| Preface - Introduction | p. 1 |
| What is a ,,Leitbild``? Some Reflections on the Origin and Use of the German Expression | p. 3 |
| Purpose and Structure of the Paper | p. 3 |
| A Term and its Historical Role | p. 4 |
| The Recent Connection of the Leitbild Discussion with Theory: The Example of the "Growth and Innovation" Leitbild | p. 7 |
| 2006: A Modern Version of a Leitbild | p. 9 |
| Concluding Remark: ,,Leitbild`` - what for? | p. 11 |
| Engines of Growth beyond Metropolitan Areas - Success Factors and Recommendations for Action to Support Development | p. 15 |
| Basic Principles | p. 18 |
| Development to Date - Viewed from a Structure-Analysis Perspective | p. 21 |
| Determinants and Factors behind the Success of Regional Growth Engines | p. 23 |
| Factors Responsible for the Success of Growth Engines beyond Metropolitan Areas | p. 30 |
| Conclusions and Recommendations for Action at the Level of Comprehensive Spatial Planning | p. 31 |
| Integrated Leitbilder for Urban Development Policy: The Example of the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald | p. 37 |
| The University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald | p. 39 |
| Urban Development Policy in the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald | p. 43 |
| Finding a New Leitbild or Overall Concept | p. 47 |
| Analysis | p. 51 |
| Growth and Innovation through Urban-Rural Partnership | p. 57 |
| A Short Glance at the German Situation | p. 58 |
| General Remarks on Urban-Rural Partnership | p. 62 |
| Supraregional Partnership - Experience from Germany | p. 65 |
| Conclusions | p. 70 |
| The Importance of Leitbilder for Structural Change in Small Towns | p. 75 |
| Basic Considerations on Leitbilder and Small Towns | p. 77 |
| Empirical Findings | p. 79 |
| Leitbilder in Small Towns as Strategic Planning Tools | p. 86 |
| Conclusions | p. 91 |
| Urban Metabolism and the Surface of the City | p. 97 |
| Definitions and State of the Art | p. 98 |
| Urban Structural Type Approach and Urban Metabolism | p. 100 |
| Eastern German Case Study Scenarios - the Surface of the City 2020 | p. 103 |
| Conclusions | p. 108 |
| Acknowledgement | p. 109 |
| Shaping Cultural Landscapes through Regional Governance | p. 113 |
| A New Concept and its Place in the European Debate | p. 113 |
| Regional Governance as a Configuration for Shaping Cultural Landscapes and their Implementation by Means of Regional Parks | p. 116 |
| Institutional Requirements and Restrictions | p. 119 |
| The German-Polish Border Region from a German Perspective - quo vadis? | p. 125 |
| Co-operation and Links in the Border Region | p. 128 |
| Select Structural Aspects in the Border Region | p. 131 |
| Quo vadis, German-Polish Border Region? | p. 149 |
| Study of Spatial Developments in the Polish-German Border Region | p. 153 |
| Assumptions and Objectives of the Study | p. 156 |
| Spatial Delimitation of the Study | p. 158 |
| Diagnosis | p. 159 |
| Direction of Future Development and Spatial Organization of the Borderland Area | p. 173 |
| Conclusions | p. 181 |
| Concepts, Strategies and Guiding Principles for Europe's Territorial Development | p. 185 |
| A Short Review of the Genesis of a European Spatial Development Policy | p. 187 |
| Knowledge-based Identification of Territorial Challenges | p. 191 |
| New Concepts of Territorial Governance | p. 194 |
| The Dialogue with Corporations as a Part of the Stakeholder Process | p. 195 |
| Outlook | p. 196 |
| Reflections on Leitbilder | p. 201 |
| Appendix: New Concepts for Spatial Development in Germany | p. 211 |
| Appendix: List of Authors | p. 219 |
| Appendix: Portrait of the Editors' Institutions | p. 229 |
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