ESPON TEDI - Territorial Diversity in Europe

Theme
Territorial Diversity (TD)

Thematic scope
The Territorial Agenda, as well as the Lisbon and Gothenburg Strategies pointed out that the diversity of territorial potentials of regions in contributing to sustainable development, economic growth and job creation in the EU must be identified and mobilised. Not only metropolitan or major urban areas can significantly contribute towards the overall policy goals of these documents. In fact, many regions outside these areas make major contributions towards the Lisbon and Gothenburg Strategies.
Against this backdrop, the overall objective of this project is to provide a better understanding of development processes in territories outside the Pentagon that are defined as insular, mountainous, sparsely populated or peripheral. The analysis aims particularly at highlighting how these territories may contribute to the achievement of overarching European objectives expressed in the Lisbon and Gothenburg Strategies. By focusing on a representative sample of such regions, the project will be drawing more general conclusions for territories subject to similar territorial specificities across Europe.

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

Stakeholders

 

Lead Partner
Nordregio - Nordic Centre for Spatial Development (Sweden).
Detailed information on the contracted project team can be found under Transnational Project Groups

Budget: € 209 800,00

Project’s lifetime: February 2009 – April 2010

Delivery of Reports
Inception Report: 11 May 2009
Interim Report: 13 July 2009
Draft Final Report: 11 January 2010
Final Report: 12 May 2010

More information
Please contact the Project Expert at the ESPON Coordination Unit:
Michaela GENSHEIMER, e-mail: michaela.gensheimer@espon.eu