Landscape planning and polycentricity: potentialities for regional integration in transboundary natural resources

This article proposes a discussion on the potential application of polycentricity strategies in the management of strategic transboundary natural resources, such as shared water bodies and river basins with regional potential for water supply and energy production.As a method, it presents a review of the literature on polycentricity, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of governance of shared territories among polycentric cities. It identifies key aspects of polycentricity, focusing on topics such as the integration of cities in polycentric urban regions, regional policies and governance in polycentric regions, and polycentricity and natural resource management.Complementarily, potential landscape planning strategies that can be applied to strengthen regional identity between centralities, as well as to strengthen the functional, institutional and cultural identity and integration of a polycentric region, are also presented.