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Abstract: „Die Großregion SaarLorLux – eine grenzüberschreitende Region im Gebiet von Deutschland, Frankreich, Luxemburg und Belgien – war seit der Teilung des karolingischen Großreichs im Jahre 842 Schauplatz zahlreicher Kriege mit daraus resultierenden Grenzverschiebungen, so dass in diesem Raum heute Menschen mit verschiedenen historischen und kulturellen Hintergründen und Nationalitäten leben. Während Grenzen jahrhundertelang Trennlinien waren, bietet das Leben im Grenzraum heute Möglichkeiten, die Menschen, die im Inneren eines Landes wohnen, nicht genießen können.“

Abstract: „This paper analyses everyday practices carried out by the residents of the Saarland, Lorraine, Luxembourg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wallonia in the neighbouring regions abroad. The key assumption is the consideration that the inhabitants of the Greater Region SaarLorLux define the transborder reality of life of this region through their cross-border performance of everyday practices. Such a socio-constructivist perspective is not interested in what the Greater Region SaarLorLux actually is, but in what ways it is constituted or how it manifests itself in the daily lives of its inhabitants. Therefor the most common cross-border everyday practices, such as shopping for everyday needs, leisure-time shopping, outdoor recreation/tourism, cultural events, as well as visiting friends and family are looked at in greater detail. These observations are based on selected findings from three recent empirical studies of the study region, which have been linked to each other as well as socio-culturally and socioeconomically mapped in order to carve out the spatial organization, the motives and other contextual factors of cross-border everyday practices in the Greater Region SaarLorLux. This approach allows reconstructing mobility flows and spatial emphases in the context of everyday practices and gives insights into the nature of cross-border living realities in the Greater Region SaarLorLux.“

Inhaltstext: „In diesem Kapitel werden raumplanerische Grundlagen in den Teilräumen der Großregion und der Oberrheinregion präsentiert. Neben der Schilderung aktueller Entwicklungen hinsichtlich der Leitbilder der Raumentwicklung erfolgt eine Einführung in die vorhandenen räumlichen Strukturen der o.g. Grenzregionen. Darüber hinaus werden die Planungssysteme in Belgien (Wallonie), Deutschland, Frankreich und Luxemburg charakterisiert, wobei verdeutlicht wird, dass Unterschiede bestehen, die einen kontinuierlichen Austausch über planerische Traditionen und (neue) Strategien der Raumentwicklung erforderlich machen.This chapter presents the foundations of spatial planning in the sub-spaces of the Greater Region and the Upper Rhine region. Current developments concerning the guiding principles of spatial development are outlined and the existing spatial structures of the border regions introduced. Furthermore, the planning systems in Belgium (Wallonia), Germany and Luxembourg are described and differences identified that make ongoing exchanges about planning traditions and (new) strategies of spatial development necessary.“

Inhaltstext: „Wie lebt es sich in einer Grenzregion? Dieser Artikel möchte eine Antwort darauf geben und stützt sich auf eine empirische Erhebung in vier Zwillingsorten der "Großregion". Die Ergebnisse, basierend auf einer postalischen Befragung in den Zwillingsgemeinden sowie auf Face-to-Face-Interviews, zeigen, dass aufgrund der Grenzlage verschiedene finanzielle und praktische Vorteile auf beiden Seiten gesehen werden. Die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Gemeinden wird vorwiegend als recht positiv beschrieben. Hinsichtlich identifikatorischer Prozesse besteht sowohl ein Zugehörigkeitsgefühl zum Nationalstaat als auch zur (grenzüberschreitenden) Region, wobei sich Unterschiede zwischen den Befragten in den einzelnen Ländern zeigen. Geht es um die Bedeutung der Grenze, so ist der allgemeine Konsens, dass sie kaum mehr wahrnehmbar und das Leben seit ihrem Wegfall komfortabler geworden ist und Vorteile bietet. Gleichzeitig werden verschiedene Herausforderungen gesehen - Aufgaben für die kommenden Jahre.What is life in a border region like? This article aims to answer this question, drawing on empirical research in four twin-villages of the Greater Region. The findings, based on a postal survey in the twin municipalities and face-to-face interviews, show that both sides see the border situation as bringing financial and practical advantages. The cooperation between the municipalities is mostly described very positively. In terms of identityrelated processes, feelings of belonging to both the nation state and the (cross-border) region exist, although there are differences here between those surveyed in the different countries. In terms of the importance of the border, there is general agreement that it is scarcely noticed anymore, and that since its disappearance life has become more convenient and has benefited. Various challenges are also seen - tasks for the coming years.“

Aus der Verlagsmeldung: „Die Großregion Saar-Lor-Lux: Auf dem Weg zu einer grenzüberschreitenden Supraregionalisierung? Grenzgebiete werden oft als "Labor Europäischer Integration" dargestellt. Welche Bedeutung, jenseits der produzierten vielfältigen Diskurse und Symbole, kann der Begriff grenzüberschreitende Region umfassen? Dieses Buch definiert die Region als eine identitäre, territoriale und institutionelle Konstruktion, die sich über die Zeit hinweg aufrechterhält. Dabei werden die Besonderheiten dieses Prozesses für den grenzüberschreitenden Kontext identifiziert und hinterfragt. Das Unterscheiden zwischen inter- und supraregionaler Kooperation erlaubt es, die Kapazitäten des Grenzgebiets zur Entwicklung einer grenzüberschreitenden Ad-hoc-Kooperation, deren Daseinsberechtigung in der Bekräftigung der hinsichtlich den Interessen des Grenzraumes eingegangen Verpflichtungen besteht, zu hinterfragen. Die Studie wird durch die Analyse des grenzüberschreitenden Diskurses, der Territorialität und der (supraregionalen) Governance unterstützt. Dabei wird insbesondere der Europäische Verbund für territoriale Zusammenarbeit (EVTZ) - ein europäisches Instrument, das den Rechtsrahmen für territoriale Kooperation vorgibt - untersucht. Diese Fragestellungen werden im Hinblick auf die Großregion analysiert. Die Kooperation innerhalb der Großregion, bestehend aus Lothringen, Luxembourg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland und Wallonien, wurde 1971 eingeführt. Die Großregion zählt somit zu einem der ältesten Kooperationsräume in Europa. 2008 wurde die langfristige Strategie der "grenzüberschreitenden polyzentrischen Metropolregion" ins Leben gerufen.“

