ESPON database and data development, Phase II (2011-2014)

 

Thematic scope
Taking as starting point the achievements of the Project “ESPON Database 2013” (Phase I) and the results and discussions from the ongoing ESPON Project on “Territorial Indicators and Indices” (INTERCO), this project shall maintain, update, develop and further expand the ESPON 2013 Database.

In this framework, the main European activities carried out to promote data comparability and data quality, in particular the INSPIRE Directive and the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) initiative will be taken into consideration.

In general, the ESPON 2013 Database shall supply different users (ESPON community and general public), including researchers, policy makers and stakeholders at regional and local level, with data, indicators and (visualisation) tools in the field of European territorial development and cohesion needed for policy formulation, application and monitoring at different geographical levels. The data managed by the project originates from European institutions such as EUROSTAT and EEA, and from all ESPON projects. By doing this, the ESPON 2013 Database shall contribute to better understanding of territorial structures, the current situation and past and future trends of different types of European territories in relation to the various geographical contexts (from local to global) and within a large variety of themes.

Please read more about the main research areas and main results envisaged on the next page.

Lead Partner
University of Paris 7 Denis Diderot on behalf of UMS2414 RIATE, France.
Detailed information on the contracted project team can be found under Transnational Project Groups.

Budget: € 1 300 000,00

Project’s lifetime: February 2011 - December 2014

Delivery of Reports
Inception Report: 22 July 2011

Interim Report: June 2012 (1st), June 2013 (2nd)

Draft Final Report: June 2014

Final Report: December 2014

Publishing
Reports will be published once they are approved by the ESPON Monitoring Committee

More information
Please contact the Project Experts at the ESPON Coordination Unit:

Sandra DI BIAGGIO, e-mail: sandra.di.biaggio@espon.eu

Marjan VAN HERWIJNEN, e-mail: marjan.vanherwijnen@espon.eu