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Programme
- - ESPON 2020 Programme
- - Projects
  - Applied Research
  - Targeted Analyses
  - Monitoring and Tools
  - Transnational Outreach
  - Previous Projects
  - ESPON 2013
  - ESPON 2006
- - Projects by policy themes
  - Regional Economy
  - Social & Cultural
  - Environmental challenges
  - Flows & Interaction
  - Transition & Change
  - Urban Development
  - Rural Development
  - Cross-border functions & macro regions
  - Governance models
  - Specific Solutions, Policy Instruments & Tools
- - Spotlight
  - ESPON - Policy themes
  - ESPON delivers territorial evidence for actual policy needs in various areas
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Topics & Policy
- - Topics & Policy
- - Publications
  - Working paper "Measuring economic impact of cultural heritage at territorial level"
    
    May 29, 2020
    
    During the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, over 23 000 events were organised, reaching more than 12.8 million participants (1).
    
    Net impact of Interreg: causal inference, counterfactuals and their applicability to Interreg
    
    May 28, 2020
    
    As part of the ESPON transnational outreach efforts, ESPON has been working together with the Austrian Institute for Regional Studies ÖIR on the assessment of counterfactual methods against their a
- - Evidence
  - Mapping urban structures, accessibility patterns and territorial cooperation in Europe
    
    June 22, 2017
    
    The current models and further potentials of polycentric development at different scales in Europe have been analysed by ESPON on the basis of urban structures, accessibility and cooperation
- - Policy
  - Publication request form
    
    August 5, 2020
    
    Policy handbook “ESPON ACPA – Supporting the decade of healthy and inclusive urban ageing”
    
    May 18, 2020
    
    Population ageing raises common challenges for cities: to adapt their environments physically and socially, so that older people’s quality of life remains unaffected.
- - Case Studies
  - Zaragoza | Friendly city together with seniors
    
    May 20, 2020
    
    Zaragoza is the fifth most populous city in Spain. In 2019 an estimated 21.2% of the total population was 65 years-old and above.
    
    Oslo | A greener, warmer and more inclusive city
    
    May 20, 2020
    
    The aim of Oslo Municipality is to become a greener, warmer and a more creative city with room for all.
News & Events
- - News & Events
- - News
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- - Spotlight
  - #COVID19-How local and regional authorities respond to the crisis: Cooperation is central
  - The impact of the pandemic made borders in Europe visible again, sometimes even within the same country. But interesting examples from the Interreg Central Europe Programme show that transnational cooperation is central for regions and cities to become more resilient and to find common solutions that can benefit citizens all over central Europe, especially when facing an imminent crisis like the pandemic.
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Tools & Maps
- - ESPON Toolbox
- - DataBase Portal
  - Access to regional, local, urban, neighbourhood (candidate countries), world, grid and historical data
  - BSR-TeMo
  - Baltic Sea Region Territorial Monitoring System
  - CityBench
  - Urban Benchmarking
  - ETMS
  - Statistical information and practical evidence on territorial trends, dynamics, patterns and structural changes
- - Data Navigator
  - Access to data sources, statistical series and databases provided by National Statistical Offices
  - Functional Indicators Tool
  - Effects of transportation networks on accessibility and the territorial development
  - HyperAtlas
  - Compare and analyse a region?s relative position at european, national and local level
  - Mapping Guide
  - Help on mapping statistical data and delivering the right message
- - Online MapFinder
  - Access to the most relevant ESPON maps
  - Online Mapping Tool
  - Build maps and diagrams at various regional levels
  - Regional Typologies
  - ESPON provides nine regional typologies for additional analysis of project results
  - Territorial Impact Assessment Tool
  - Identify, ex-ante, potential territorial impacts of new EU Legislations, Policies and Directives
- - Spotlight
  - Espon tools introductory video
  - To address today’s policy development, territorial diversity and cohesion challenges, the ESPON programme provides a number of tools with valuable information and data for countries, regions, cities, and citizens.
  - Tool selection wizard
  - Answer each question for an ESPON tool suggestion.
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- - ESPON in your country
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    Switzerland
  - Espon 2013
  - Calls for Proposals
  - Legal Framework
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- - Spotlight
  - Traineeship at the ESPON EGTC in Luxembourg
  - We are looking for two motivated trainees (one in the Unit Evidence and Outreach
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Website: https://www.are.admin.ch/espon

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The ESPON EGTC is a European Grouping on Territorial Cooperation. ESPON started in 2002 and have continued since then building a pan-European knowledge base related to territorial dynamics.

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