Antoine Decoville
Biographic Data
| ID | 5042702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Antoine Decoville |
| GIVEN NAMES | Antoine |
| FAMILY NAME | Decoville |
| SIGNATURE | DECOVILLE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8935-0039 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Towards a credible, relevant and legitimate implementation framework for the EU no net land take objective
The European Union’s objective of halting the net artificialisation of land by 2050, known as the ‘No Net Land Take’ (NNLT) objective, represents a paradigm shift in terms of spatial planning. However, the ambition of this objective contrasts with the absence of a clear, coherent, multi-scalar and legally anchored framework. This article draws on the concepts of credibility, relevance and legitimacy used in the science-policy interface debate to …
National introduction of no net land take
The ambitious European objective of achieving no net land take (NNLT) by 2050 calls for a radical change in the strategies and instruments of national planning policies. Based on a comparative case study of five pioneering countries, this article analyses the different approaches taken to implement the NNLT goal, drawing on policy cycle theory. It demonstrates that the transfer of the NNLT target is a top-down process that conflicts with land use…
Instrumental and cordial logics of cross-border cooperation in Europe
Clarifying the EU objective of no net land take
The European Union’s objective to stop land take by 2050 calls for a paradigmatic shift in urban development. While the reduction of land take may no longer be a matter for debate, the lack of clarity regarding the definition of the phenomenon and the way it should be monitored and tackled can nevertheless have counterproductive consequences. This paper highlights the importance of considering the degree of soil sealing in land take mitigation st…
Investigating the local socio-spatial integration of the Belval knowledge district into Esch/Alzette
The social and spatial integration of knowledge-related urban development projects into their urban environment is seen by policymakers as a necessity to unlock local and regional growth dynamics and regeneration. However, the understanding of socio-spatial integration, and how it can be scientifically analysed and interpreted at a local scale remains somewhat vague when the concept is not approached in its totality and measured by unidimensional…
An empirical approach to cross-border spatial planning initiatives in Europe
Cross-border spatial planning is a means by which to enhance territorial continuities between border regions still hindered by differences and sometimes tensions, and thus to make more tangible the political paradigm of European integration. This article offers a systematic analysis of all the Interreg IV A projects related to cross-border spatial planning that were conducted along all Europe’s internal borders between 2007 and 2013. It reveals t…
Everything All Right at the Internal EU Borders? The Ambivalent Effects of Cross-Border Integration and the Rise of Euroscepticism
The policy of the European Union, which promotes a vision of Europe without borders and has fostered the development of cooperation across borders over 25 years, has led, in some parts of Europe, to the emergence of so-called integrated cross-border regions. Thus far, the increase of cross-border flows and interactions has always been a normative and almost unquestioned policy paradigm. However, tendencies of re-bordering and signs of growing Eur…
A multidimensional measurement of the integration between European border regions
Cross-border integration in Europe is a complex and multifaceted process, which has contrasted impacts on border regions. In order to contribute to better depict it, this paper provides, with the help of statistical indicators, a systematic and multidimensional analysis of cross-border integration along all the EU internal borders. It highlights the similarities and discrepancies that can be observed between the different European regions with re…
Use and Misuse of Indicators in Spatial Planning
The use of indicators to assess the impacts of spatial planning policies has experienced a strong increase in the last decades, despite the difficulties to identify clear causality links in this discipline. The aim of this article is to critically reflect on the impacts of such a phenomenon on spatial planning policies and practices. In order to do so, it explores the issue of land take and how the European Community has set up a policy objective…
Exploring cross-border integration in Europe
Since its creation, the European Union seems to be guided by the idea that an increase in cross-border flows contributes to more European unity. Thus, emphasis has been placed for instance on lowering customs tariffs and encouraging the free movement of goods and people. However, if the opening up of borders creates new opportunities for some residents of border regions, there are others who may not benefit. For this reason, and in a context char…
Governance and transportation policy networks in the cross-border metropolitan region of Luxembourg
Two major processes have increased the need for cross-border public transportation policies in European metropolitan regions in the recent past: the imperative of a region’s accessibility within the inter-urban competition and the aspired EU-wide regional harmonization and de-bordering process. Governing such multifaceted issues in cross-border regions requires the implementation of suitable and efficient organizational solutions. In the example …
