Transnational Project Groups
Transnational Project Groups (TPGs) involving experts from institutions representing at least three Member States and/or Partner States are carrying out the ESPON projects.
Each TPG has to apply the “Lead Partner Principle”. This project management structure implies that one partner (Lead Partner) holds the financial and administrative responsibility for the entire project and the involved project partners.
Project partners in ESPON Projects under Priority 1, 2 and 3 can include public as well as private bodies. For Priority 4, Transnational Network Activities, the TPG’s are composed of institutions nominated by Member and Partners States as national ESPON Contact Points and confirmed by the Monitoring Committee.
The composition of each single TPG currently implementing ESPON projects and their respective contact details can be found here:
- ADES - Airports as Drivers of Economic Success in Peripheral Regions
- AMCER- Advanced Monitoring and Coordination of EU R&D Policies at Regional Level
- ARTS - Assessment of Regional and Territorial Sensitivity
- ATTREG - Attractiveness of European Regions and Cities for Residents and Visitors
- BEST METROPOLISES - Best Development Conditions in European Metropolises: Paris, Berlin and Warsaw
- BSR-TeMo - Territorial Monitoring for the Baltic Sea Region
- CaDEC - Capitalisation and Dissemination of ESPON Concepts
- CAEE - The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe
- CityBench - ESPON CityBench for benchmarking European Urban Zones
- DEMIFER - Demographic and Migratory Flows Affecting European Regions and Cities
- DeTeC - Detecting Territorial Potentials and Challenges
- EATIA - ESPON and Territorial Impact Assessment
- ECR2 - Economic Crisis: Resilience of Regions
- EDORA - European Development Opportunities in Rural Areas
- ENECON - ESPON Evidence in a North European Context
- ESaTDOR - European Seas and Territorial Development, Opportunities and Risks
- ESPON Atlas on European Territorial Structures and Dynamics
- ESPON on the Road - Bringing closer ESPON evidence for decision making
- ESPON CLIMATE - Climate Change and Territorial Effects on Regions and Local Economies in Europe
- ESPON DATABASE 2013
- ESPON DATABASE 2013 Phase II (2011-2014)
- ESPON TeDi - Territorial Diversity in Europe
- ESPONTrain - Establishment of a transnational ESPON training programme to stimulate interest to ESPON2013 knowledge
- ET2050 - Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe
- ETMS - EU Territorial Monitoring System
- EUROISLANDS - The Development of the Islands – European Islands and Cohesion Policy
- EU-LUPA - European Patterns of Land Use
- FOCI - Future Orientation for Cities
- GEOSPECS - Geographic Specificities and Development Potentials in Europe
- GREECO - Territorial Potentials for a Greener Economy
- GROSEE - Growth Poles in South-East Europe
- INTERCO - Indicators of territorial cohesion
- INTERSTRAT - ESPON in Integrated Territorial Strategies
- ITAN - Integrated Territorial Analysis of the Neighbourhood
- KIT - Knowledge, Innovation, Territory
- KITCASP - Key Indicators for Territorial Cohesion and Spatial Planning
- LIVELAND - Liveable Landscapes: a Key Value for Sustainable Territorial Development
- LP3LP - Landscape Policy for the 3 Countries Park
- METROBORDER - Cross-Border Polycentric Metropolitan Regions
- NORBA - Nordic-Baltic dialogues on Transnational Perspectives in Spatial Planning
- NSS - NORTH SEA STAR, North Sea - Spreading Transnational Results
- POLYCE - Metropolisation and Polycentric Development in Central Europe: Evidence Based Strategic Options
- PURR - Potential of Rural Regions
- ReRISK - Regions at Risk of Energy Poverty
- RISE - Identifying and Exchanging Best Practices in Developing Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe
- SCALES - Breakdown and capitalisation of ESPON results on different scales
- SeGI - Indicators and Perspectives for Services of General Interest in Territorial Cohesion and Development
- SEMIGRA - Selective Migration and Unbalanced Sex Ratio in Rural Regions
- SGPTD - Secondary Growth Poles and Territorial Development in Europe; Performance, Policies and Prospects
- SIESTA - Spatial indicators for a Europe 2020 Strategy Territorial Analysis
- SMART-IST - Smart Institutions for Territorial Development
- SS-LR - Spatial Scenarios: New Tools for Local-Regional Territories
- SURE - Success for Convergence Regions’ Economies
- TANGO - Territorial Approaches for New Governance
- TERCO - European Territorial Cooperation as a Factor of Growth, Jobs and Quality of Life
- TerrEvi – Territorial Evidence Packs for Structural Funds Programmes
- TIGER - Territorial Impact of Globalization for Europe and its Regions
- TIPSE - Territorial Dimension of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe
- TIPTAP - Territorial Impact Package for Transport and Agricultural Policies
- TOWN – Small and Medium-Sized Towns
- TPM - Territorial Performance Monitoring
- TRACC - TRansport ACCessibility at regional/local scale and patterns in Europe
- ULYSSES - Using applied research results from ESPON as a yardstick for cross-border spatial development planning
- USESPON - Use ESPON, Transnational Project Group
ADES - Airports as Drivers of Economic Success in Peripheral Regions
Lead Partner
Department of Sciences for Architecture – University of Genoa, Italy
Contact: Federica Alcozer
E-mail: studio.gap@libero.it
Project Partners
BAK Basel Economics AG, Switzerland
Contact: Urs Müller
E-mail: urs.mueller@bakbasel.com
Knowledge and Innovation Intermediaries Consulting LTD, Greece
Contact: Ioannis Geragotellis
E-mail: geragotellis@kinno.org
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Finland
Contact: Hannu Tervo
E-mail: hannu.t.tervo@jyu.fi
AMCER- Advanced Monitoring and Coordination of EU R&D Policies at Regional Level
Lead Partner
Innova Europe, Belgium
Contact: Gavriel Avigdor
E-mail: g.avigdor@innova-europe.eu
Project Partners
Technopolis, France
Contact: Mathieu Doussineau
E-mail: mathieu.doussineau@technopolis-group.com
CERM - Magnetic Resonance Center, Italy
Contact: Kathleen McGreevy
E-mail: mcgreevy@cerm.unifi.it
Taso Developments, Spain
Contact: Miguel Rivas
E-mail: mrivas@grupotaso.com
University of Vaasa, Finland
Contact: Miia Mantyla
E-mail: miia.mantyla@uwasa.fi
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Contact: Javier Revilla Diez
E-mail: diez@wigeo.uni-hannover.de
University of Sheffield, UK
Contact: Tim Vorley
E-mail: tim.vorley@sheffield.ac.uk
Deusto Foundation, Spain
Contact: James Wilson
E-mail: jwilson@orkestra.deusto.es
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris, ESIEE Paris, France
Contact: Antoine Schoen
E-mail: a.schoen@esiee.fr
University of Lugano, Switzerland
Contact: Benedetto Lepori
E-mail: b.lepori@usi.ch
ATTREG - Attractiveness of European Regions and Cities for Residents and Visitors
Lead Partner
University 'Rovira i Virgili'
Contact: Antonio Russo
E-mail: antonio.russo@urv.cat
Project Partners
European Institute for Comparative Urban Research (EURICUR)
Contact: Leo van den Berg
E-mail: vandenberg@euricur.nl
Ca’ Foscari Venice University
Contact: Jan van der Borg
E-mail: vdborg@unive.it
Catholic University of Leuven - represented by its Department K.U.Leuven Research & Development
Contact: Frank Moulaert
E-mail: Frank.Moulaert@asro.kuleuven.be
University of Coimbra
Contact: Henrique Albergaria
E-mail: albergaria@ci.uc.pt
Centre for Regional and Tourism Research (CRT)
Contact: Bjarne Madsen
E-mail: bma@crt.dk
S. Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization - Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSO)
Contact: Mariusz Kowalski
E-mail: mar.kow@twarda.pan.pl
University of Ljubljana
