Scientific Investigation in Spatial Planning of the Baltic Region

Spatial planning is relatively new term for the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). Nowadays under the pressure of globalization the European state authorities work on shaping the policies at intergovernmental cooperation level with a target of territorial policy-making and entire integration across Europe. Spatial planning is considered as a significant element of land management. The authors present here a part of a study on the latest economic framework of the spatial planning in the BSR. The article comprises analysis of literary source on spatial planning issue heritage and evolution in the area. In a result a summary on the spatial planning meaning in the BSR is compiled. The topical issue for new European Union members of the region (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) is ensured as adoption and integration of knowledge from the Germanic and Scandinavian planning families. The BSR as macroregion moves towards the regional economic approach and to build a knowledge-based economy, the new member states are in decentralization process. Several multidimensional models on the spatial planning systems are observed