This paper reviews the concept of functional territories and&nbsp;their&nbsp;application in drafting &nbsp;flexible development strategies&nbsp;that are not bound by administrative boundaries; highlighting that such strategies can often better&nbsp;capture the importance of development processes, collaborative working and&nbsp;social networks&nbsp;in driving and/or supporting&nbsp;spatial patterns of local economic activities.&nbsp; The potential application and benefits of functional territories to the forthcoming National Planning Framework (NPF) for Ireland is also highlighted.
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<td><span style="color: #808080;"><em><strong>Title:&nbsp;</strong></em></span>Applying the Functional Territories Concept: Planning Beyond Boundaries</td>
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<td><span style="color: #808080;"><em><strong> Publication Date: </strong></em></span>June 2016</td>
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<td><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em><strong>Author</strong></em>:&nbsp;<span style="color: #000000;">Dr. Cormac Walsh, Mr. John Driscoll &amp; Ms. Caroline Creamer&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;">
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<td><span style="color: #888888;"><strong><em>Summary:&nbsp;Previous research carried out by the ICLRD argues&nbsp;that “administrative boundaries do not always coincide with patterns of economic and social activity ‘on the ground’; and as a result, administrative areas can become divorced from the functions of towns and cities” (Gleeson et al, 2010).</em></strong></span></td>
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