Comparing Cross-border Metropolitan Integration in Europe
This article analyses the process of spatial integration in ten European cross-border metropolitan regions by comparing three indicators, relating to flows of cross-border commuters, differentials of gross domestic product per capita and residents’ citizenship. Our results allow, firstly, confirmation of the hypothesis that the greater the economic disparities, the greater the level of interactions measured by cross-border commuting. Our work als…
Comparing Cross-border Metropolitan Integration in Europe
This article analyses the process of spatial integration in ten European cross-border metropolitan regions by comparing three indicators, relating to flows of cross-border commuters, differentials of gross domestic product per capita and residents’ citizenship. Our results allow, firstly, confirmation of the hypothesis that the greater the economic disparities, the greater the level of interactions measured by cross-border commuting. Our work als…
A multidimensional measurement of the integration between European border regions
Cross-border integration in Europe is a complex and multifaceted process, which has contrasted impacts on border regions. In order to contribute to better depict it, this paper provides, with the help of statistical indicators, a systematic and multidimensional analysis of cross-border integration along all the EU internal borders. It highlights the similarities and discrepancies that can be observed between the different European regions with re…
Exploring cross-border integration in Europe
Since its creation, the European Union seems to be guided by the idea that an increase in cross-border flows contributes to more European unity. Thus, emphasis has been placed for instance on lowering customs tariffs and encouraging the free movement of goods and people. However, if the opening up of borders creates new opportunities for some residents of border regions, there are others who may not benefit. For this reason, and in a context char…
Governance and transportation policy networks in the cross-border metropolitan region of Luxembourg
Two major processes have increased the need for cross-border public transportation policies in European metropolitan regions in the recent past: the imperative of a region’s accessibility within the inter-urban competition and the aspired EU-wide regional harmonization and de-bordering process. Governing such multifaceted issues in cross-border regions requires the implementation of suitable and efficient organizational solutions. In the example …
Everything All Right at the Internal EU Borders? The Ambivalent Effects of Cross-Border Integration and the Rise of Euroscepticism
The policy of the European Union, which promotes a vision of Europe without borders and has fostered the development of cooperation across borders over 25 years, has led, in some parts of Europe, to the emergence of so-called integrated cross-border regions. Thus far, the increase of cross-border flows and interactions has always been a normative and almost unquestioned policy paradigm. However, tendencies of re-bordering and signs of growing Eur…
Clarifying the EU objective of no net land take
The European Union’s objective to stop land take by 2050 calls for a paradigmatic shift in urban development. While the reduction of land take may no longer be a matter for debate, the lack of clarity regarding the definition of the phenomenon and the way it should be monitored and tackled can nevertheless have counterproductive consequences. This paper highlights the importance of considering the degree of soil sealing in land take mitigation st…
An empirical approach to cross-border spatial planning initiatives in Europe
Cross-border spatial planning is a means by which to enhance territorial continuities between border regions still hindered by differences and sometimes tensions, and thus to make more tangible the political paradigm of European integration. This article offers a systematic analysis of all the Interreg IV A projects related to cross-border spatial planning that were conducted along all Europe’s internal borders between 2007 and 2013. It reveals t…
Investigating the local socio-spatial integration of the Belval knowledge district into Esch/Alzette
The social and spatial integration of knowledge-related urban development projects into their urban environment is seen by policymakers as a necessity to unlock local and regional growth dynamics and regeneration. However, the understanding of socio-spatial integration, and how it can be scientifically analysed and interpreted at a local scale remains somewhat vague when the concept is not approached in its totality and measured by unidimensional…
Governance and transportation policy networks in the cross-border metropolitan region of Luxembourg
Two major processes have increased the need for cross-border public transportation policies in European metropolitan regions in the recent past: the imperative of a region’s accessibility within the inter-urban competition and the aspired EU-wide regional harmonization and de-bordering process. Governing such multifaceted issues in cross-border regions requires the implementation of suitable and efficient organizational solutions. In the example …
Comparing Cross-border Metropolitan Integration in Europe
