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FARO EU FARO EU Kick-off Kick-off MeetingMeeting

Introduction to the projectIntroduction to the projectby Marta Pérez-Sobaby Marta Pérez-Soba

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Overview presentationOverview presentation

Project characteristics Project characteristics

Project frameProject frame

AimAim

Questions to be answeredQuestions to be answered

The Work PackagesThe Work Packages

ChallengesChallenges

Time scheduleTime schedule

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Project characteristics Project characteristics

FP6 STREPFP6 STREP

Scientific Support to PoliciesScientific Support to Policies

11 partners (+ 3 sub-contractors) from 5 11 partners (+ 3 sub-contractors) from 5 EU countriesEU countries

Interdisciplinary teamInterdisciplinary team

January 2007 – December 2008January 2007 – December 2008

1 M€1 M€

Scientific coordination: Alterra (NL)Scientific coordination: Alterra (NL)

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PartnersPartners

1 Alterra1 Alterra

2 LEI2 LEI

3 UoE3 UoE

7 WU7 WU

4 IAFE-NRI4 IAFE-NRI

5 UNEW5 UNEW

6 UNIBUC-6 UNIBUC-ECOECO

8 JRC8 JRC

9 REDR9 REDR

10 SRI10 SRI

11 WING11 WING

12 MNP12 MNP

13 IGSO13 IGSO

14 Grupo 14 Grupo AlbaAlba

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Project frameProject frame

Policies related to Rural DevelopmentPolicies related to Rural DevelopmentBackground: Background: Cohesion Policy in Support Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: of Growth and Jobs: Community Strategic Community Strategic Guidelines, 2007-2013Guidelines, 2007-2013User: EU policy makers (DG AGRI/DG User: EU policy makers (DG AGRI/DG REGIO)REGIO)Coverage: EU27Coverage: EU27Constraint: use existing pan European Constraint: use existing pan European datadata

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Aim: ‘The lighthouse’Aim: ‘The lighthouse’

To provide guidance To provide guidance for future rural for future rural development policies development policies in Europein Europe

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Questions to be answeredQuestions to be answered

What are major trends and driving What are major trends and driving forces affecting rural regions?forces affecting rural regions?

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In Spain abandonment of agricultural practices from In Spain abandonment of agricultural practices from 1992 – 2002: 2 M ha agricultural land changed into 1992 – 2002: 2 M ha agricultural land changed into forest, natural grasslands and no man’s land forest, natural grasslands and no man’s land

1948 2001

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Questions to be answeredQuestions to be answered

What are major trends and driving What are major trends and driving forces affecting rural regions?forces affecting rural regions?

At which scales do they operate?At which scales do they operate?

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ScalingScalingIntegrating socio-Integrating socio-economic and bio-economic and bio-physical variablesphysical variables

Defining the Defining the appropriate spatial appropriate spatial scale to combine scale to combine all the variables all the variables considered in a considered in a meaningful waymeaningful way

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Biophysical & socio-economic variables Biophysical & socio-economic variables have a different spatial scalehave a different spatial scale

NUTS-2 regionsLANMAP2

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Questions to be answeredQuestions to be answered

What are major trends and driving forces What are major trends and driving forces affecting rural regions?affecting rural regions?

At which scales do they operate?At which scales do they operate?

Which of these processes are amenable to Which of these processes are amenable to change through RD policies and where? change through RD policies and where? i.e. where i.e. where EU support for rural EU support for rural development will create the most value development will create the most value added at EU level?added at EU level?

How rural policies might be adapted in the How rural policies might be adapted in the future to take account of these processes?future to take account of these processes?

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The Work PackagesThe Work PackagesWP 1

Coordination and

management

ALTERRA

WP 1

Coordination and

management

ALTERRA

WP 2

Past trends and patterns

LEI

WP 2

Past trends and patterns

LEI

WP 3

Institutions and the governance

of rural development and

the role of ICTNCL

WP 3

Institutions and the governance

of rural development and

the role of ICTNCL

WP 4

Foresight Analysis

UCL

WP 4

Foresight Analysis

UCL

WP 5

Integrated evaluation

IPTS

WP 5

Integrated evaluation

IPTS

WP 6

Communication and

dissemination

ALTERRA

WP 6

Communication and

dissemination

ALTERRA

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ChallengesChallenges

Describe the different ruralities in Describe the different ruralities in EuropeEurope

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LaplandLapland Southern Southern AlpsAlps

ScotlandScotland AndaluciaAndalucia

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ChallengesChallenges

Describe the different ruralities in Europe (the Describe the different ruralities in Europe (the framework)framework)How governance and ICT influence RD How governance and ICT influence RD ((conference "Bridging the Broadband Gap: conference "Bridging the Broadband Gap: Benefits of broadband for rural areas and less Benefits of broadband for rural areas and less developed regions": 14-15 May 2007)developed regions": 14-15 May 2007)Assess future uncertainty: conditional Assess future uncertainty: conditional probabilistic futures (versus deterministic probabilistic futures (versus deterministic scenarios)scenarios)Integration of quantitative (model chain) and Integration of quantitative (model chain) and qualitative (SWOT) approachesqualitative (SWOT) approachesCase studies representative of the EU ruralitiesCase studies representative of the EU ruralitiesIntegrated evaluation of foresight resultsIntegrated evaluation of foresight resultsCommunicate science to policy makersCommunicate science to policy makers

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FARO EU time schedule FARO EU time schedule (Meetings)(Meetings)

20072007 20082008 20092009

Project Project startstart

Project Project endend

WorkshoWorkshops ps

scenarioscenario

Kick-offKick-offProject Project

meeting meeting 11

Project Project meeting meeting

22

Final Project Final Project meetingmeeting

WorkshoWorkshop p

validation validation modellingmodelling

WorkshoWorkshop p

validation validation integrativintegrativ

e e analysisanalysis

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FARO EU time schedule FARO EU time schedule (WPs)(WPs)

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Questions?Questions?

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Spatial Regional FrameworkSpatial Regional Framework

Determine range of socio-economic indicators for NUTS regionsDetermine range of socio-economic indicators for NUTS regions

Overlap NUTS regions with Environmental zonesOverlap NUTS regions with Environmental zones

Carry out PCA by Env zones to identify best regional indicatorsCarry out PCA by Env zones to identify best regional indicators

Clusters according to variabilityClusters according to variability

Describe the average socio-economic and land cover characteristicsDescribe the average socio-economic and land cover characteristics

Describe the average socio-economic and land cover characteristicsDescribe the average socio-economic and land cover characteristics

Identify known inconsistenciesIdentify known inconsistencies

Identify key issues for RDIdentify key issues for RD