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ESPON METRO High level
policy conferenceThe role and future perspectives of European
metropolitan areas in the EU cohesion policyRegister20 June 2022 -
(Re)assembling
the productive cityHandbookRead it here
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The social and territorial
consequences of the pandemicDiscover it
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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
Spotlight
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May 27, 2022The new productive city base draws from the emergence of new sectors that are more digital, service oriented, low carbon, knowledge-based and connected to their cultural-industrial context. -
May 27, 2022Is there a pattern of diffusion for COVID-19 across European regions, and how has this evolved since its onset?
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May 24, 2022COVID-19, like earlier pandemics, had a devastating impact on the tourism sector, with the consequences still being felt. -
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
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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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May 30, 2022La politica di coesione sociale, economica e territoriale è la principale politica di investimento dell'Unione europea. -
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
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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 -
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.
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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.