This article analyses the process of spatial integration in ten European cross-border metropolitan regions by comparing three indicators, relating to flows of cross-border commuters, differentials of gross domestic product per capita and residents’ citizenship. Our results allow, firstly, confirmation of the hypothesis that the greater the economic disparities, the greater the level of interactions measured by cross-border commuting. Our work als…
Use and Misuse of Indicators in Spatial Planning
The use of indicators to assess the impacts of spatial planning policies has experienced a strong increase in the last decades, despite the difficulties to identify clear causality links in this discipline. The aim of this article is to critically reflect on the impacts of such a phenomenon on spatial planning policies and practices. In order to do so, it explores the issue of land take and how the European Community has set up a policy objective…
Exploring cross-border integration in Europe
Since its creation, the European Union seems to be guided by the idea that an increase in cross-border flows contributes to more European unity. Thus, emphasis has been placed for instance on lowering customs tariffs and encouraging the free movement of goods and people. However, if the opening up of borders creates new opportunities for some residents of border regions, there are others who may not benefit. For this reason, and in a context char…
A multidimensional measurement of the integration between European border regions
Cross-border integration in Europe is a complex and multifaceted process, which has contrasted impacts on border regions. In order to contribute to better depict it, this paper provides, with the help of statistical indicators, a systematic and multidimensional analysis of cross-border integration along all the EU internal borders. It highlights the similarities and discrepancies that can be observed between the different European regions with re…
Everything All Right at the Internal EU Borders? The Ambivalent Effects of Cross-Border Integration and the Rise of Euroscepticism
The policy of the European Union, which promotes a vision of Europe without borders and has fostered the development of cooperation across borders over 25 years, has led, in some parts of Europe, to the emergence of so-called integrated cross-border regions. Thus far, the increase of cross-border flows and interactions has always been a normative and almost unquestioned policy paradigm. However, tendencies of re-bordering and signs of growing Eur…
An empirical approach to cross-border spatial planning initiatives in Europe
Cross-border spatial planning is a means by which to enhance territorial continuities between border regions still hindered by differences and sometimes tensions, and thus to make more tangible the political paradigm of European integration. This article offers a systematic analysis of all the Interreg IV A projects related to cross-border spatial planning that were conducted along all Europe’s internal borders between 2007 and 2013. It reveals t…
Investigating the local socio-spatial integration of the Belval knowledge district into Esch/Alzette
The social and spatial integration of knowledge-related urban development projects into their urban environment is seen by policymakers as a necessity to unlock local and regional growth dynamics and regeneration. However, the understanding of socio-spatial integration, and how it can be scientifically analysed and interpreted at a local scale remains somewhat vague when the concept is not approached in its totality and measured by unidimensional…
Clarifying the EU objective of no net land take
The European Union’s objective to stop land take by 2050 calls for a paradigmatic shift in urban development. While the reduction of land take may no longer be a matter for debate, the lack of clarity regarding the definition of the phenomenon and the way it should be monitored and tackled can nevertheless have counterproductive consequences. This paper highlights the importance of considering the degree of soil sealing in land take mitigation st…
National introduction of no net land take
The ambitious European objective of achieving no net land take (NNLT) by 2050 calls for a radical change in the strategies and instruments of national planning policies. Based on a comparative case study of five pioneering countries, this article analyses the different approaches taken to implement the NNLT goal, drawing on policy cycle theory. It demonstrates that the transfer of the NNLT target is a top-down process that conflicts with land use…
Instrumental and cordial logics of cross-border cooperation in Europe
Towards a credible, relevant and legitimate implementation framework for the EU no net land take objective
The European Union’s objective of halting the net artificialisation of land by 2050, known as the ‘No Net Land Take’ (NNLT) objective, represents a paradigm shift in terms of spatial planning. However, the ambition of this objective contrasts with the absence of a clear, coherent, multi-scalar and legally anchored framework. This article draws on the concepts of credibility, relevance and legitimacy used in the science-policy interface debate to …
Geography (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Economics (8 works) · Regional science (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration (7 works) · Economic geography (7 works) · Local Governance and Planning (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Cross-border cooperation (5 works)