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Spotlight
Geography of new employment dynamics in Europe
Theme: Employment
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Topics & Policy
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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 22, 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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Spotlight
Welcome to the new ESPON website!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website! With this new website we would like to provide our visitors a modern, innovative, and interactive user experience as well as an easier way to learn about ESPON’s activities.
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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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ESPON EGTC Vacancy
The ESPON EGTC is recruiting a Financial Expert/Contract management and Financial Control for a period of two years. Main tasks will cover contract management for projects and internal financial control. Deadline for submitting an application is 12 July 2017 at 16h00.
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Croatia
Croatia
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National Contact Point
Croatian Institute for Spatial Development
Ingrid Gojevic, Ariana Korlaet
Email:
ingrid.gojevic@mgipu.hr; ariana.korlaet@mgipu.hr