Contact: Marija Bogataj
E-mail: marija.bogataj@guest.arnes.si
University of the West of England, Bristol
Contact: Rob Atkinson
E-mail: rob.atkinson@uwe.ac.uk
BEST METROPOLISES - Best Development Conditions in European Metropolises: Paris, Berlin and Warsaw
Lead Partner
S. Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Poland
Contact: Mirosław Grochowski
E-mail: mgrochow@twarda.pan.pl
Project Partners
Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning (IRS), Germany
Contact: Sabine Zillmer
E-mail: zillmers@irs-net.de
Paris Region Planning and Development Agency, France
Contact: Martine Liotard
E-mail: martine.liotard@iau-idf.fr
Nordregio - Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, Sweden
Contact: Peter Schmitt
E-mail: peter.schmitt@nordregio.se
BSR-TeMo - Territorial Monitoring for the Baltic Sea Region
Lead Partner
Nordregio - Nordic Center for Spatial Development, SE
Contact: Gunnar Lindberg
E-mail: Gunnar.Lindberg@nordregio.se
Project Partners
University of Gdańsk, PL
Contact: Jacek Zaucha
E-mail: jacek.zaucha@gmail.com
Aalto University, FI
Contact: Tomas Hanell
E-mail: tomas.hanell@aalto.fi
RRG Spatial Planning and Geoinformation, DE
Contact: Carsten Schürmann
E-mail: cs@brrg.de
Stanislaw Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL
Contact: Piotr Rosik
E-mail: rosik@twarda.pan.pl
BGI Consulting Ltd., LT
Contact: Jonas Jatkauskas
E-mail: jonas@bgiconsulting.lt
Geomedia LLC, EE
Contact: Rivo Noorkõiv
E-mail: rivo@geomedia.ee
CaDEC - Capitalisation and Dissemination of ESPON Concepts
Lead Partner
Université Paris Diderot , FR
Contact: Eleonora Zuolo and Frédéric Santamaria
E-mail: eleonora.zuolo@ums-riate.fr; santamaria@ums-riate.fr
Project Partners
Netherlands Environmental Agency, NL
Contact: David Evers
E-mail: david.evers@pbl.nl
Spanish Observatory for Sustainability, ES
Contact: Isidro Lopez Hernandez
E-mail: isidro.lopez@uah.es
Brussels Free University, BE
Contact: Valérie Biot
E-mail: vbiot@ulb.ac.be
“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, RO
Contact: George Turcanasu
E-mail: georgeturcanasu@yahoo.com
Institute for Urban Design and Spatial Planning, SK
Contact: Juraj Berdis
E-mail: juraj.berdis@urbion.sk
State Regional Development Agency, LV
Contact: Liga Baltina
E-mail: liga.baltina@vraa.gov.lv
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, BG
Contact: Marius Mladenov
E-mail: mmladenov@mrrb.government.bg
University of Rome “Tor Vergata” / Department DET, IT
Contact: Maria Prezioso
E-mail: maria.prezioso@uniroma2.it
CAEE - The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe
Lead Partner
University of Manchester
Contact: Alan Harding
E-mail: alan.harding@manchester.ac.uk
Project Partner
National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Ireland
Contact: Brendan Bartley
E-mail: brendan.bartley@nuim.ie
Technical University of Catalonia
Spain
Contact: Malcolm Burns
E-mail: malcolm.burns@upc.edu
Advanced National School of Humanities and Social Sciences
France
Contact: Gilles Pinson
E-mail: gilles.pinson@sciencespo-lyon.fr
CityBench - ESPON CityBench for benchmarking European Urban Zones
Lead Partner
Geodan Holding (NL)
Contact: Eduardo Dias
E-mail: eduardo.dias@geodan.nl
Partner
University Jaume I (ES)
Contact: Joaquin Huerta
E-mail: huerta@uji.es
DEMIFER - Demographic and Migratory Flows Affecting European Regions and Cities
Lead Partner
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)
Lange Houtstraat 19
NL 2611 CV The Hague
The Netherlands
Contact: Joop de Beer
Tel: 31 70 3565234
Fax: 31 70 3647187
E-mail: beer@nidi.nl
Project Partners
University of Vienna/Faculty for Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, AUSTRIA
Universitaetsstrasse 7
1010 Vienna
Austria
Contact: Heinz Fassman
Tel: 43 1427748680
Fax: (no fax number stated)
E-mail: Heinz.Fassmann@univie.ac.at
IOM International Organization for Migration/Central European Forum for Migration and Population Research, POLAND
Mariensztat 8
00-302 Warszawa
Poland
Contact: Marek Kupiszewski
Tel: 48 22 6978941
Fax: 48 22 6978834
E-mail: m.kupisz@twarda.pan.pl
University of Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM
Woodhouse Lane
LS2 9JT Leeds
United Kingdom
Contact: Philip Rees
Tel: 44 113 343 3341
Fax: 44 113 233 3308
E-mail: P.H.Rees@leeds.ac.uk
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, THE NETHERLANDS
Oranjebuitensingel 6
2511 VE The Hague
The Netherlands
Contact: Andries Hans de Jong
Tel: 31 70 3288782
Fax: 31 70 3288799
E-mail: ajong@rpb.nl
NORDREGIO – Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, SWEDEN
Box 1658
SE -111 86 Stockholm
Sweden
Contact: Daniel Rauhut
Tel: 46 8 463 54 23
Fax: 46 8 463 54 01
E-mail: daniel.rauhut@nordregio.se
National Research Council (CNR), ITALY
Via Nizza 128
198 Rome
Italy
Contact: Enrico Pugliese
Tel: 390649932805
Fax: 390685834506
E-mail: e.pugliese@irpps.cnr.it
DeTeC - Detecting Territorial Potentials and Challenges
Lead Partner
Nordregio, Nordic Center for Spatial Development, Sweden
Contact: Lukas Smas
E-mail: Lukas.smas@nordregio.se
Project Partners
Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning, Austria
Contact: Bernd Schuh
E-mail: schuh@oir.at
Stanislaw Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Contact: Jerzy Banski
E-mail: jbanski@twarda.pan.pl
EATIA - ESPON and Territorial Impact Assessment
Lead Partner
University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences, UK
Contact: Thomas B. Fischer
E-mail: fischer@liverpool.ac.uk
Project Partner
University of Oporto, Faculty of Engineering, PT
Contact: Paulo Pinho
E-mail: pcpinho@fe.up.pt
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, SI
Contact: Mojca Golobič
E-mail: mojca.golobic@bf.uni-lj.si
Delft University of Technology, NL
Contact: Wil Zonneveld
E-mail: w.a.m.zonneveld@tudelft.nl
ECR2 - Economic Crisis: Resilience of Regions
Lead partner
Cardiff University, UK
Contact: Dr Gillian Bristow
Email: BristowG1@cardiff.ac.uk
Partners
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR
Contact: Grigoris Kafkalas
Email: gkafkala@arch.auth.gr
Research and technology transfer centre Leipzig, DE
Contact: Ruediger Wink
Email: wink@wiwi.htwk-leipzig.de
University of Gdansk, PL
Contact: Iwona Sagan
Email: geois@univ.gda.pl
University of Tartu, EE
Contact: Kerly Espenberg
Email: kerly-espenberg@ut.ee
University of Manchester, UK
Contact: Alan Harding
Email: alan.harding@manchester.ac.uk
Experian PLC, UK
Contact: Adam Swash
Email: adam.swash@uk.experian.com
EDORA - European Development Opportunities in Rural Areas
Lead Partner
University of the Highlands and Islands
Ness Walk
IV3 5SQ Inverness
Scotland
Contact: Andrew Copus
Tel: 44 (0) 1467 642 944
Fax: 44 (0)1463 279 000
E-mail: andrew.copus@uhi.ac.uk
Project Partners
Nordregio - Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, SWEDEN
Holmamiralens väg 10
11186 Stockholm
Sweden
Contact: Petri Kahila
Tel: 46 8 463 54 24
Fax: 46 8 463 54 01
E-mail: petri.kahila@nordregio.se
Newcastle University, UNITED KINGDOM
6 Kensington Terrace
NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Contact: Mark Shucksmith
Tel: 44 191 222 6808
Fax: 44 191 222 8811
E-mail: m.shucksmith@ncl.ac.uk
University of Valencia, SPAIN
Avda. Blasco Ibáñez nº 13
46010, Valencia
Spain
Contact: Joan Noguera-Tur
Tel: 00 34 670 030377
Fax: 00 34 96 386 4249
E-mail: joan.noguera@uv.es
Research Committee - University of Patras, GREECE
University Campus
GR 26504, Rio - Patras
Greece
Contact: Vassilis Anastassopoulos
Tel: 0030 2610 969058
Fax: 0030 2610 996677
E-mail: rescom@upatras.gr
The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, IRELAND
Oak Park
Carlow
Ireland
Contact: David Meredith
Tel: 353 1 8459554
Fax: 353 1 8460524
E-mail: david.meredith@teagasc.ie
