[TERRA RES] - Territorial Exaptive Resilience along EU Eastern Borders
This study provides a comprehensive analysis of territorial exaptive resilience along the EU's eastern borders, examining how regions mobilize and repurpose existing assets and capabilities in response to external challenges or shocks. Through rigorous quantitative analysis and detailed case studies, the research advances our understanding of regional adaptation and transformation in peripheral areas, contributing to both theoretical discourse and policy development.
Delivery of services of general interest in lagging regions and areas with special needs-Executive report
The European Pillar of Social Rights stipulates that everyone has the right to easy-to-use and affordable key services, including water, sanitation, energy, transport, financial services and digital communications. The first-ever European Commission’s "Access to Essential Services in the EU" report published in June 2023 indicated that people at risk of social exclusion and disadvantaged groups face particular challenges. Local and Regional administrations are in many cases at the forefront of delivering key public services.
[InTerAlp] – Interface Territories across the Alpine region
Territorial perspectives of digital transition in European regions (DIGIREG)
The European research project “Territorial perspectives of digital transition in European regions” aims to provide new evidence on the development and territorial diffusion of digital divides. It shall comprehend the drivers behind and analyse available data at the relevant territorial scales (at least NUTS 3) in order to provide an overview of digital transition trends in different types of European territories. In addition, this European research project shall address socioeconomic impact of digital transition.
ESPON Targeted Analysis Orientations for the development of an Atlantic Macro-Region (AtlanticMRS)
The service contract shall support the efforts for building a common development vision for the Atlantic Area, which should strengthen the territorial cooperation among regions. It shall contribute to reducing obstacles to a common sustainable territorial development and to strengthening actions aiming at coping with common territorial challenges and thereby supporting actions to further defining the contours of an Atlantic Macro-Region
Budget
Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a Targeted Analysis on Orientations for the development of an Atlantic Macro-Region (AtlanticMRS)
EUR 250,000.00
The targeted analysis on Orientations for the development of an Atlantic Macro-Region aims at collecting new territorial evidence on the socio-economic and environmental characteristics of the Atlantic area, analyse cooperation gaps between the Atlantic territories and institutions at the different levels, and to recommend best governance schemes to contribute to the sustainable development of the Atlantic area.
Governance of New Geographies: Approaches to Ireland’s Metropolitan Area Spatial Plans (MASPs)
Under Ireland’s National Planning Framework (2018), Metropolitan Area Strategic Plans (MASPs) were prepared for the Dublin, Cork, Limerick-Shannon, Galway and Waterford Metropolitan areas as part of the relevant Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSES). The MASPs are 12-year statutory strategic planning and investment frameworks which:
