Mauro Tebaldi is an Associate Professor at the University of Sassari, where he teaches Political Science. His research interests mainly concern political institutions, territorial policies, and democratic theory.Marco Calaresu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sassari, where he teaches Public Policy Analysis. His research interests include urban security policies and the quality of democracy.

• Chapter1. The Territorial Policies as an Instrument for the Development of the Peripheral Areas.- Chapter2. The Theoretical and Methodological Framework.- Chapter 3. Transport .- Chapter4. Urban Regeneration .- Chapter5. Environmental Protection .- Chapter6. Conclusions. Territorial Policies and the Local Development of Europe’s Periphery: Descriptive and Prescriptive Implications.

Mauro Tebaldi is an Associate Professor at the University of Sassari, where he teaches Political Science. His research interests mainly concern political institutions, territorial policies, and democratic theory.Marco Calaresu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sassari, where he teaches Public Policy Analysis. His research interests include urban security policies and the quality of democracy.

• Chapter1. The Territorial Policies as an Instrument for the Development of the Peripheral Areas.- Chapter2. The Theoretical and Methodological Framework.- Chapter 3. Transport .- Chapter4. Urban Regeneration .- Chapter5. Environmental Protection .- Chapter6. Conclusions. Territorial Policies and the Local Development of Europe’s Periphery: Descriptive and Prescriptive Implications.

Mauro Tebaldi is an Associate Professor at the University of Sassari, where he teaches Political Science. His research interests mainly concern political institutions, territorial policies, and democratic theory.Marco Calaresu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sassari, where he teaches Public Policy Analysis. His research interests include urban security policies and the quality of democracy.

• Chapter1. The Territorial Policies as an Instrument for the Development of the Peripheral Areas.- Chapter2. The Theoretical and Methodological Framework.- Chapter 3. Transport .- Chapter4. Urban Regeneration .- Chapter5. Environmental Protection .- Chapter6. Conclusions. Territorial Policies and the Local Development of Europe’s Periphery: Descriptive and Prescriptive Implications.