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Inspire Policy Making with Territorial Evidence

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- - ESPON 2020 Programme
- - Projects
  - Applied Research
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  - 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: Territorial potentials for Green Infrastructure
    
    December 21, 2018
    
    Green infrastructure (GI) is considered a benefit for territorial development because it provides multiple functions within the same spatial area.
    
    Working Paper: Migration and the role of European Territorial Cooperation
    
    December 21, 2018
    
    The joint ESPON and Interact Working Paper “Migration and the Role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC)” stems from the conclusions of the General Affairs Council meeting in November 2015.
- - 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
  - No place should be left behind
  - Is territorialism the reaction of the places that do not matter?
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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.
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  - Tool selection wizard
Participate
- - Participate
  - Invitations for Stakeholders
  - Open Invitation
  - Stakeholder Cafe (Dec 2016)
  - Previous Invitations
  - Consultations
  - Public Consultation (Mar 2014)
  - EU-level Consultation (Mar 2014)
  - Espon 2013
  - Calls for Proposals
  - Legal Framework
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- - ESPON in your country
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  - Vacancies
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  - Previous Vacancies
- - Spotlight
  - More peer-learning workshops to be offered in 2019. Policy makers who seek analytical advice are invited to send us their requests
  - The ESPON EGTC is organising a series of peer-learning workshops for all types of public authorities responsible for territorial development. The workshops are designed to enable a rapid know-how transfer and can serve various policy needs based on the experience of stakeholders who were involved in ESPON targeted analyses.
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ESPON Scientific Conference 2018
ESPON Seminar on 30-31 May 2018 in Sofia
Workshop on Indicators for Integrated Territorial and Urban Development

ESPON FUA tool - Functional Urban Areas and Regions in Europe

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ESPON FUA tool - Functional Urban Areas and Regions in Europe

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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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