Territorial Cohesion Post 2020: Integrated Territorial Development for Better Policies

Sofia, 30-31 May 2018: you can watch the video's of this Seminar (Day 1; Day 2) and join the conversation on ESPON Twitter #espon

Ilona Raugze, Director ESPON-EGTC speaking at the High Level Roundtable on integrated territorial development at the World Urban Forum (WUF9)

on 20th and 23rd of March, respectively.

Paris, 28 March 2018

The next cut-off date for the submission of proposals is on 22 June 2018

Budapest, 7 March 2018. The conference will examine the challenges for Integrated Territorial Development in the Visegrad 4+2 countries and share ESPON applied research results in the context of territorial governance and spatial planning systems in the V4+2. With concepts such as mainstreamed cooperation, Communities of Intent, place-based strategies and integration of inner peripheries, ESPON will provide further insights into the new logic of and new needs for integration. 

2 in 5 cities have seen a substantial increase in uptake of specific services as a result of digitalisation. This is one of the findings…

The service shall support decision-making related to the urban-rural transport connectivity challenges facing non-metropolitan regions limiting their access to essential services, business and employment opportunities. The aim of the project is to improve transport policy and systems related to connectivity by engaging the participating stakeholders in knowledge transfer activities, developing networks of information exchange and advancing understanding of flexible and sustainable urban-rural mobility and accessibility.

In 2018 the ESPON EGTC will tender 6 applied research activities: