential of vacant spaces within shrinking cities, a German approach Sarah Dubeaux, Emmanuèle Cunningham Sabot · Cities	15 Jul 2017	103
22	Borders in tourism: the transformation of the Swedish–Finnish border landscape Eeva‐Kaisa Prokkola · Current Issues in Tourism Open access	7 Feb 2010	103
23	Obstacles to achieving cross-border tourism governance: A multi-scalar approach focusing on the German-Czech borderlands Arie Stoffelen, Dimitri İoannides, Dominique Vanneste · Annals of Tourism Research Open access	24 Mar 2017	102
24	Cohesion or Confusion: A Policy Searching for Objectives Iain Begg · Journal of European Integration	2010	102
25	Applying an Institutional Collective Action Framework to Investigate Intermunicipal Cooperation in Europe António F. Tavares, Richard Clark Feiock · Perspectives on Public Management and Governance	11 Nov 2017	100
26	The binational reality of border-crossing cities J. Buursink · GeoJournal	May 2001	97
27	The Covid-19 crisis: the end of a borderless Europe? Elżbieta Opiłowska · European Societies	15 Oct 2020	96
28	Participatory Budgeting: A Comparative Study of Croatia, Poland and Slovakia Jasmina Džinić, Mária Murray Svidroňová, Ewa Markowska-Bzducha · NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy Open access	Jun 2016	96
29	Od administracji publicznej do public governance Hubert Izdebski · Zarządzanie Publiczne / Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie	2007	96
30	A multidimensional measurement of the integration between European border regions Frédéric Durand, Antoine Decoville · Journal of European Integration	5 Sep 2019	94
31	Delimitacja Miejskich Obszarów Funkcjonalnych stolic województw = Delimitation of the Functional Urban Areas around Poland’s voivodship capital cities Przemysław Śleszyński · Przegląd Geograficzny Open access	2013	94
32	Institutional Reform and Co-Decision in the European Union Christophe Crombez · Constitutional Political Economy	Mar 2000	92
33	Cross-border transports and cross-border mobility in EU border regions Eduardo Medeiros · Case Studies on Transport Policy Open access	15 Nov 2018	89
34	The 'externalisation' of local public service delivery: experience in Italy and Sweden Daniela Argento, Giuseppe Grossi, Torbjörn Tagesson et al. · International Journal of Public Policy Open access	3 Dec 2009	87
35	Territorial Cohesion, Territorialism, Territoriality, and Soft Planning: A Critical Review Andreas Faludi · Environment and Planning A Economy and Space	2013	81
36	Should EU cross-border cooperation programmes focus mainly on reducing border obstacles? Eduardo Medeiros · Documents d Anàlisi Geogràfica Open access	6 Jul 2018	76
37	Towards a comprehensive understanding of intercity cooperation in China’s city-regionalization: A comparative study of Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Foshan city groups Xianchun Zhang, Jianfa Shen, Xiaoxue Gao · Land Use Policy	10 Feb 2021	73
38	The Analysis of the Determinants of Sustainable Cross-Border Cooperation and Recommendations on Its Harmonization Joanna Kurowska‐Pysz, Katarzyna Szczepańska‐Woszczyna · Sustainability Open access	Dec 2017	73
39	The Rise of Territorial Governance in European Policy Dominic Stead · European Planning Studies	8 Apr 2013	73
40	Political rescaling and metropolitan governance in cross-border regions: comparing the cross-border metropolitan areas of Lille and Luxembourg Jen Nelles, Frédéric Durand · European Urban and Regional Studies	13 Mar 2012	72
41	Remapping the State: Inter-Municipal Cooperation through Corporatisation and Public-Private Governance Structures Giulio Citroni, Andrea A Lippi, Stefania Profeti · Local Government Studies	3 Oct 2012	70
42	Half Empty or Half Full? Over 30 Years of Regional Cross-Border Cooperation Within the EU: Experiences at the Dutch–German and Danish–German Border Martin Klatt, Hayo Herrmann · Journal of Borderlands Studies	Apr 2011	69
43	European post-socialist cities and their near hinterland in intra-urban geography literature Jan KubešCDFMR · Bulletin of Geography Socio-economic series Open access	27 Feb 2013	68
44	Tourism and an evolving international boundary: Bordering, debordering and rebordering on Usedom Island, Poland-Germany Marek Więckowski, Dallen J. Timothy · Journal of Destination Marketing & Management	16 Aug 2021	67
45	Patterns of Eastern European urbanisation in the mirror of Western trends – Convergent, unique or hybrid? Hannes Taubenböck, Christian Gerten, Karsten Rusche et al. · Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science Open access	19 Aug 2019	66
46	European Union Cohesion Policy and Spain: a territorial impact assessment Eduardo Medeiros · Regional Studies Open access	8 Jul 2016	66
47	Edge Urban Geographies: Notes from the Margins of Europe's Capital Cities Nicholas A. Phelps, Nick Parsons · Urban Studies	Aug 2003	66
48	Cohesion Policies and the Creation of a European Identity: The Role of Territorial Identity Roberta Capello · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies Open access	10 Sep 2017	65
49	European Cities in a Networked World during the Long 20th Century Shane Ewen, Michael Hebbert · Environment and Planning C Government and Policy	18 May 2007	64
50	Governance and transportation policy networks in the cross-border metropolitan region of Luxembourg: A social network analysis Sabine Dörry, Antoine Decoville · European Urban and Regional Studies	29 Jul 2013	63

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