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Inspire Policy Making by Territorial Evidence
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Topics & Policy
Topics & Policy
Publications
Shaping new policies in specific types of territories in Europe: islands, mountains, sparsely populated and coastal regions
April 7, 2017
March 2017 - ESPON presents territorial observations on key development patterns of territories with geographic specificities (coastal areas, islands, mountains and sparsely populated regions) and key messages for policy-makers for designing and implementing development strategies specifically tailored to the needs of these places.
ESPON Toolbox – Guidance Sheets
November 21, 2016
Practical Tools for Analysis and Policy-making
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
Between cooperation and competition: why polycentric development matters
June 22, 2017
Polycentric territorial patterns encourage more balanced development between regions and more co-operative urban-rural relationships.
Case Studies
The Danube Region: a polycentric network combining hub approaches and smart specialisation
June 22, 2017
Some European capital cities jointly function as a gateway in the form of a polycentric network with regard to specific functions in a macro-region.
Upper Rhine region: cross-border differentials foster functional integration
June 22, 2017
Cross-border metropolitan areas link national urban systems in a way that can generate a number of new opportunities and agglomeration economies.
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Conference "Southern Europe at the crossroads: are we making the right decisions about accessibility investments for the future?"
The ESPON transnational conference "Southern Europe at the crossroads: are we making the right decisions about accessibility investments for the future?" will take place on 3 October 2017 at the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in Rome.
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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 Assesment 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.
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Call for Tenders for a European and macro-regional territorial monitoring tool
The service contract shall develop a European and macro-regional territorial monitoring tool to continuously observe territorial development trends and patterns.
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