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Climate-neutral territories
Opportunities and challenges for cities and regions towards transition to climate neutrality Learn more
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Governance of new geographies
Emerging geographies: socio-economic characteristics and development potential Learn more
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Places resilient to crises
Strengths and vulnerabilities of European territories to different types of crisesLearn more
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Perspective for all people and places
New approaches of the territorial socio-economic trends, realities and disparities Learn more
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Entrepreneurial regional governance7-8 DecemberESPON seminar in PragueTerritorial cohesion through open innovationLearn more
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Final survey 2022Have your say -
(Re)assembling
the productive cityHandbookRead it here
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Policy BriefSoft cooperation
in functional areasLearn more
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Working PaperSustainable transport in
the Eurodelta: future flows
and policy optionsRead it Here
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December 5, 2022ESPON observes that some regional public authorities demonstrate entrepreneurial behaviour when pursuing social and environmental benefits for their communities. In innovation-scarce environment, they connect temporarily with private-sector innovators from regions with higher potential for societal knowhow flow, adopt external knowhow and ‘pollinate’ their regional markets with new opportunities. These opportunities are discovered by local firms, who in turn respond with actions adding societal value in regional markets. -
November 11, 2022We are pleased to announce the first cut-off date for the submission of proposals for Targeted Analyses for the ESPON Programme 2030: 24 February 2023 -
September 30, 2022ESPON is running its final survey to gather feedback on the use of our evidence and tools, on participation at our events and in our activities.
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November 8, 2022Climate change is a major issue that is already producing numerous impacts on society and the environment in Europe today. But how is this situation impacting the competitiveness and cohesion of European regions and of Europe as a whole? Read our storymap with recent evidence from the update of our ESPON CLIMATE project - the results of the project will be also presented on 16 November 2022 during the COP27. -
September 1, 20222022 marks 20 years for the European Week of Regions and Cities -the most important event on EU Regional Policy. It takes place between 10 and 13 of October and ESPON is present in a number of sessions organised by the EGTC, stakeholders or projects that are presenting their results and evidence. Select those of your interest and register online -
July 1, 2022El passat 23 de novembre de 2021 es va celebrar a Barcelona el seminari “El paper de les ciutats i les àrees metropolitanes en la política de cohesió: reptes per al període 2021-2027”, organitzat p
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November 8, 2022Climate change is a major issue that is already producing numerous impacts on society and the environment in Europe today. But how is this situation impacting the competitiveness and cohesion of European regions and of Europe as a whole? Read our storymap with recent evidence from the update of our ESPON CLIMATE project - the results of the project will be also presented on 16 November 2022 during the COP27.
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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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December 6, 2022HERIWELL was carried out by a partnership led by Istituto per la ricerca sociale (IRS, Milano) with subcontractor Acume, the ERICarts Institute & Network (Cologne) and the Associazione per l’Ec -
September 30, 2022Benefits from societal innovation are not the privilege of regions with structural innovation capacity. This conclusion from the newest ESPON research commissioned by the incumbent -
September 7, 2022ESPON celebrated 20 years of innovative support for territorial policymaking in a both nostalgic and inspirational event that took place at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg at 28 Septem
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September 27, 2022Article 174 of the TFEU states that: '’the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions. -
July 27, 2022La plupart des études scientifiques réalisées depuis l’apparition du COVID-19 ont montré que les régions qui ont été le plus longtemps soumises à des mesures strictes de confinement ont été sociale -
May 27, 2022This policy brief is about soft territorial cooperation and how ESPON can support collaborative processes from stakeholders’ demands with schematic representations of territories and governance set
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October 4, 2022The research aims at understanding how a wider range of potential crises may affect the future of regional labour market from a territorial perspective, within the intricate ever c -
October 4, 2022This is a prior information notice ONLY in relation to identifying a suitable service provider to carry out a European research on Wealth of People and Places in Europe. The aim of
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October 4, 2022This is a prior information notice ONLY in relation to identifying a suitable service provider to carry out a European research on Access to Affordable and Quality Housing For all People
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May 31, 2021BRUXELLES - L'Europa dice addio al carbone. Una sfida comune, ma con un impatto sociale ed economico profondamente diverso tra Stati e regioni europee. -
April 27, 2021Alta Velocità ferroviaria per contrastare la fuga di cervelli e favorire lo sviluppo dell’industria creativa.
