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Bridging the Gap between Research and Policy in European Spatial Planning is the title of the round table discussion that the ESPON UK Contact Point will host at the Planning Research Conference (PRC) in Newcastle (1-3 April 2009). All members of the Network are invited to submit papers and attend the event. The PRC will also have a track on territorial cohesion chaired by network member Prof Simin Davoudi. Read more...

Scotland launches Green Energy Research Centre. Find out more…

Dates for your diary

19 Dec 2008: ESPON will launch a ‘Call for Expressions of Interest’ for the Knowledge Support System which aims at enlarging the existing pool of experts in the field of territorial research and analysis, in particular in themes such as land use, accessibility, innovation and globalisation. The deadline is 12 February 2009. Click here for more details...

New ESPON Publication

The publication Territorial Observation No1 is looking into trends in population development across Europe and related to territorial cohesion and regional competitiveness. Download the publication...

More Publications

Mathematical Analysis of Urban Spatial Networks by Philippe Blanchard and Dimitri Volchenkov, published by Springer, intends to lay down the theoretical foundations for studying the topology of compact urban patterns, using methods from spectral graph theory and statistical physics. These methods are demonstrated as tools to investigate the structure of a number of real cities with widely differing properties: medieval German cities, the webs of city canals in Amsterdam and Venice, and a modern urban structure such as found in Manhattan. The book concludes by providing a brief overview of possible applications that will eventually lead to a useful body of knowledge for architects, urban planners and civil engineers.

Place matters: the Location Strategy for the United Kingdom aims at maximising the value to the public, government, UK business and industry of geographic information. It will provide a consistent framework to assist national, regional and local initiatives and service delivery. This publication by Communities and Local Government is free of charge and can be order at http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/locationstrategy

Events

Achieving Balanced Regional Development: Dynamic Regions, Spatial Strategies and Collaboration. Letterkenny (Ireland), 22-23 January 2009.

Cities Revealed Event. Cambridge, 12-13 February 2009

Details of these and other relevant events are available on the ESPON UK Network web pages. View list of events...

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Author:

ESPON UK Contact Point

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

18-Dec-08

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Espon 

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