University of Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM
The Park
GL50 2RH Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Contact: Paul Courtney
Tel: 44 (0) 1242 714132
Fax: 44 (0)1242 714395
E-mail: pcourtney@glos.ac.uk
University of Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Kongresni trg 12
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Contact: Staska Mrak Jamnik
Tel: 386 1 241 86 02
Fax: 386 1 241 86 50
E-mail: staska.mrak-jamnik@uni-lj.si
Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Institute of Rural Studies, GERMANY
Bundesallee 50
D-38100 Braunschweig
Germany
Contact: Peter Weingarten
Tel: 49 531 596 5501
Fax: 49 531 596 5599
E-mail: peter.weingarten@vti.bund.de
Federal Institute for Less-Favoured and Mountainous Areas, AUSTRIA
Marxergasse 2
A-1030 Wien
Austria
Contact: Thomas Dax
Tel: 43 1 504 88 69 28
Fax: 43 1 504 88 69 39
E-mail: thomas.dax@babf.bmlfuw.gv.at
Dortmund University of Technology, GERMANY
August-Schmidt-Str. 4
D - 44227 Dortmund
Germany
Contact: Johannes Lückenkötter
Tel: 49 231 755 2205
Fax: 49 231 755 5146
E-mail: Johannes.lueckenkoetter@tu-dortmund.de
Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, POLAND
Twarda 51/55
00-818, Warsaw
Poland
Contact: Jerzy Banski
Tel: 48 22 6978922
Fax: 48 22 6206221
E-mail: jbanski@twarda.pan.pl
Institute of Economics Hungarian Academy of Sciences, HUNGARY
Budaörsi út 45.
1112 Budapest
Hungary
Contact: Gusztáv Nemes
Tel: 36 20 397 39 53
Fax: 36 1 319 31 36
E-mail: nemes@econ.core.hu
Higher Institut of Agronomy, PORTUGAL
Tapada da Ajuda
1349-017 Lisboa
Portugal
Contact: Manuel Belo Moreira
Tel: 351 213653465
Fax: 351 213620743
E-mail: mbelomoreira@isa.utl.pt
Scottish Agricultural College, UNITED KINGDOM
West Mains Road
EH9 3JG Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Contact: John Oldham
Tel: 44 (0) 131 535 4219
Fax: 44 (0)131 535 4320
E-mail: John.oldham@sac.ac.uk
IOM International Organization for Migration/Central European Forum for Migration and Population Research, POLAND
Mariensztat 8
00-302 Warszawa
Poland
Contact: Marek Kupiszewski
Tel: 48 22 6978941
Fax: 48 22 6978834
E-mail: m.kupisz@twarda.pan.pl
ENECON - ESPON Evidence in a North European Context
Lead Partner
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, NO
Contact: Olaf Foss
E-mail: olaf.foss@nibr.no
Project Partners
University of Eastern Finland - Karelian Institute, FI
Contact: Heikki Eskelinen
E-mail: heikki.eskelinen@uef.fi
University of Akureyri, IS
Contact: Gretar Thor Eythorsson
E-mail: gretar@rha.is
Royal Institute of Technology, SE
Contact: Mats Johansson
E-mail: mats@infra.kth.se
University of Tartu, EE
Contact: Antti Roose
E-mail: antti.roose@ut.ee
State Regional Development Agency, LV
Contact: Leva Petruse
E-mail: leva.petruse@vraa.gov.lv
Research Institute of Territorial Planning of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LT
Contact: Marija Burinskienè
E-mail: marija.burinskiene@vgtu.lt
Danish Centre for Spatial Planning, DK
Contact: Carsten Jahn Hansen
E-mail: jahn@plan.aau.dk
ESaTDOR - European Seas and Territorial Development, Opportunities and Risks
Lead Partner
University of Liverpool
Contact: David Shaw
E-mail: daveshaw@liv.ac.uk
Project Partners
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional research
Contact: Ove Langeland
E-mail: ove.langeland@nibr.no
Mcrit, LTDO
Contact: Andreu Esquius Rafat
E-mail: esquius@mcrit.com
University of Malaga – European Topic Centre on Spatial Information and Analysis
Contact: Dania Abdul Malak
E-mail: daniaabdulmalak@uma.es
Institute for Local Development, University of Valencia
Contact: Joaquin Farinos
E-mail: Joaquin.Farinos@uv.es
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Contact: Holger Janßen
E-mail: holger.janssen@io-warnemuende.de
Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University
Contact: Ron Janssen
E-mail: ron.janssen@ivm.vu.nl
University of Thessaly
Contact: Harry Coccossis
E-mail: enpl@prd.uth.gr
Constanta Maritime University
Contact: Cornel Panait
E-mail: info@imc.ro
ESPON Atlas on European Territorial Structures and Dynamics
Lead Partner
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Regional Development, DE
Contact: Volker Schmidt-Seiwert
E-mail: Volker.Schmidt-Seiwert@BBR.Bund.de
Project Partners
Spiekermann & Wegener Urban and Regional Research (S&W), DE
Contact: Klaus Spiekermann
E-mail: ks@spiekermann-wegener.de
Lechner Lajos Knowledge Center Non-profit Ltd., HU
Contact: Gergő Szankó
E-mail: SzankoGergo@lltk.hu
ESPON on the Road - Bringing closer ESPON evidence for decision making
Lead Partner
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), DE
Contact: Adam Radvanszki
E-mail: espon@bbr.bund.de
Project Partners
Centre for European Regional and Local Studies, PL
Contact: Grzegorz Gorzelak
E-mail: espon@espon.pl
Office for National Economic Planning, HU
Contact: Csilla Hoffmann
E-mail: csilla.hoffmann@nth.gov.hu
Ministry for Infrastructure and Spatial Planning, SI
Contact: Tomaž Miklavčič
E-mail: tomaz.miklavcic1@gov.si
University of Rome “Tor Vegata” Dept. STF, IT
Contact: Maria Prezioso
E-mail: maria.prezioso@uniroma2.it
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, GR
Contact: Evangelos Prontzas
E-mail: virecec@panteion.gr
University Paris Diderot -UMS RIATE, FR
Contact: Amel Feredj
E-mail: amel.feredj@ums-riate.fr
University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" of Iasi, RO
Contact: Daniel Tudora
E-mail: tudoradaniel@yahoo.com
General Foundation of University of Alcala, ES
Contact: Carolina de Carvalho
E-mail: Carolina.carvalho@uah.es
Royal Institute of Technology, SE
Contact: Mats Johansson
E-mail: mats.johansson@abe.kth.se
Research Institute of Territorial Planning of Vilnius Gedimnas Technical University, LT
Contact: Marija Burinskiene
E-mail: marija.burinskiene@gmail.com
State Regional Development Agency, LV
Contact: Karolīna Kļaviņa
E-mail: Karolina.Klavina@vraa.gov.lv
University of Tartu, EE
Contact: Antti Roose
E-mail: antti.roose@ut.ee
University of Eastern Finland, FI
Contact: Heikki Eskelinen
E-mail: heikki.eskelinen@uef.fi
University of Akureyri Research Centre, IS
Contact: Gretar Thor
E-mail: gretar@unak.is
University of Luxemburg, LU
Contact: Birte Nienaber
E-mail: birte.nienaber@uni.lu
Free University of Brussels-IGEAT, BE
Contact: Biot Valerie
E-mail: vbiot@ulb.ac.be
National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, IE
Contact: Mark Boyle
E-mail: mark.g.boyle@nuim.ie
Royal Town Planning Institute, UK
Contact: Michael Harris
E-mail: Michael.harris@rtpi.org.uk
ESPON CLIMATE - Climate Change and Territorial Effects on Regions and Local Economies in Europe
Lead Partner
TU Dortmund University
Germany
Contact: Stefan Greiving
E-mail: Stefan.greiving@tu-dortmund.de
Project Partners
Geological Survey of Finland
Finland
Contact: Philipp Schmidt-Thomé
E-mail:philipp.schmidt-thome@gtk.fi
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research
Norway
Contact: Ove Langeland
E-mail: ove.langeland@nibr.no
Newcastle University
UK
Contact: Simin Davoudi
E-mail: Simin.davoudi@ncl.ac.uk
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Germany
Contact: Jürgen Peter Kropp
E-mail:kropp@pik-potsdam.de
Helsinki University of Technology
Finland
Contact: Lasse Peltonen
E-mail: lasse.peltonen@tkk.fi
Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Department of Environmental Economics
Hungary
Contact: Tamás Pálvölgyi
E-mail: tpalvolgyi@mail.datanet.hu
VÁTI
Hungarian Public Nonprofit Company for Regional Development and Town Planning
Hungary
Contact: Annamária Göncz
E-mail: agoncz@vati.hu
National Institute for Territorial and Urban Research Urban Project
Romania
Contact: Ion Peleanu
E-mail:ion.peleanu@incdurban.ro
Agency for the Support of Regional Development Košice, n.o.
