Conjunction of Local and Global Processes Towards Qualitative Integrated Urban Development of Danube Region

Abstract

We are witnesses of continuous and turbulent complexityprocess of urban development at every spatial level. The presence of infor-mation and communication technologies in every aspect of our life leads tothe fact that there is no more “delay” in between global and local changes.This conjunction changes the paradigm of urban development, which isnow in networking, communication and integration. This paper discussesthese relations described as hypothesis within Castells’ paradigm of net-work society and project identity that should be developed on local level inorder to be a part of – a node of global network, and to survive and developits potentialities and capacities. This paradigm is discussed in relation to C.Alexander’s, E. Howard’s, and P. Geeds’ approach in order to define princi-ples and steps of integration of different spatial levels toward more coher-ent, harmonized urban development. The research applies theoretical ap-proaches of networking towards integrated development of Danube region.