Abstract: „Increasing processes of globalization, which reach people’s everyday life more and more, make new and individual scopes of action possible and real. The latter bring about configurations of the social and territorial dimensions of human action which break up the traditional comprehension of societal spaces. The concept of the transnational social space is helpful to overcome the unity of territorial and social space and to study social figurations anchored in different national states. The present article aims at the specific context of border regions, respectively crossborder labour markets, with special focus on the construction of a transnational social space. Hence, following the social geography centred on subjects and actions, some conditions and impacts of the cross-border commuter phenomenon in the Greater Region SaarLorLux, widely based on the empiric research of the author, will be discussed.“

Abstract: „The edificial structures of fortification and defense systems in the SaarLorLux region (Saar, Lorraine, Luxembourg) from the 16th century to World War II. Potential and problems of revaluation taking into consideration the recreation and tourism-oriented forms of use. Since the dispartment of the Carolingian empire in 843, territorial conflicts and dislocation of borders in the European SaarLorLux region have as a consequence led to the extraordinary high concentration of fortification and defense structures of different eras in this region. The fact that this has to be considered as unique was made clear by the Metz geographer François Reitel. He signified the SaarLorLux region as the world- "largest open air museum concerning fortification." Barely another region is able to document the evolution of modern times" fortification during the last five hundred years in such an impressive manner. The distinct variety of this period of fortifications is what makes it interesting for a diverse sightseeing tourism. Within the SaarLorLux region, leisure and tourism are important objectives for the conversion of fortifications as well as structures of defense. Both offer a vast potential of space not integrated in communal planning and are just partially built-up areas, extensive or even completely waste grounds with a reserve potential. Still, there is a gap between many abandoned and few fortifications in good, sometimes even outstanding condition. Therewith, fortifications in the SaarLorLux area are of great importance for culture tourism and their value is not recognized yet. The dissertation- objects of investigation are 333 buildings built in the three modern epochs stamped by the use of guns. In detail, those epochs are the one of bastion defense structures (16th to 18th century), the one of forts and huge defense structures (19th century) and the one of the territorial defense structures (20th century). A basic goal was the registration of the defense structural equipment in the SaarLorLux region documenting the different types, extents, functions and specialties of the existing objects. The registered buildings were judged for their adequacy for tourist and visitor use. In this way, it was possible to identify 25 fortifications and ensembles which have not been object of a conversion yet, but still have a potential for a future use in the tourism and recreation sector. Objects already in touristy use were analyzed and evaluated. Associations and clubs as supporters of this development find special account. After an evaluation of strengths and weaknesses of the existing tourism structures, perspectives for a future recreational and tourism use of the fortification heritage as a whole were developed.“

Abstract: „The intermunicipal, cross-border co-operation in the European border regions has experienced a dynamic thrust of development in the last few years. This was facilitated by the changes in the political, legal and financial framework conditions, to which the community initiative INTERREG provided a considerable contribution. An additional factor in the Saar-Lor-Lux region is that subunits form in the actual border regions within the generously measured, regional work areas of the interregional co-operation, characterised by a fairy homogenous regional structure. Using three case examples, it is demonstrated that cross-border organisation structures have developed within these small regions on a municipal level. These are being institutionalised more and more. Using the regional development model of the network of cities, which is being discussed with regards to its cross-border applicability, we can in this context speak of local co-operation networks. In the case of the Agglomération Transfrontalière du Pôle Européen de Développement (PED) in the Belgian-French-Luxembourg state triangle, the participating local authority districts and government authorities have joined together to form an association and maintain a joint Observatoire de l'Urbanisme, responsible among other things since 1996 for the registration and processing of regional data as well as for the development of land use concepts. The M eeting of Mayors and/or the Ronde des Trois Frontières, responsible for the development of tourism in the German-French-Luxembourg Moselle Valley, are considerably less formal network structures. The co-operation between the border local authority districts was institutionalised in the Saar-Rosselle region in the form of the Intermunicipal Association for Work. The latter maintains a co-operation office with the Saarbrücken city association, principally responsible for co-ordination tasks with regards to current and developing, cross-border projects. Despite the depicted structural and legal impediments, an increased institutionalisation of the co-operations can be observed; this goes hand in hand with a topical diversification, which deincreasingly covers subject areas which have been avoided up until now because of the potential conflicts found therein, as demonstrated by the example of the joint commercial area development in the case of the Agglomération du PED. These observed case examples deal with increasingly integrated core regions within a border region which can provide important impulses for the interregional and also international dialogue. At the same time, practical measures were implemented on this level, which are perceived by the local population in day to day life and therefore have greater identity-forming effects. In this context, these measures can provide an essential or even exemplary contribution to overcoming the interior borders of the EU. These approaches can be understood as being a basis for integration "from the bottom up" which make a greater sustainability and acceptance in the various sectors of day to day living more probable, unlike the top-down forces which dominate the realisation of the European common market or the currency union.“