The contested constitution of the European Union introduced the objective of "territorial cohesion," thrusting the debate on spatial development to the fore after it had lain becalmed for a decade or more. The problem is that the Union still lacks a specific competence of spatial governance. In response, researchers and practitioners in urban planning, political science, and economics, from across western Europe explore some dimensions of the Union's action in the spatial field, and investigate the emergence of space as a category of Union policy They resist proposing a comprehensive and organic analysis. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)