Slovakia
Contact: Jaroslav Tešliar
E-mail: tesliar@arr.sk
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Spain
Contact: David Saurí
E-mail: david.sauri@uab.cat
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
The Netherlands
Contact: Judith Borsboom-van Beurden
E-mail: Judith.Borsboom@mnp.nl
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Switzerland
Contact: Marco Pütz
E-mail: marco.puetz@wsl.ch
ESPON DATABASE 2013
Lead Partner
UMS 2414 RIATE Université Paris Diderot Paris 7
UFR GHSS – Case 7001
75205 Paris Cedex 13
France
Contact: Claude Grasland
Tel: 33 157276535
Fax: 33 157275547
E-mail: claude.grasland@parisgeo.cnrs.fr
Project Partners
University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble 1, FRANCE
621, avenue Centrale
38041 Grenoble
France
Contact: Jérôme Gensel
Tel: 33 4 76514794
Fax: 33 4 76514400
E-mail: jerome.gensel@imag.fr
Autonomous University of Barcelona, SPAIN
Campus de la UAB - 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Valles)
E 08193 Barcelona
Spain
Contact: Andreas Littkopf
Tel: 34 935813519
Fax: 34 935813545
E-mail:andreas.littkopf@uab.es
Free University of Brussels, BELGIUM
50 Av. Roosevelt
1050 Brussels
Belgium
Contact: Christian Vandermotten
Tel: 3226505078
Fax: 3226505092
E-mail:cvdmotte@ulb.ac.be
"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, ROMANIA
11, Bulevardul Carol I
700506 Iasi
Romania
Contact: Octavian Groza
Tel: 40232201487
Fax: 40232201142
E-mail: grozaoctavian@yahoo.fr
CNRS Délégation Paris A
on behalf of UMR Géographie-cités, France
27 rue Paul Bert
94204 IVRY SUR SEINE CEDEX
France
Contact: Anne Bretagnolle
Tel: 33 140464000
Fax: 33 140464009
E-mail: anne.bretagnolle@parisgeo.cnrs.fr
University of Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
162a, avenue de la Faïencerie
L-1511 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Contact: Geoffrey Caruso
Tel: 352 46 66 44 66 25
Fax: 352 46 66 44 63 48
E-mail: geoffrey.caruso@uni.lu
ESPON DATABASE 2013 Phase II (2011-2014)
Multi Dimensional Database Design and Development (M4D)
Lead Partner
UMS 2414 RIATE Université Paris Diderot Paris 7
UFR GHSS – Case 7001
75205 Paris Cedex 13
France
Contact: Claude Grasland
Tel: 33 157276535
Fax: 33 157275547
E-mail: claude.grasland@parisgeo.cnrs.fr
Project Partners
National Centre for Geocomputation
National University of Ireland Maynooth
13 12345 Maynooth
Ireland
Contact: Stewart Fotheringham
Tel: 353 (0) 1 708 6455
Fax: 353 (0) 1 708 6456
E-mail: stewart.fotheringham@nuim.ie
University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble 1
621, avenue Centrale
38041 Grenoble
France
Contact: Jérôme Gensel
Tel: 33 4 76514794
Fax: 33 4 76514400
E-mail: jerome.gensel@imag.fr
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Campus de la UAB - 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Valles)
E 08193 Barcelona
Spain
Contact: Andreas Littkopf
Tel: 34 935813519
Fax: 34 935813545
E-mail: andreas.littkopf@uab.es
"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University
11, Bulevardul Carol I
700506 Iasi
Romania
Contact: Octavian Groza
Tel: 40232201487
Fax: 40232201142
E-mail: grozaoctavian@yahoo.fr
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS -Délégation Paris A)
on behalf of UMR Géographie-cités
27 rue Paul Bert
94204 Ivry sur Seine Cedex
France
Contact: Anne Bretagnolle
Tel: 33 140464000
Fax: 33 140464009
E-mail: anne.bretagnolle@parisgeo.cnrs.fr
ESPON TeDi - Territorial Diversity in Europe
Lead Partner
Nordregio - Nordic Centre for Spatial Development
Sweden
Contact: Erik Gløersen
E-mail: erik.gloersen@nordregio.se
Project Partners
Panteion University - Regional Development Institute
Greece
Contact: Athanasios Papadaskalopoulos
E-mail: pdask@panteion.gr
CEFIDEC - Training and Innovation Center for Development in the Carpathians
Romania
Contact: Dănuţ Gîţan
E-mail: dangatan@cefidec.ro
University of Geneva - Geography Department
Switzerland
Contact: Frédéric Giraut
E-mail: frederic.giraut@unige.ch
ESPONTrain - Establishment of a transnational ESPON training programme to stimulate interest to ESPON2013 knowledge
Lead Partner
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences of Athens – Research Committee, GR
Contact: Stella Kyvelou
E-mail: kyvelou@panteion.gr; espon2013_ncp@panteion.gr
Project Partners
University of Rome “Tor Vergata” / Department DET, IT
Contact: Maria Prezioso
E-mail: maria.prezioso@uniroma2.it
Institute for Spatial Development, CZ
Contact: Lubor Fridrich
E-mail: fridrich@uur.cz
“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, RO
Contact: Alexandru Rusu
E-mail: Saintcloud_2000@yahoo.com
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, BG
Contact: Marius Mladenov
E-mail: mmladenov@mrrb.government.bg
Ministry of the Environment & Spatial Planning, SI
Contact: Blanka Bartol
E-mail: blanka.bartol@gov.si
University of Tartu, EE
Contact: Antti Roose
E-mail: antti.roose@ut.ee
Research Institute of Territorial Planning of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LT
Contact: Marija Burinskienė
E-mail: marija.burinskiene@vgtu.lt
Town Planning and Housing Department, CY
Contact: Elena Christofidou-Petraki
E-mail: elchristofidou@tph.moi.gov.cy
MEPA-Malta Environment and Planning Authority, MT
Contact: Saviour Formoza
E-mail: saviour.formosa@mepa.org.mt
Mcrit, Ltd, Spain Contact: Andreu Ulied E-mail: ulied@mcrit.com TERSYN European Agency Territories and Synergies, France Contact: Jacques Robert E-mail: jacques.robert@tersyn.com Free university of Brussels, Belgium Contact: Jean-Michel Decroly E-mail: jmdecrol@ulb.ac.be Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Contact: Ivan Illes E-mail: rkk@rkk.hu Politecnico di Milano – Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction engineering (ABC), Italy Contact: Roberta Capello E-mail: roberta.capello@polimi.it International Organization for Migration, Central European, Poland Contact: Marek Kupiszewski E-mail: m.kupisz@twarda.pan.pl Spiekermann & Wegener, Urban and Regional Research, Germany Contact: Michael Wegener E-mail: suw@spiekermann-wegener.de Research Institute for Knowledge Systems, Netherlands Contact: Hedwig van Delden E-mail: hvdelden@riks.nl Warsaw School of Economics, Poland Contact: Jacek Szlachta E-mail: jacek.szlachta@aster.pl Nordregio – Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, Sweden Contact: Alexandra Dubois E-mail: alexandra.dubois@nordregio.se University of Thessaly, Greece Contact: Harry Coccossis E-mail: enpl@prd.uth.gr Institute of Studies for Integration of Systems, Italy Contact: Carlo Sessa E-mail: csessa@isis-it.com Ersilia Fundation, Spain Contact: Jaume Jorba Sagristà E-mail: jjorba@ersilia.org MCRIT, Spain Contact: Andreu Ulied Email: ulied@mcrit.com Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain Contact: Roger Milego Agràs Email: roger.milego@uab.cat Department of Geography and Environment - University of Geneva, Switzerland Contact: Erik Gløersen Email: erik.gloersen@unige.ch Nordregio, Sweden Contact: Gunnar Lindberg Email: Gunnar.Lindberg@nordregio.se GISAT, Czech Republic Contact: Tomas Soukup Email: tomas.soukup@gisat.cz ET2050 - Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe
