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Synthesis Reports | 22 January 2018
...ESPON is pleased to share key findings from the Seminar in Tallinn 2017 as well as insights into how the ESPON community is gearing up for shaping the territorial future of Europe.
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Policy Briefs | 23 October 2017
This policy brief aims to help European, national, regional and urban authorities to better understand the level of digitalisation of public services, to learn from others through benchmarking and to design actions for the future.
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Policy Briefs | 23 October 2017
The purpose of this Policy Brief is to identify shrinking rural regions and where they are located in Europe; explore key development challenges and opportunities; examine some policy responses using case study examples from shrinking rural regions; and present some emerging policy recommendations at European, national and sub-national levels.
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Posters | 22 October 2017
Persons interacting with public authorities via the internet have been gradually increasing across Europe.
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Synthesis Reports | 12 October 2017
Territorial Cooperation for the future of Europe - ESPON contribution to the debate on Cohesion Policy post-2020
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Featured Map | 10 October 2017
A better understanding of FDI inflows and their effects on cities and regions helps to embrace the benefits of globalisation and prevents potentially negative effects.
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Policy Briefs | 10 October 2017
This paper aims at informing policy-makers at the EU level about the benefits and added value of the interregional programmes in times of resource scarcity.
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Policy Briefs | 7 April 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.
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Guidance | 21 November 2016
Practical Tools for Analysis and Policy-making
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Policy Briefs | 28 October 2016
In times of decreasing resources and growing responsibilities, a transition to a circular economy is both a necessity and an opportunity for cities and regions, with the potential to offer long-lasting economic, environmental and social benefits. Many local and regional authorities are already making efforts towards a more circular economy.
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Policy Briefs | 7 October 2016
Polycentricity is a concept that encourages regions and cities, working with neighbouring territories, to explore common strengths and reveal potential complementarities, which brings added value that cannot be achieved by the individual regions and cities in isolation.
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Featured Map | 7 October 2016
October 2016 - Polycentricity is a concept that encourages regions and cities, working with neighbouring territories, to explore common strengths and reveal po