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a territorial approach
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Policy BriefQuality of Life for territorialand citizen-centric policiesRead more
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March 11, 2022While diverse administrative, economic and political events throughout history have had an influence on the movement of people around the world, none of them had a bigger impact on the number of people crossing the European Union’s (EU) eastern border than the current COVID-19 pandemic. But how has this actually fared on tourism, the labour market and student flows? -
March 4, 2022Discontent, Division, Disparities, Divides. Those are the four "Ds" characterising the spatial megatrends in Europe today, according to the ESPON findings, as presented by the director of ESPON, Mr Wiktor Szydarowski, at the European Summit of regions and cities, in Marseille.
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April 26, 2022European regions exhibit strong disparities in relation to their innovation capacity in terms of both the development of innovation and the appropriation of social, economic and environmental benef -
April 16, 2022The seminar-discussion “Challenges for the Future Development of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area” was held on February 22, 2022.
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April 5, 2022Different regions of Europe have been affected by the pandemic at different times and to different degrees. During the first three waves of the pandemic, a spatial shift from the European centres to the peripheries took place. -
February 13, 2022Disconnected from the mainland, urban-maritime regions that are island face different challenges than regions situated on the mainland. This also goes for Malta and Crete, two of the stakeholder regions that were part of the ERMES project. This article discusses the downsides and benefits of insular regions in relation to eco-cluster development.
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April 20, 2022Within a two-hours webinar we will explore how policymakers, regional planners and scientists can make use of the ESPON REGICO tool to com -
April 15, 2022COVID-19, like earlier pandemics had a devastating influence on the tourism sector, the effects of which are still being felt by the industry.
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February 14, 2022Building on the experience gained in the Circter project, this policy brief addresses and illustrates how the regulations and instruments available, such as those related to public procurement and spatial planning, can be used to facilitate the transition towards a circular economy. And provides food for thought for the 2021–27 cohesion policy programming period by highlighting policy priorities for regional development from a circular economy perspective. -
December 10, 2021Since the very beginning, cities have been not only a place of trade but also a place of production.
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April 2, 2021The service contract shall conduct empirical research estimating (a) the extent to which and conditions under which knowledge spillovers from Continental Europe explain entrepreneurship in the oute -
March 19, 2021The service contract resulting from this call for tenders shall contribute to further disseminating, developing and improving the ESPON knowledge base, more specifically by taking up the evidence
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Geography of Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences
Different regions of Europe have been affected by the pandemic at different times and to different degrees. During the first three waves of the pandemic, a spatial shift from the European centres to the peripheries took place.
