Make a Mediterranean area of territories, towns and regions
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Mediterranean territories therefore make up both a cross-cutting domain involving the region’s agricultural, urban, rural, environmental, economic and social challenges; and a domain for unique potential cooperation that could have enormous long-term economic benefits.
Town and country planning should be promoted as an integrated policy in countries in the region and implemented by state authorities in association with civil society (users) and companies that contribute to territorial development. It could then mobilize infrastructure construction, town planning, architecture, rural development, innovation and clusters sustainably and efficiently. It could interlink local, urban, regional and international levels. The Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) could be used to encourage the rise of local stakeholders, local development and “short circuits”. Moreover, there should be promotion of culture and foresight, anticipation and long-term planning.