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Transitioning towards Urban Resilience and Sustainability (TURAS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

The “TURaS” project aims to bring together urban communities, researchers, local authorities and SMEs to research, develop, demonstrate and disseminate transition strategies and scenarios to enable European cities and their rural interfaces to build vitally-needed resilience in the face of significant sustainability challenges. To ensure maximum impact, the TURaS project has developed an innovati ...
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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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Effective Technology Transfer in Biotechnology (ETTBio)

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

ETTBio addresses the challenging issue of still unused economic potential of research institutes and universities as source for innovation and therefore efficient regional economic development. ETTBio has a sectoral focus on biotechnology for the following reasons: 1) Biotechnology is considered a key sector (and key enabling technology) in Europe for the 21st century, 2) it has very specific char ...
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Bringing closer ESPON evidence for decision making (ESPON on the Road)

Start date: Dec 23, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

AimThe ESPON 2013 Programme has produced a lot of results and the applied research, targeted analyses, scientific tools and publications provide a huge pool of knowledge that can be actively used in decision making. The project aims at strengthening the bridge between ESPON knowledge and local reality by bringing ESPON results closer to potential users. The project shall provide a platform for dis ...
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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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Landscape Policy for the 3 Countries Park (LP3LP)

Start date: Jan 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

The 3LP, situated in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine, is a cross-border European landscape with high importance within its polycentric metropolitan context. In this project, ESPON studies and results are used to formulate and establish a shared vision on the future of landscape in cross-border collaboration resulting in a cross-border landscape plan. The landscape plan will serve as a framework for region ...
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European Territorial Cooperation as a Factor of Growth, Jobs and Quality of Life (TERCO)

Start date: Jan 31, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

Territorial cooperation is seen as one of the most important factors contributing to innovation which is key in the achievement of sustainable growth and jobs. European territorial cooperation facilitates the exchange between people and regions on experience and best practice in regional policy, irrespective of existing borders. Experiences with territorial cooperation have been gathered in differ ...
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Capitalisation and Dissemination of ESPON Concepts (CADEC)

Start date: Oct 29, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The main aim of the project is to capitalise on and disseminate ESPON results and activities using concepts included in ESPON Priority 1 projects as a gateway to ESPON reports. To realise this, the project follows a three-pronged implementation strategy: 1.The construction of an information network between Project Partners, and at a national level between Project Partners and members of the nation ...
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Territorial Impact of Globalisation for Europe and its Regions (TIGER)

Start date: Jan 31, 2015, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

...al Report - Executive Summary PDF Final Report - Main Report PDF Final Report - Working Paper 'Europe/ESPON and world regions' PDF Final Report - Working Paper 'The process of regionalization and free trade areas' PDF Final Report - Working Paper 'Urban structures and connectivity in European cities: a typology and comparison with the US' PDF Final Report - Working Paper 'Europe in the wor ...
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Territorial Performance Monitoring (TPM)

Start date: Aug 31, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

Territorial development at the regional level is becoming increasingly important for effectively addressing local and regional transformations as well as challenges at the European level. However, knowledge on the specific regional consequences of macro-challenges is limited and appropriate regional planning tools are rare. The Territorial Performance Monitoring (TPM) project focuses on European a ...
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ESPON in Integrated Territorial Strategies (INTERSTRAT)

Start date: Jan 31, 2010, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

The aim of this project is to encourage and facilitate the use of ESPON findings in the creation and monitoring of integrated territorial development strategies and to support transnational learning about the actual and potential contribution of ESPON to integrated policy-making. Its focus is active learning, using ESPON analysis and related data in the development of integrated territorial develo ...
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ESPON Database 2013

Start date: Jun 30, 2008, End date: Jan 31, 2011,

At the European level several initiatives have been carried out to promote data comparability and data quality, e.g. the INSPIRE Directive which aims at making available relevant, harmonised and quality geographic information for the purpose of formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Community policy-making and the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) initiative ...
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Cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions (METROBORDER)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Nov 30, 2010,

Metropolitan regions are generally seen as drivers for territorial development in the national context, as well as drivers for economic, social and cultural development on a European and global scale. Many border regions dispose of specific potentials but also specific barriers for a cross-border polycentric metropolitan region. However, cross-border areas appear to be systematically underestimate ...
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Future Orientations for Cities (FOCI)

