UK ESPON Contact Point
The latest ESPON UK Bulletin is now available.
Call for Tender - ESPON Data Navigator 2012
This new procurement will select a tender to carry out a project to update the ESPON Data Navigator.
The budget available for the contract is €75000.
Details of the call are available on the ESPON website. The application deadline is 14:00 (CET) on 27 February 2012.
Positioning urban scotland in its European context
Our next conference is taking place in Edinburgh on 30 March 2012 and will focus on urban development in Scotland in relation to findings from the ESPON Programme. Find out more about the event.
Creative people matter!
ESPON has produced its fifth volume in its Territorial Observations series. The new publication focuses on the creative workforce, and looks at trends and dynamics in European regions.
Polycentric development - a recipe for territorial cohesion?
Cliff Hague's recent blog considers polycentric development and the argument that it creates critical economic mass by combining efforts of smaller urban centres, while also delivering more balanced development between regions and more co-operative and functional urban-rural relations. But is it "past its sell-by date" or can the concept can be rescued?
Map of the Month
This month's map is taken from the ESPON Climate project, and shows the aggregate potential impact of climate change across Europe.
The potential impact of climate change varies widely across Europe. Large agglomerations and summer tourist resorts in Southern Europe are likely to be particularly negatively affected. Meanwhile, many Central, Eastern and Northern European regions will face virtually no negative impacts, and could even experience positive potential impacts.
Europe’s climate change vulnerability could act as a hindrance to the EU’s aims of territorial cohesion. Findings from the ESPON Climate project indicate that climate change would deepen existing socio-economic imbalances between Europe’s core and its Southern and Eastern regions, since economically lagging areas are often the most vulnerable to climate change.
Territorially differentiated adaptation strategies are therefore important, particularly for regions in the Mediterranean and South-East Europe. The most vulnerable regions are coastal regions with high populations and dependency on summer tourism; mountain regions with high dependence on winter and summer tourism; and agglomerations with high population densities where urban heat may become an issue. Given the regional diversity of climate change impacts, the challenge for local and ‘larger than local’ practitioners will be to exploit the opportunities that emerge through adaptation and mitigation to climate change. Find out more.
TIGER is our 'Project of the Month'
Researchers at the University of Reading are taking part in the ESPON project, TIGER (Territorial impact of globalisation for Europe and its regions). Find out more about the project.
Indicators of territorial cohesion
The ESPON project INTERCO is aiming to provide reliable indicators for measuring territorial cohesion and spatial challenges and opportunities. Cliff Hague from the UK ESPON Contact Point went to one of their recent workshops, and reported back on what was discussed. Read Cliff's report.
ESPON 2013 Reports
The First Synthesis Report presents results from the major Applied Research projects undertaken as part of the ESPON 2013 Programme. Read the ESPON UK Contact Point report commentary.
Read the ESPON UK Contact Point's commentary on the Fifth Cohesion Report, Territorial Agenda and ESPON Synthesis Report entitled 'Tying the pieces together'.
The First ESPON 2013 Scientific Report includes three scientific papers produced as a result of ESPON research carried out under ReRISK, FOCI and EDORA applied research projects. The aim of the report is to contribute to the scientific dialogue between researchers and experts and build a scientific platform for future policy development.
ESPON has updated its Project Overview presenting key facts on current projects as of November 2011. See individual ESPON project reports.
Latest ESPON Results and Reports
The latest reports can be accessed here. The UK ESPON Contact Point produces commentary reports which summarise the full reports from a UK perspective.
Rural potentials resources centre
The rural potentials resources centre forum is based on the outcomes of the Workshop Spatial Perspectives for Rural Development in the UK. The workshop explored critical spatial issues for the future of rural policy and potential areas for future research.
Indicators Resources Centre: UK Spatial Development Evidence Base
This forum is based on the outcomes from the ESPON UK workshop, hosted by the ESPON UK Contact Point, RTPI Development Planning Network and CLG in Leeds 23rd September 2009. To find out more visit the Indicators Resources Centre.
See our resources centre on Migration, Spatial Monitoring and Territorial Cohesion.
Photos: Fabrice Dor
Latest News
| Date | Title |
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| 06-Feb-12 | Positioning urban Scotland in its European context - What can we learn about benchmarking? |
| 03-Feb-12 | ESPON UK Network Bulletin 2/2012 |
| 20-Jan-12 | Contact Us |
| 16-Jan-12 | ESPON 2013 Projects and Summary Reports |
| 16-Jan-12 | ESPON Latest Calls |
| 11-Jan-12 | ESPON UK Network Bulletin 1/2012 |
| 03-Jan-12 | ESPON Events |
| 09-Dec-11 | ESPON UK Network Bulletin 14/2011 |
| 06-Dec-11 | ESPON research in the UK |
| 28-Nov-11 | ESPON Publications |
