First ESPON synthesis report: New Evidence on Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Territories
ESPON supports policy development related to EU Cohesion Policy. The report is the first in a series of three ESPON Synthesis Reports which all aim to communicate major ESPON results on numerous ongoing research themes relevant for integrated, place-based policy considerations.
Description
EPSON (European Observation Network for Territorial Development
and Cohesion) supports policy development in relation to EU
Cohesion Policy by means of the 2013 Programme. It does this by
commissioning studies. The first research themes have focused on
the functionality of major urban agglomerations, the diversity of
development options for rural regions, demography and migratory
flows, the risks for regional economies of energy price
fluctuations, territorial impacts of climate change and progress in
techniques in support of territorial impact assessment of EU sector
policies. As the programme continues to progress more applied
research projects, targeted analysis and scientific platform
results will be published in the period up to 2013. A full list of
present and forthcoming studies can found in the report and on the
website.
The document presents comparable facts at regional and local level
on four themes:
- Europe in a challenging world;
- Polycentric Europe: smart, connected places;
- Diverse Europe: cohesion challenges;
- Sustainable Europe.
These themes are elaborated upon in separate chapters, which
conclude with a range of scenarios towards which regions and
localities can work.
Contact
For questions, please contact the ESPON Coordination Unit by
clicking here.
Publication date
October 2010
Type of Document
Policy Document
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