Start date: Jul 31, 2008, End date: Nov 30, 2010,

Cities and urban development are a focal point of current territorial development policy. Against the background of the Lisbon Agenda’s aim of growth and jobs, cities are seen as the main potential motors for the achievement of the set goals, which was also acknowledged in EU Cohesion policy documents for 2007 – 2013, including the Community Strategic Guidelines, as well as the Territorial Agenda ...
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Study on Urban Functions (Urban Functions)

Start date: Feb 1, 2006, End date: Nov 4, 2007,

This study aims at taking forward the analysis on the European urban system developed by the ESPON project 1.1.1 (LINK). In doing so it will consolidate the delimitation of functional urban areas in Europe and go further in measuring the functional socio-economic specialisation of urban areas. Based on these new research findings, the project will then update the typology on European urban areas d ...
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EU economic policies and location of economic activities (Economy)

Start date: Jun 9, 2005, End date: Mar 18, 2007,

The project shall further develop and deepen the understanding of the economic dimension of the development of the European territory.That includes identifying the spatial pattern of company/investment locations and the factors influencing these patterns and looking from a policy perspective identifying the key measures having impact on these patterns.The policy perspective should address both mea ...
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Europe in the world

Start date: Oct 12, 2004, End date: Feb 12, 2007,

ider World.With reference to the Lisbon/Gothenburg Strategy, which set the target for Europe to become the most competitive, knowledge-based "region" in the world, while at the same time aiming at a sustainable development path, the global perspective needs to be further developed.Given this background the project analyses trends, goals and strategies of European spatial development from a more gl ...
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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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The modifiable areas unit problem (MAUP)

Start date: Feb 28, 2005, End date: Feb 4, 2007,

The Modifiable Areas Unit Problem (MAUP) has been recognized since the 1970s. The cartographical pattern of spatial distribution of variables or the level of correlation between two variables distributed in space can be completely modified according to the level of aggregation of spatial units or more generally the spatial grid used for collecting and presenting spatial information.The validation ...
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Governance of territorial and urban policies (Governance)

Start date: Jul 22, 2004, End date: Nov 28, 2006,

Project 2.3.2 holds an important position in the definition and elaboration of a common ground for investigating the institutional and instrumental aspects of implementation of territorial and urban policies in Europe. The project focuses on the question how effective different systems are, e.g. considering a policy mix of spatial planning (in different forms implemented by Member States), local g ...
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Spatial effects of demographic trends and migration (Demography)

Start date: Mar 16, 2003, End date: Jan 3, 2006,

Europe is facing major challenges in terms of demographic development. Effects of the demographic changes and ageing of the European population is expected in many spheres of society and is diverse from region to region. Demographic trends approached include natural population trends (births, death, age-structure), migration on large scale and regional/local migration. The latter is of particular ...
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EUROSA+: Europe & South Africa Partnership for Human Development

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

EUROSA+ (Europe & South Africa Partnership for Human Development) is a structured and institutionally embedded mobility project involving 9 European, 10 South African and 6 associated partners, aiming to promote mobility activities for South African and European individuals at master, PhD and staff level. The diverse, but complementary EUROSA+ partnership is dedicated to implement a well-functioni ...
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S2-L03-EM-BEAM-Build on Euro-Asian Mobility (JAPAN, KOREA)

Start date: Jul 15, 2010,

EM-BEAM program is mainly dedicated to research exchanges and will establish mobility scheme for more than 80 individuals, doctorates (57%), post-docs (14%) and staff (29%). More than 60% of the individuals will be European. The program is focused, but not restricted, on the main thematic fields tackling the XXIst Century challenges like Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics, and Natural Scienc ...
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EUROPLAT European Network for Psychology Learning & Teaching

Start date: Oct 1, 2009,

The psychological sciences have relevance to all EU citizens. They provide an understanding of human behaviour in society, the workplace, educational settings and the home. There is a need to enhance the quality of education within the psychological sciences in order to increase the impact of these psychological sciences to meet the Lisbon goals and the education of lifelong learners that are inst ...
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Contextual Learning in Management and Teaching in Europe

Schools in Europe are supposed to play increasingly prominent roles in initial teachereducation, in induction of teachers in their professions and in the continuing professionaldevelopment of teaching staff. Effective school organizations are those that are able:• to keep up with changes in society;• to innovate and thus provide an inspiring professional environment to their staff;• to signal or e ...
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