Lead Partner
Project Partners
ETMS - EU Territorial Monitoring System
Lead Partner
Partners
EU-LUPA - European Patterns of Land Use
Lead Partner
Labein-Tecnalia- Technology Centre
Contact: Efrén Feliú
E-mail: efren.feliu@tecnalia.com
Project Partners
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Contact: Jaume Fons Esteve
E-mail: jaume.fons@uab.es
Alterra
Contact: Gerard Hazeu
E-mail: Gerard.Hazeu@wur.nl
Nordregio
Contact:Ole Rasmussen
E-mail: ole.rasmussen@nordregio.se
S. Leszczycki Institute of Geography
Contact: Jerzy Bański
E-mail: jbanski@twarda.pan.pl
EUROISLANDS - The Development of the Islands – European Islands and Cohesion Policy
Lead Partner
Research Unit –
University of the Aegean
Greece
Contact: Ioannis Spilanis
E-mail: ispil@aegean.gr
Project Partners
Centre for Regional and Tourism Research
Denmark
Contact: Mikkel Toudal
E-mail: toudal@crt.dk; Mikkel@crt.dk
University of Malta
Malta
Contact: Godfrey Baldacchino
E-mail: godfrey.baldacchino@um.edu.mt
FOCI - Future Orientation for Cities
Lead Partner
Free University of Brussels
50 Av. Roosevelt
1050 Brussels
Belgium
Contact: Moritz Lennert
Tel: 32 2 6505616
Fax: 32 2 6505092
E-mail: moritz.lennert@ulb.ac.be
Project Partners
Autonomous University of Barcelona, SPAIN
Campus de Bellatera
E-08193 Bellaterra
Spain
Contact: Jaume Fons Esteve
Tel: 34 93 581 3520
Fax: 34 93 581 3545
E-mail: jaume.fons@uab.cat
Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG), Warsaw University, POLAND
ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 30
00-927 Warsaw
Poland
Contact: Grzegorz Gorzelak
Tel: ( 48-22) 826 16 54 ext. 111
Fax: (48-22) 826 21 68
E-mail: gorzelak@post.pl
National Technical University of Athens, GREECE
42 Patission St.
GR - 106 82 Athens
Greece
Contact: Minas Angelidis
Tel: 30 210 7721731
Fax: 30 210 7721728
E-mail: angelidi@central.ntua.gr
Institute of Geography of Lausanne University, SWITZERLAND
Dorigny, Anthropole
CH-1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
Contact: Marcia Curchod
Tel: 4121 692 3070
Fax: 4121 692 3075
E-mail:Marcia.Curchod@unil.ch
ENPC School, FRANCE
6-8 av. Blaise Pascal
77455 Marne-la-Vallée cedex 2
France
Contact: Armel de la Bourdonnaye
Tel: 33 1 64 153702
Fax: 33 1 64 153691
E-mail: armel.de-la-bourdonnaye@enpc.fr
Géographie-cités (UMR 8504), FRANCE
13 rue du Four
75006 Paris
France
Contact: Denise Pumain
Tel: 33 101 40464000
Fax: 33 101 464009
E-mail: pumain@parisgeo.cnrs.fr
GEOSPECS - Geographic Specificities and Development Potentials in Europe
Lead Partner
University of Geneva - Geography Department
Contact: Erik Gløersen
E-mail: erik.gloersen@unige.ch
Project Partners
Alterra
Contact: Marta Perez-Soba
E-mail: marta.perezsoba@wur.nl
Perth College
Contact: Martin Price
E-mail: martin.price@perth.uhi.ac.uk
University of the AEGEAN - Research Unit
Contact: Ioannis Spilanis
E-mail: ispil@aegean.gr
Nordregio - Nordic Centre for Spatial Development
Contact: Alexandre Dubois
E-mail: alexandre.dubois@nordregio.se
Louis Lengrand & Associés
Contact: Hugo Thenint
E-mail: hugo@ll-a.fr
Centre for Populations, Poverty and Public Policy Studies (CEPS/INSTEAD)
Contact: Christophe Sohn
E-mail: christophe.sohn@ceps.lu
Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development
Contact: Bernhard Müller
E-mail: b.mueller@ioer.de
National University of Ireland Cork (CMRC)
Contact: Jeremy Gault
E-mail: j.gault@ucc.ie
Environmental Agency Austria
Contact: Gebhard Banko
E-mail: gebhard.banko@umweltbundesamt.at
GREECO - Territorial Potentials for a Greener Economy
Lead Partner
Foundation Tecnalia Research, Spain
Contact: Carlos Tapia
E-mail: carlos.tapia@tecnalia.com
Project Partners
Nordregio – Nordic Center for Spatial Development, Sweden
Contact: Rasmus Ole Rasmussen
E-mail: rasmus.ole.rasmussen@nordregio.se
Spiekermann & Wegener, Urban and Regional Research (S&W), Germany
Contact: Klaus Spiekermann
E-mail: ks@spiekermann-wegener.de
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), Hungary
Contact: Ruslan Zhechkov
E-mail: RZhechkov@rec.org
Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change (ENSPAC), Roskilde University, Denmark
Contact: Anders Chr. Hansen
E-mail: anders@ruc.dk
GROSEE - Growth Poles in South-East Europe
Lead Partner
University of Bucharest, RO
Contact: Ioan Ianos
E-mail: ianos50@yahoo.com
Project Partners
National Technical University of Athens, GR
Contact: Minas Angelidis
E-mail: angelidis@central.ntua.gr
Union of Architects of Bulgaria, BG
Contact: Atanas Kovachev
E-mail: a_i_c@abv.bg
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, RO
Contact: Corneliu Iatu
E-mail: ciatu@uaic.ro
INTERCO - Indicators of territorial cohesion
Lead Partner
University of Geneva
Contact: Hy Dao
E-mail: hy.dao@unige.ch
Project Partners
National Technical University of Athens
Contact: Minas Angelidis
E-mail: angelidi@central.ntua.gr
Nordregio
Contact: Alexandre Dubois
E-mail: alexandre.dubois@nordregio.se
INTERSTRAT - ESPON in Integrated Territorial Strategies
Lead Partner
Royal Town Planning Institute, UK
Contact: Roisin Willmott
E-mail: roisin.willmott@rtpi.org.uk; research@rtpi.org.uk
Project Partners
Brussels Free University, BE
Contact: Marc Nielsen
E-mail: mnielsen@ulb.ac.be
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, BG
Contact: Marius Mladenov
E-mail: MMladenov@mrrb.government.bg
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, GR
Contact: Stella-Sofia Kyvelou-Chiotini
E-mail: stella.kyvelou@panteion.gr
National University of Ireland Maynooth, IE
Contact: Robert Kitchin
E-mail: rob.kitchin@nuim.ie
University of Rome "Tor Vergata", IT
Contact: Maria Prezioso
E-mail: maria.prezioso@uniroma2.it
Warsaw University, PL
Contact: Grzegorz Gorzalek
E-mail: gorzelak@post.pl
Alexandru Ioan Cuza "University of Iasi", RO
Contact: Groza Octavian
E-mail: octavian.groza@uaic.ro
Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, SI
Contact: Blanka Bartol
E-mail: Blanka.bartol@gov.si
ITAN - Integrated Territorial Analysis of the Neighbourhood
Lead Partner
French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS / GIS CIST, FR
Contact: Pierre Beckouche
E-mail: pierre.beckouche@univ-paris1.fr
Project Partners
Free University of Brussels, BE
Contact: Gilles Van Hamme
