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ESPON Scientific Conference 2005: Progress, Results, and Outlook for ESPON II Programme

The ESPON Scientific Conference in Luxembourg in October 2005 discussed the progress, results, and future outlook of the ESPON programme. It focused on the spatial development of an enlarging European Union, providing new knowledge and evidence on European territorial trends and the impact of EU policies. The conference aimed to support policy development and provide a scientific network and platform for applied European territorial research. The conference covered various themes such as urban systems, accessibility and transport networks, demography and migration, enlargement, natural and technological hazards, and more. It also emphasized territorial impact analysis on structural funds, EU policies, and energy trends. The conference showcased applied territorial research within ESPON, including the territorial footprints of socio-economic and ecological processes and policies, with policy recommendations for decision-makers. The conference discussed the demand for ESPON results in European policy development and the challenge of translating scientific results into policy-making. It highlighted the need for continued applied research, progress in monitoring, data, indicators, and enhanced communication and networking. The conference also provided orientations for a future European scientific network to support European territorial research.

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ESPON Scientific Conference 2005: Progress, Results, and Outlook for ESPON II Programme

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  1. ESPON Scientific ConferenceLuxembourg, 13-14 October 2005 Progress of the ESPON programme Further results Outlook on an ESPON II

  2. ESPON 2006 Programme ”Spatial development of an enlarging European Union” • Programme under Interreg III • Expectations: • New knowledge and evidence on European territorial trends and impact of EU policies • Integrated territorial analysis, tools and scenarios • Purposes: • Support to policy development • A scientific network and platform for applied European territorial research • 30 applied research projects in total • 15 Final Reports from transnational teams • Budget 17 million Euro (14+1+2 mill. Euro)

  3. Lead Partners and Project Partners30 ESPON Projects Transnational Project Groups with more than 280 partners involved

  4. Themes of Trend Analysis • Urban system and polycentric development* • Urban-rural relations* • Small and medium-sized cities • Accessibility and Transport networks* • Telecommunication* • Demography and migration* • Enlargement (and the spatial tissue) • Natural and technological hazards* • Natural heritage* • Application of ESDP in MS • Governance related to urban and territorial policies • Cultural heritage • Information society

  5. Territorial Impact Analysis • Structural Funds* • Pre-accession aid* • EU Infrastructure Policy* • EU R&D Policy* • EU Agricultural Policy* • Energy trends and impact of EU Energy Policy* • EU Fisheries Policies • Structural Funds in urban areas*

  6. Cross Thematic Analysis • Integrated tools for the spatial development* • Spatial scenarios and orientations • Territorial dimension of the Lisbon process • Europe in the World • Integrated analysis of transnational and national territories (Zooming in) • Economic dimension in territorial development • Environment policy (scoping) • Social dimension (scoping) • Mix of Nuts 2 and 3 areas in territorial analysis

  7. Applied territorial research within ESPON • Applied research on • Territorial footprints of socio-economic and ecological processes and policies • Territorial phenomena • Important characteristics • European territory, always with a regional breakdown covering 29 countries • Systematic 3 level approach • Policy recommendations as options for policy makers

  8. Policy processes in need of ESPON results European policy development in need of territorial knowledge and evidence • Economic, social and territorial cohesion • Community Strategic Guidelines • National Framework documents • Territorial state and perspectives for the EU • National policies and spatial strategies • Territorial cooperation (strategy and project development) at transnational, cross-border, regional/local scale • Challenge: Translating scientific results into undisputable messages for policy making

  9. Meeting the demand • The bulk of evidence and knowledge already provided by the 15 finalised projects can meet a certain demand • At the end of the first ESPON programme the knowledge base is even wider • KEY: Capitalise on the ESPON results and make them useful in practise • Continued applied research on European territorial development • Further progress on monitoring, data, indicators, TIA and mapping tools • Enhanced communication, networking and dialogue

  10. A future European Scientific Network Orientations for progress on a network in support of European territorial research: • Continue the cooperation integrating relevant European academic organisations • Gradually enlarge the disciplines involved in the networking • Invest in the young researchers • Support the process with more scientific conferences and/or participation in events organised by the partners • Improve the scientific acknowledgement of research done in future ESPON projects, eventually through peer reviews

  11. More information Thank you for your attention Please visit www.espon.lu All synthesis documents as well as final and interim results are available for free

  12. Regional performance of 14 Lisbon Short List Structural Indicators The regionalised Lisbon indicators show a very mixed picture in the combined view of the 14 Lisbon Indicators: Gross Domestic Product Labour Productivity Employment Rate Employment rate of older workers Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development as Share of GDP Youth Education Attainment Level Comparative Price Levels Business Investment At Risk of Poverty Rate Dispersion of Regional Unemployment Rates Long-term Unemployment Rate Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Energy Intensity of the Economy Volume of freight transport

  13. Possible strategic orientations for ESPON II Programme under SF 2006-2013, Objective III, territorial cooperation, networking: Evidence and knowledge on territorial development and cohesion (applied research projects) Targeted analytical deliveries (client driven projects) Monitoring and scientific platform (core indicators, TIA and database) Communication and networks of stakeholders Technical and analytical support

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