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ESPON - Policy themes
ESPON delivers territorial evidence for actual policy needs in various areas
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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
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.
Policy Guide "CIRCTER – Circular Economy and Territorial Consequences"
October 28, 2019
A transition towards a circular economy does not happen by itself; it needs to be supported and encouraged by policy and planning.
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.
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#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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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
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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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Geography of COVID-19 outbreak and first policy answers in European regions and cities
The ESPON EGTC is launching a call for expression of interest to establish a list of economic operators interested to develop a short term research on the territorial dimension of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic and regional policies in Europe during the first months of the outbreak.
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