E-mail: gvhamme@ulb.ac.be
NORDREGIO – Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, SE
Contact: Lisa van Well
E-mail: lisa.van.well@nordregio.se
Mcrit, Ltdo, ES
Contact: Andreu Ulied
E-mail: ulied@mcrit.com
KIT - Knowledge, Innovation, Territory
Lead Partner
Politecnico di Milano - BEST (Building Environment Sciences and Technology)
Contact: Roberta Capello
E-mail: roberta.capello@polimi.it
University of Cagliari - CIREM Section CRENoS
Contact: Raffaele Paci
E-mail: paci@unica.it
University of Barcelona
Contact: Rosina Moreno
E-mail: rmoreno@ub.edu
London School of Economics - LSE
Contact: Riccardo Crescenzi
E-mail: r.crescenzi@lse.ac.uk
University of Economics in Bratislava
Contact: Prof. Ing. , DrSc Milan Buček
E-mail: bucek@euba.sk
Cardiff University
Contact: Philipp Cooke
E-mail: CookePN@Cardiff.ac.uk
KITCASP - Key Indicators for Territorial Cohesion and Spatial Planning
Lead Partner
National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA), National University of Ireland Maynooth, IE
Contact: Prof. Rob Kitchin
E-mail: nirsa@nuim.ie
Project Partners
London South Bank University, UK
Contact: Neil Adams
E-mail: adamsn3@lsbu.ac.uk
Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, LV
Contact: Visvaldis Valtenbergs
E-mail: visvaldis.valtenbergs@va.lv
Technical University of Catalonia, ES
Contact: Malcolm Burns
E-mail: malcolm.burns@upc.edu
University of Akureyri Research Centre, IS
Contact: Hjalti Johannesson
E-mail: hjalti@unak.is
LIVELAND - Liveable Landscapes: a Key Value for Sustainable Territorial Development
Lead Partner
Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Spain
Contact: Gemma García Blanco
E-mail: gemma.garcia@tecnalia.com
Project Partner
Alterra
Netherlands
Contact: Rob Schroder
E-mail: Rob.Schroder@wur.nl
HHP Hage+Hoppenstedt Partner
Germany
Contact: Gottfried Hage
E-mail: hage@hhp-raumentwicklung.de
Navarra de Suelo y Vivienda, S.A
Spain
Contact: Marifé Zudaire Echávarri
E-mail: mzudaire@nasursa.es
NORDREGIO
Sweden
Contact: Rasmus Ole Rasmusen
E-mail : rasmus.ole.rasmussen@nordregio.se
Regionalni center za okolje za srednjo in vzhodno Evropo, podružnica Ljubljana
Slovenia
Contact : Milena Marega
E-mail : milena.marega@rec-lj.si
LP3LP - Landscape Policy for the 3 Countries Park
Lead Partner
RWTH Aachen University, Department of Landscape Architecture, DE
Contact: Matti Wirth
E-mail: wirth@la.rwth-aachen.de
Project Partners
Wageningen University, Landscape Architecture Group – NL
Contact: Annet Kempenaar
E-mail: annet.kempenaar@wur.nl
Free University of Brussels – BE
Contact: Marc Nielsen
E-mail: mnielsen@ulb.ac.be
METROBORDER - Cross-Border Polycentric Metropolitan Regions
Lead Partner
University of Luxemburg
Luxembourg
Contact: Christian Schulz
E-mail: christian.schulz@uni.lu
Project Partners
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Network City and Landscape, Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems (ETHZ, NSL – LUS)
Switzerland
Contact: Manfred Perlik
E-mail: perlik@nsl.ethz.ch
Centre for Populations, Poverty and Public Policy Studies (CEPS/INSTEAD)
Luxembourg
Contact:Christophe Sohn
E-mail:christophe.sohn@ceps.lu
Free University of Brussels
Belgium
Contact: Christian Vandermotten
E-mail: cvdmotte@ulb.ac.be
NORBA - Nordic-Baltic dialogues on Transnational Perspectives in Spatial Planning
Lead Partner
University of Eastern Finland / Karelian Institute
Contact: Heikki Eskelinen
E-mail: Heikki.Eskelinen@uef.fi
Project Partners
University of Akureyri
Contact: Gretar Thor Eythorsson
E-mail: gretar@rha.is
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research
Contact: Olaf Foss
E-mail: olaf.foss@nibr.no
Royal Institute of Technology
Contact: Mats Johansson
E-mail: matsj@infra.kth.se
University of Tartu
Contact: Antti Roose
E-mail: antti.roose@ut.ee
State Regional Development Agency
Contact: Ģirts Lejiņŝ
E-mail: girts.lejins@vraa.gov.lv
NSS - NORTH SEA STAR , North Sea - Spreading Transnational Results
Lead Partner
University of Liverpool – UK
Contact: David Shaw
E-mail: David.Shaw@liverpool.ac.uk
Project Partners
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Contact: Vincent Nadin
E-mail: V.Nadin@tudelft.nl
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional research, Norway
Contact: Ove Langeland
E-mail: ove.langeland@nibr.no
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Germany
Contact: Holger Janssen
E-mail: holger.janssen@io-warnemuende.de
University of Oldenburg, Germany
Contact: Thomas Klenke
E-mail: thomas.klenke@uni-oldenburg.de
University Of Málaga, European Topic Centre On Spatial Information and Analysis, Spain
Contact: Dania Abdul Malak
E-mail: daniaabdulmalak@uma.es
POLYCE - Metropolisation and Polycentric Development in Central Europe: Evidence Based Strategic Options
Lead Partner
Vienna University of Technology - Centre of Regional Science
Contact: Rudolf Giffinger
E-mail: rudolf.giffinger@tuwien.ac.at
Project Partners
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
Contact: Alma Zavodnik Lamousek
E-mail: alma.zavodnik@fgg.uni-lj.si
Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava
Contact: Matej Jaššo
E-mail: matej.jasso@stuba.sk
University of Szeged
Contact: Lajos Boros
E-mail: borosl@geo.u-szeged.hu
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Architecture
Contact: Karel Maier
E-mail: maier@fa.cvut.cz
University in Prague, Faculty of Science
Contact: Ludek Sykora
E-mail: sykora@natur.cuni.cz
CEPS/INSTEAD - Centre for Populations, Poverty and Public Policy Studies
Contact: Christophe Sohn
E-mail: christophe.sohn@ceps.lu
Milano Polytechnic
Contact: Andrea Caragliu
E-mail: andrea.caragliu@polimi.it
PURR - Potential of Rural Regions
Lead Partner
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR)
Contact: Steinar Johansen
E-mail: steinar.johansen@nibr.no
Project Partners
London South Bank University
Contact: Neil Adams
E-mail: adamsn3@lsbu.ac.uk
Vidzeme University College
Contact: Agnese Karaseva
E-mail: agnese.karaseva@va.lv
ReRISK - Regions at Risk of Energy Poverty
Lead Partner
INNOBASQUE
Parque Tecnológico de Zamudio
Laida Bidea.Edificio 214
E48170 Zamudio
Spain
Contact: Oihana Blanco Mendizabal
Tel: 34 94 420 94 88
Fax: 34 94 420 94 89
E-mail: oblanco@innobasque.com
Project Partners
Nordregio - Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, SWEDEN
PO Box 1658
SE- 111 86 Stockholm
Sweden
Contact: Rasmus Ole Rasmussen
Tel: 46 8 463 54 08
Fax: 46 8 463 54 01
E-mail: rasmus.ole.rasmussen@nordregio.se
National Technical University of Athens, GREECE
HEROON POLYTECHNIOU STR. 9
157 80 Athens
Greece
Contact: Maria Giaoutzi
Tel: 30 210 772 2749
Fax: 30 210 772 2750
E-mail: giaoutsi@central.ntua.gr
