Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- 1 An Active Space Approach to Regional Development -- 2 Regional Active Space: A Regional Scientist's Paradigmatic Answer to the Local-Global Debate -- 3 The Importance of Being Active. A Comment on the Active Space Approach from an Austrian Perspective -- 4 Governance for Territorial Development: What is It About? -- Part II: Reasons for an Active Space Approach -- 5 Obstacles to Openness of Border Regions in Europe -- 6 Openness: A Value in Itself? The Case of the Dutch-German Ems-Dollart Region -- 7 The Determinants of Cross-Border Economic Relations. The Case of The Netherlands and Belgium -- 8 Cross-Border Economic Dynamics. Threats or Opportunities in the Swiss-Italian Labour Market -- 9 Which Role for Foreign Direct Investment? Active Space Development in Central and Eastern Europe -- 10 In Search of Complementarities. Initiation of Interaction with Russian Karelia -- 11 Cross-Border Co-operation in the German-Polish Border Area -- Part III: Conditions and Policies in Active Space Development -- 12 Managing the Openness of Border Regions in the Context of European Integration -- 13 Active Cross-Border Regions: Institutional Dynamics and Institution Building -- 14 Knowledge as a Crucial Resource in Policy Making for Mainport Rotterdam -- 15 Co-operation between Local Governments: Can a Holding Company be a Solution in Public-Private Partnerships? -- 16 New Technology-Based Firms and the Activation of the Styrian Economy -- 17 The Search for the Best Location of a Free Zone at the Eastern Border of Germany -- 18 European Policies for European Border Regions: An Active Space Approach? -- 19 Reflections on Active Space Development: Emerging Issues and New Research Paths