ESPON Newsletter 39, March 2014
ESPON 2020: Public Consultation on the draft Cooperation Programme - Your answers will contribute to improving the shape of ESPON 2020!
The ESPON Programme 2020 is currently being developed and a draft version of the Cooperation Programme has been prepared. The draft Cooperation Programme sets out five specific objectives for activities in order to: (1) produce territorial evidence through applied research; (2) upgrade knowledge transfer and support to users in targeted analyses and policy briefs/working papers; (3) improve territorial observation of Europe and tools for analyses; (4) widen outreach and uptake of territorial analyses; and (5) deliver a more streamlined administrative structure to inform policy processes.
The consultation is open until 2 April 2014. More
Events
(1) ESPON Open Seminar “Opportunities and threats for territorial cohesion: Blue Growth and Urban Poverty”
Nafplion - Greece, 4 and 5 June 2014 – ESPON in cooperation with the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the European Union invite to the Open Seminar “Opportunities and threats for territorial cohesion: Blue Growth and Urban Poverty”.
The two priorities of the Hellenic Presidency, namely blue growth and urban poverty, will be examined in the context of the current economic crisis with the two-fold purpose of (1) allowing policy-makers, practitioners and researchers to share concrete experiences, discuss the use of territorial evidence and identify development options relevant to the two themes; (2) demonstrating the usefulness and capability of the ESPON knowledge base for policy-makers, practitioners and researchers alike.
Wednesday 4 June: Blue growth - The first day is fully dedicated to blue growth. The seminar will begin by looking into the maritime dimension in the delivery of the growth and jobs agenda. A subsequent session will be more practice oriented, presenting and discussing concrete projects, strategies and policies in the field of maritime policy. The plenary is complemented by parallel workshops in which ESPON projects reflect on blue development opportunities related to European seas, coasts, islands and the mainland. The workshops will help providing evidence towards the recognition of blue growth as a key driver to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Thursday 5 June: Urban poverty - The second day accommodates different thematic plenary sessions that aim at stimulating discussion on the relevant topics and project results. The day will kick-off with a slot that will link the economic crisis with urban poverty. It will give information on the territorial dimension of poverty in general and allow relevant ESPON projects to present their final results. The second plenary session of the day will allow learning about the territorial diversity of impacts of regional resilience to the financial and economic crisis and the visions for Europe in 2050. The last plenary session is focused on ESPON Scientific Platform projects and on analytical tools. The seminar will close with an informative slot on ESPON 2020.
Registration - Due to the popularity of the location in summer time, we strongly advise to arrange travel and accommodation asap. Deadline to register is 21 May 2014 at 15h00.
Further information, programme and practical information.
(2) Final conference of ENECON - “Challenges and opportunities for territorial development and cohesion in a North European macro-region”
Vilnius 10-11 April 2014 – The ESPON Contact Points from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, invite to the final conference of the ENECON project. A selection of ESPON findings will be presented; the conference includes a special "teaching session" on ESPON tools. Deadline to register is 31 March 2014. Further information at the ENECON Website.
ESPON Publications
(2) Scientific Report “Science in support of European Territorial Development and Cohesion”
(3) ESPON Evidence Brief " Territorial Evidence for European Structural and Investment Funds"
(4) ESPON Evidence Brief "Secondary cities as important growth poles"
Calls for Tenders
(1) “ESPON Tools (2011-2014) – Upholding of the Baltic Sea Region – Territorial Monitoring System”
(2) “ESPON Tools (2011-2014) – Functional indicators computation tool”
Latest Reports from Projects
(1) Land use - Final Report of EU-LUPA - European Land Use Patterns
(2) Green Economy - Draft Final Report of GREECO - Territorial Potential for a Greener Economy
(3) Landscape: Interim Report of LIVELAND - Liveable Landscapes: a Key Value for Sustainable Territorial Development
New Project online
ESPON on the Road - Bringing closer ESPON evidence for decision making