RISE - Identifying and Exchanging Best Practices in Developing Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe
Lead Partner
University of Birmingham - Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS), UK
Contact: Stewart MacNeill
E-mail: s.macneill@bham.ac.uk
Project Partners
Delft University of Technology - Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies (OTB), NL
Contact: Wil Zonneveld
E-mail: w.a.m.zonneveld@tudelft.nl
University of Copenhagen - Forest & Landscape (FLD), DK
Contact: Niels Boje Groth
E-mail: nbg@life.ku.dk
University of Umeå - Centre for Regional Science (CERUM), SE
Contact: Lard Larsson
E-mail: lars.larsson@cerum.umu.se
NORDREGIO, SE
Contact: Ole Damsgaard
E-mail: ole.damsgaard@nordregio.se
SCALES - Breakdown and capitalisation of ESPON results on different scales
Lead Partner
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), DE
Contact: Peter Schön
E-mail: peter.schoen@bbr.bund.de
Project Partners
University of Luxemburg, LU
Contact: Tobias Chilla
E-mail: tobias.chilla@uni.lu
Federal Office for Spatial Development, CH
Contact: Marco Kellenberger
E-mail: Marco.Kellenberger@are.admin.ch
Austrian Conference on Spatial Planning, AT
Contact: Andrés Peña
E-mail: oerok@oerok.gv.at
VÁTI Hungarian Non-profit Limited Liability Company for Regional Development and Town Planning, HU
Contact: Geza Salamin
E-mail: espon@espon.hu
Office for National Economic Planning (ONEP), HU
Contact: Csilla Hoffmann
E-mail: csilla.hoffmann@nth.gov.hu
SeGI - Services of General Interest
Lead Partner
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SE
Contact: Göran Cars
E-mail: goran.cars@abe.kth.se
Project Partners
University of Vienna, Department of Geography and Regional Research, AT
Contact: Heinz Fassmann
E-mail: heinz.fassmann@univie.ac.at
Federal Insitute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), DE
Contact: Antonia Milbert
E-mail: Antonia.Milbert@bbr.bund.de
Centre of Geographical Studies - IGOT-UL, PT
Contact: Eduarda Costa
E-mail: eduarda.costa@campus.ul.pt
University of Akureyri Research Centre, IS
Contact: Ingi Rúnar Eðvarðsson
E-mail: ire@unak.is
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR), NO
Contact: Olaf Foss
E-mail: olaf.foss@nibr.no
Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, PL
Contact: Tomasz Komornicki
E-mail: t.komorn@twarda.pan.pl
PlanIdea Knowledge Center Nonprofit Ltd., HU
Contact: István Ferencsik
E-mail: planidea@planidea.hu
Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest - Research Centre for Macroeconomic and Regional Forecasting (PROMAR), RO
Contact: Daniela-Luminita Constantin
E-mail: daniela.constantin@csie.ase.ro
Navarra de Suelo y Vivienda S.A.U., ES
Contact: Marifé Zudaire Echevárri
E-mail: mfzudaire@nasursa.es
University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE), UK
Contact: David Ludlow
E-mail: david.ludlow@uwe.ac.uk
SEMIGRA - Selective Migration and Unbalanced Sex Ratio in Rural Regions
Lead Partner
Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography
Contact: Karin Wiest
E-mail: K_Wiest@ifl-leipzig.de
Project Partners
Royal Institute of Technology, Division of Urban and Regional Studies
Contact: Mats Johansson
E-mail: matsj@infra.kth.se
University of Oulu, Kajaani University Consortium, AIKOPA Adult and Continuing Education, Regional Research Group
Contact: Andra Aldea-Partanen
E-mail: andra.aldea-partanen@oulu.fi
Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Contact: Krisztina Jász
E-mail: jaszk@rkk.hu
University of Miskolc, Faculty of Economics
Contact: Ildikó Győrffy
E-mail: regindy@uni-miskolc.hu
SGPTD - Secondary Growth Poles and Territorial Development in Europe; Performance, Policies and Prospects
Lead Partner
European Institute for Urban Affairs, United Kingdom
Contact: Professor Michael Parkinson CBE
E-mail: M.H.Parkinson@ljmu.ac.uk
Project Partners
Metropolitan Research Institute, Hungary
Contact: Iván Tosics
E-mail: tosics@mri.hu
University of Tampere, Finland
Contact: Markku Sotarauta
E-mail: markku.sotarauta@uta.fi
SIESTA - Spatial indicators for a Europe 2020 Strategy Territorial Analysis
Lead Partner
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Contact: Rubén Camilo Lois González
E-mail: rubencamilo.lois@usc.es; siesta.manager@usc.es
Project Partners
National Centre for Scientific Research, France
Contact: Petros Petsimeris
E-mail: petros.petsimeris@wanadoo.fr
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Contact: Lidia Mierzejewska
E-mail: mierzeja@amu.edu.pl
Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Contact: Francesco Bonsinetto
E-mail: francesco.bonsinetto@unirc.it
Hellenic Open University, Greece
Contact: Lila Leontidou
E-mail: leontidou@eap.gr
University of Bucharest, Romania
Contact: Ioan Ianos
E-mail: ianos50@yahoo.com
University College Dublin, Ireland
Contact: Niamh Moore
E-mail: niamh.moore@ucd.ie
MCRIT S.L., Spain
Contact: Andreu Ulied Seguí
E-mail: ulied@mcrit.com
SMART-IST, Smart Institutions for Territorial Development
Lead Partner
Dipartimento di Architettura e Pianificazione (DiAP) Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Contact: Prof. Bruno Dente, Carolina Pacchi
E-mail: carolina.pacchi@polimi.it
Project Partners
Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio, EU-POLIS, Italy
Contact: Carlo Salone
E-mail: carlo.salone@unito.it
Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IRS), Italy
Contact: Nadia Naldi
E-mail: nnaldi@irsonline.it
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
Contact: Gilles Pinson
E-mail: gilles.pinson@univ-lyon2.fr
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Contact: Quim Brugué
E-mail: quim.brugue@uab.cat
SS-LR - Spatial Scenarios: New Tools for Local-Regional Territories
Lead partner
Polytechnics of Milan – DIG
Italy
Contact: Roberto Camagni
E-mail: roberto.camagni@polimi.it
Project Partner
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Spain
Contact: Joan Trullen Thomas
E-mail: joan.trullen@uab.es
SURE: Success for Convergence Regions’ Economies
Lead partner
Interdepartmental Research Centre L.U.P.T. - Territorial Town Planning Laboratory -
University of Naples “Federico II”
Italy
Contact: Guglielmo Trupiano
E-mail: trupiano@unina.it
Project Partner
Urban and Regional Studies, Institute of Geography, Department of Environmental Sciences,
University of Basel
Switzerland
Contact: Tina Haisch
E-mail: tina.haisch@unibas.ch
TANGO - Territorial Approaches for New Governance
Lead Partner
Nordregio
Contact: Lisa Van Well and Peter Schmitt
Email: lisa.van.well@nordregio.se; peter.schmitt@nordregio.se
Partners
Delft University of Technology / OTB Research Institute
Contact: Dominic Stead
Email: d.stead@tudelft.nl
POLITO
Contact: Umberto Janin Rivolin
Email: umberto.janin@polito.it
