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Firsts Insights into Preliminary Results on Demographics & Economy Where is the Baseline bringing us in 2030?. ESPON MC Policy Workshop Luxembourg (March 2013) Roberta Capello (POLIMI, Milano) Andreu Ulied , Lead Partner (MCRIT S.L. Barcelone). What’s a Baseline Scenario?.
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Firsts Insights into Preliminary Results on Demographics & Economy Where is the Baseline bringing us in 2030? ESPON MC Policy Workshop Luxembourg (March 2013) Roberta Capello (POLIMI, Milano) Andreu Ulied, Lead Partner (MCRIT S.L. Barcelone)
What’s a Baseline Scenario? • No major changes in past trends • No emerging breaking technologies • “Politics as Usual”
What’s a Baseline Scenario? The Baseline “anchors” future explorations!
Where is Baseline bringing us?: to Growing Disparities • MobilePopulation • DivergentEconomies • Social Inequity • ReactiveValues • LimitedInnovation • ExpensiveEnergy • Subverted Proximities • PolarisedDevelopment • HybridGeographies • Europe of Two Speeds
Where is Baseline bringing us?: to Growing Disparities • MobilePopulation • DivergentEconomies • Social Inequity • ReactiveValues • LimitedInnovation • ExpensiveEnergy • Subverted Proximities • PolarisedDevelopment • HybridGeographies • Europe of Two Speeds
Total Population: From 518 to 539 millions (ESPON Space) 539 518
Aging: From 26% to 47%pop >65 years /16-64 years(ESPON Space)
505 to 514 million inhabitants 2,72% anual GDP growth
505 to 514 million inhabitants 2,72% anual GDP growth 514 to 530 million inhabitants 1,89% anual GDP growth
Divergent population trends across Europe? Moderate Growth in Northern European Regions Moderate Growth in Central European Regions Reduction in Eastern European Regions Uncertain Growth in Southern European Regions Differences between large cities/more rural areas, inner/coastal areas End of the process of moderate growth and convergence? High Growth in Northern Countries Moderate Growth in Central Europe Eastern European Regions Slow and Polarised Growth Lasting Recession Impacts in Southern European Regions Regional Specificities seem to be more relevant? Baseline 2030 Preliminary Insights (to be further discussed)
“Too seek Europe, is to make it! Europe exists through its search for the infinit -and this is what I call adventure” Zygmunt Bauman, “An Adventure called Europe”