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Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe (ET2050)

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Policymakers in the field of territorial development and cohesion are in need of a future oriented and integrated vision on the development of the European territory. Therefore the ESPON Programme started a territorial vision-building process following a participatory process and involving relevant stakeholders at European, national and regional level. This vision has a strategic character that al ...
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REgional policies towards GREEN buildings (RE-GREEN)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Over the last two years, the concept of 'green economy' has moved to the mainstream of the international and European policy discourse (OECD, UN, EC). Global economic crisis and the increased attention to climate change mitigation have intensified the need for a new economic paradigm. The greening of economies has the potential of being a new engine of growth, contributing to sustainable economic ...
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Integrated Territorial Analysis of the Neighbourhoods (ITAN)

Start date: Jan 31, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

The consideration of the territory beyond the EU borders seems to be obvious due to the increasingly global economy, and transboundary challenges such as climate change. This project shall provide necessary territorial evidence highlighting topics of interest for cooperation activities with neighboring regions and their cities that can be picked-up in the territorial agenda of ESPON countries. Pot ...
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Territorial Approaches to New Governance (TANGO)

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

Policymakers in the field of territorial development and cohesion recognise a clear need for coherent public action and allocation of public resources within the different territories across the European continent. Especially in times of restricted public budgets they feel a strong need to understand how policy action can become more effective in their daily practice and how synergies can be explo ...
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Detecting Territorial Potential and Challenges (DeTeC)

Start date: Aug 31, 2012, End date: Mar 30, 2014,

Regions in Europe are no longer isolated entities but are linked to a larger territorial context. Understanding the position of one’s region or city in the larger territorial context and searching for potentials and comparative advantages is a necessity in the accelerating globalization and competition. Awareness and openness for including a European dimension in strategy building and policy makin ...
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Centralbaltic Job Ferry (CB Job Ferry)

Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

The overall objective of the current proposed project, correlated with the global objectives of the Central Baltic cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013, is to intensify the cross-border cooperation of all labour market participants in the common border region in a socially and economically sustainable way meant to support the development of a cross-border labour market. Specifically the p ...
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Geographic Specificities and Development Potentials in Europe (GEOSPECS)

Start date: Jan 31, 2010, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

The EU Cohesion Policy debate has included a focus on regions with specific territorial features. The Treaty of Lisbon (2007), being in the process of ratification, mentions already some of these types of regions and territories. It states that “(...) among the regions concerned, particular attention shall be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer fr ...
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Identifying and exchanging best practices in developing Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe (RISE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

Regional approaches to strategic planning across Europe are changing and Regional Integrated Strategies (RIS) are emerging as a way for regions to focus on cohesion and integrated sustainable development. Although RIS are emerging all across the EU, there is no single model of RIS. Instead they consist of a combination of several core thematic and spatial topics, which vary depending on the region ...
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Flexible working culture - Rethinking of work, place, time and life (FLEX)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

The development of attractive island communities requires competitiveness and innovation. It also requires the development and recognition of island communities and the archipelago as a whole, in regional, economical, and political terms. Because of the geographic heterogeneity of the islands as well as the regional inequality within the archipelago, flexible work arrangements offer one possibil ...
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East-West Window (EastWest Window)

Start date: Apr 30, 2007, End date: Oct 30, 2008,

The main aim of the East West Window project was to accelerate the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) development through better connecting of the existing potentials within the Region. Achievements: * Assessment of unused innovation potential in NW Russia and recommendations ...
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Integrated tools for European spatial development (Spatial tools)

Start date: Sep 5, 2002, End date: Feb 25, 2007,

The project comprises: Support to the co-ordination on technical and scientific level of the ESPON 2006 Programme and the projects under measure 1 and 2, including data collection, development of a GIS facility and map-making, thematic coordination preparing for the cross thematic exploitation of integrated results based on all projects prepared under the programme.The work has addressed five leve ...
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Spatial scenarios in relation to the ESDP and EU Cohesion Policy (Scenarios)

Start date: Apr 27, 2004, End date: Feb 12, 2007,

The main objective of the project is to develop spatial scenarios which should on the one hand be prospective, capable of prognostics with reference to a laissez-faire scenario on themes of the ESPON and policy orientations of the ESDP.On the other hand the scenarios should as well be proactive testing alternative objectives and provide insight for recommendations on policy adjustments/changes in ...
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Strategy and Action Plan for the Barents Region up to 2010 (BARENTS 2010)

Start date: Jun 30, 2003, End date: Mar 30, 2006,

The project has been initiated by the Barents Regional Council and follows up an evaluation of regional co-operation in the Barents Region 1993-2000. The Barents region consists of thirteen regions and many different ethnic groups in four countries, which have a lot of common problems. Differences in culture, legal framework, etc create problems and hamper fruitful co-operation. Almost all parts o ...
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art II: EUROBALTIC Programme for Civil Protection in the Baltic Sea Region (Part II: EUROBALTIC)

Start date: Nov 15, 2004, End date: Mar 14, 2006,

The Eurobaltic Civil Protection Project establishes the Eurobaltic Programme for Civil Protection initiated by the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS).Societies are increasingly vulnerable to civil crisis such as natural and man-made/technological disaster or their combination, sometimes called complex disasters. These risks endanger positive economic, social, health-related and environmental ...
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Medium Sized Cities in Dialogue around the Baltic Sea (MECIBS )

Start date: Jun 23, 2002, End date: Sep 22, 2005,

The project objective was to foster balanced spatial development by sustaining the development of medium-sized cities. Within this objective the project aimed at exploration of urban restructuring processes, formulation of recommendation for interlinking of local and national strategies and for economic, environmental and social development of the medium sized cities. This work was to be achieved ...
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Urban areas as nodes in a polycentric development (Polycentricity)

Start date: Sep 5, 2002, End date: Apr 20, 2005,

The European urban system is a main territorial structure and the cities are key drivers in the development of regions and larger territories. The specific functionality and potentials of cities are being explored and a typology of the European urban reality developed. The ESDP highlighted the objective of a polycentric development in support of a balanced and harmonious European territory. The pr ...
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EUROBALTIC Programme for Civil Protection in the Baltic Sea Region (EUROBALTIC )

Start date: Mar 16, 2003, End date: Jan 15, 2005,

The Eurobaltic Civil Protection Project will establish the Eurobaltic programme for Civil Protection initiated by the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS).Societies are increasingly vulnerable to civil crisis such as natural and man-made/technological disaster or their combination, sometimes called complex disasters. These risks endanger positive economic, social, health-related and environment ...
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