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Assessing Territorial Cohesion. Limitations of TIAs?. Jan Vogelj Contention or Contentious?. Territorial Cohesion the new Agenda but…. TIA seen as just another form of assessment Domination of environmental consideration (i.e. sectoral concerns)
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Assessing Territorial Cohesion
Jan Vogelj Contention or Contentious? Territorial Cohesion the new Agenda but…. • TIA seen as just another form of assessment • Domination of environmental consideration (i.e. sectoral concerns) • TIA overcomes this by integrating fragmentation not just add up • Need to replace SEA/EIA by TIA
Mon manteau me va bien! Quel est ton problème? Thanks a lot, Graeme! Local Approach toTerritorial Assessment
Graeme PurvesCompetition & Cohesion? • Importance of Levels of Planning • National • Functional areas • Endogenous Qualities (local distinctiveness) • Raises questions for application of Principle of Subsidiarity (need the principle of Superiority)
“Do not worry about my Mathematics.. I can assure you Virna that TIAs are much more difficult! TIA
Patrick SalezHard Questions? • Definition of Territorial Cohesion? • .. For which territories? • Why not done previously? • .. And how do we use a TIA anyway?
JoãoTeixeira • Facts • Europe no planning competences • ECTP key role in lobbying for change • Questions • How to integrate all the assessments?
How to Assess Territorial Cohesion? Problemen die längst gelöst sind! Réinventer la roue!
Cliff HagueAre we reinventing Planning? • Is TIA a European Invention? • What is different from what planning does anyway? • ESPON Tequila • Lack of skills /capacity to do TIA • Ex Ante
Selective(e.g. LTS, WFD, AWP) Reactive(e.g. designations,, SEAs, deregulation) Incremental(e.g. EIA, RIA, TIA) Do not resolve Disputes?(e.g. Community Planning, deregulation) Limitations of Assessment Techniques?
Risks associated with EIAs That’s one more we have removed from the endangered species list! Technical • comprehensiveness • methodological purity • ‘trend’ based analysis Institutional • Diversity • Embedded crisis management (Value = endangered status) Yes! It’s extinct
The Issues? • Assessment Overload! • Few undertake explicit EIA • No single means of assessment? • Need for Pragmatism • Matter of Fashion /Faith
Must not lose Faith ……. • Problems are real & urgent ……… • The Plan is the TIA