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Contact: Simin Davoudi
Email: simin.davoudi@ncl.ac.uk
Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Contact: Ilona Pálné Kovács
Email: palne@rkk.hu
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
Contact: Alma Zavodnik Lamovšek
Email: alma.zavodnik@fgg.uni-lj.si
TERCO - European Territorial Cooperation as a Factor of Growth, Jobs and Quality of Life
Lead Partner
EUROREG Centrum Europejskich Studiów Regionalnych i Lokalnych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
Contact: Grzegorz Gorzelak
E-mail: gorzelak@post.pl
Project Partners
European Policies Research Centre
Contact: John Bachtler
E-mail: john.bachtler@strath.ac.uk
Free University of Brussels
Contact: Jean-Michel Decroly
E-mail: jmdecrol@ulb.ac.be
University of Joensuu / Karelian Institute
Contact: Heikki Eskelinen
E-mail: heikki.eskelinen@joensuu.fi
University of Thessaly, DPRD
Contact: Prof. George Petrakos
E-mail: petrakos@uth.gr
Autonomous University of Madrid
Contact: Rafael Garesse
E-mail: vicerrectorado.investigacion@uam.es
TerrEvi – Territorial Evidence Packs for Structural Funds Programmes
Lead Partner
Metis GmbH, Austria
Contact: Peter Schneidewind
Email: schneidewind@metis-vienna.eu
Partners
t33 di Alessandro Valenza and partners, Italy
Contact: Alessandro Valenza
Email: a.valenza@t33.it
Faculty of Geography and Geology Iasi, Romania
Contact: Alina Munteanu
Email: alina.munteanu@hotmail.fr
TIPSE - Territorial Dimension of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe
Lead Partner
Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, SE
Contact: Petri Kahila
E-mail: petri.kahila@nordregio.se
Project Partners
University of the Highlands and Islands, UK
Contact: Sarah Wright
E-mail: sarah.wright@uhi.ac.uk
Newcastle University, UK
Contact: Mark Shucksmith
E-mail: m.shucksmith@ncl.ac.uk
Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Institute for Regional Studies), HU
Contact: Katalin Kovács
E-mail: kovacsk@rkk.hu
ILS - Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development, DE
Contact: Sabine Weck
E-mail: sabine.weck@ils-forschung.de
National Centre for Social Research, GR
Contact: Thomas Maloutas
E-mail: maloutas@ekke.gr
James Hutton Institute, UK
Contact: Andrew Copus
E-mail: andrew.copus@hutton.ac.uk
TIPTAP - Territorial Impact Package for Transport and Agricultural Policies
Lead Partner
Polytechnics of Milan – DIG
Piazza L. da Vinci, 32
I-20133 Milan
Italy
Contact: Roberto Camagni
Tel: 39 02 2399 2744 (Secr. - 2750)
Fax: 39 02 2399 2710
E-mail:roberto.camagni@polimi.it
Project Partners
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UNITED KINGDOM
6, Kensington Terrace
NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Contact: Mark Shucksmith
Tel: 44 191 222 6808
Fax: 44 191 222 8811
E-mail:m.shucksmith@newcastle.ac.uk
VU University Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Contact: Ron Vreeker
Tel: 31 20 598 6088
Fax: 31 20 598 6004
E-mail: rvreeker@feweb.vu.nl
TOWN – Small and Medium-Sized Towns
Lead Partner
Planning & Development Research Group (ASRO), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Contact: Loris Servillo
E-mail: Loris.Servillo@asro.kuleuven.be
Project Partners
Cities Research Center, University of the West of England, UK
Contact: Rob Atkinson
E-mail: rob.atkinson@uwe.ac.uk
Faculty of Tourism and Geography (FTG), University 'Rovira i Virgili', Spain
Contact: Antonio Russo,
E-mail: antonio.russo@urv.net
Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Contact: Luděk Sýkora
E.mail: sykora@natur.cuni.cz
Department of Planning, University of Tours - France
Contact: Christophe Demazière
TPM - Territorial Performance Monitoring
Lead Partner
Free University of Brussels BE
Contact: Moritz Lennert
E-mail: Moritz.Lennert@ulb.ac.be
Project Partners
Territorial Studies Institute ES
Contact: Joan Lopez Redondo
E-mail: joan.lopez@ietcat.org
Navarra de Suelo y Vivienda S.A.U. ES
Contact: Marian Garcia
E-mail: mgarcia@nasursa.es
National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, National University of Ireland, Maynooth IE
Contact: Mike O Malley
E-mail: mike.omalley@nuim.ie
ILS Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development gGmbH DE
Contact: Kemming Herbert
E-mail: herbert.kemming@ils-forschung.de
KULeuven - Department of Architecture, Urbanism and Planning - Unit Planning & Development BE
Contact: Els Lievois
E-mail: els.lievois@asro.kuleuven.be
TRACC - TRansport ACCessibility at regional/local scale and patterns in Europe
Lead Partner
Spiekermann & Wegener Urban and Regional Research (S&W)
Contact: Klaus Spiekermann
E-mail: ks@spiekermann-wegener.de
Project Partners
Charles University in Prague
Contact: Bohuslav Gas
E-mail: tajemnik@natur.cuni.cz
RRG Spatial Planning and Geoinformation
Contact: Carsten Schürmann
E-mail: cs@brrg.de
MCRIT, Ltdo
Contact: Andreu Ulied Segul
E-mail: ulied@mcrit.com
Department of Geography, University of Oulu
Contact: Jarmo Rusanen
E-mail: jarmo.rusanen@oulu.fi
TRT Transport and Land Use
Contact: Angelo Martino
E-mail: martino@trttrasportieterritorio.it
S. Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation - Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSO)
Contact: Tomasz Komornicki
E-mail: t.komorn@twarda.pan.pl
ULYSSES - Using applied research results from ESPON as a yardstick for cross-border spatial development planning
Lead Partner
TECNALIA
Contact: Efrén Feliu
E-mail: efren.feliu@tecnalia.com
Project Partners
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Urban and Regional Planning
Contact: Wolfgang Jung
E-mail: wolfgang.jung@kit.edu
Democritus University of Thrace
Contact: Georgios Sylaios
E-mail: gsylaios@env.duth.gr
Tomas Bata University in Zlin
Contact: Libor Friedel
E-mail: friedel@fame.utb.cz
University of Aveiro
Contact: Eduardo Anselmo Castro
E-mail: ecastro@ua.pt
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Contact: Virpi Kaisto
E-mail: virpi.kaisto@lut.fi
USESPON - Use ESPON, Transnational Project Group
Lead Partner
Royal Town Planning Institute, UK
Contact: Dr Michael Harris
Email: Michael.harris@rtpi.org.uk
Project Partners
UMS RIATE, Université Paris Diderot Paris 7, FR
Contact: Frédéric Santamaria
Email : santamaria@ums-riate.fr
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development, DE
Contact: Peter Schön
Email: peter.schoen@bbr.bund.de
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences of Athens, GR
Contact: Stella Kyvelou
Email: espon2013_ncp@panteion.gr
Centre for European Regional and Local Studies, University of Warsaw, PL
Contact: Grzegorz Gorzelak
Email: espon@espon.pl
University of Luxembourg, LU
Contact: Christian Schulz
Email: christian.schulz@uni.lu