New challenges indicated in the renewed Territorial Agenda for EU

Jacek Zaucha Gdańsk University

Evidence and Knowledge Needs for the Territorial Agenda 2020 and EU Cohesion PolicyESPON Open seminar 21-22 June 2011,Gödöllő

Drafting team members:Ole Damsgaard (SE)Philippe Doucet (BE)

Zsuzsanna Drahos (HU)László Gere (HU)

Iván Illés (HU)Marek Jetmar (CZ)

Tomasz Komornicki (PL)Isidro Lopez (ES)Márton Péti (HU)Réka Prokai (HU)

Ádám Radvánszki (HU)Judit Ricz (HU)

Géza Salamin (HU)Volker Schmidt-Seiwert (DE)

Peter Schön (DE)Ágnes Somfai (HU)

Attila Sütő (HU)Kyra Tomay (HU)

Liesl Vanautgaerden (BE)Jacek Zaucha (PL)

with the contribution of the European Environment Agency

Drafting team members:Ole Damsgaard (SE)Philippe Doucet (BE)

Zsuzsanna Drahos (HU)László Gere (HU)

Iván Illés (HU)Marek Jetmar (CZ)

Tomasz Komornicki (PL)Isidro Lopez (ES)Márton Péti (HU)Réka Prokai (HU)

Ádám Radvánszki (HU)Judit Ricz (HU)

Géza Salamin (HU)Volker Schmidt-Seiwert (DE)

Peter Schön (DE)Ágnes Somfai (HU)

Attila Sütő (HU)Kyra Tomay (HU)

Liesl Vanautgaerden (BE)Jacek Zaucha (PL)

with the contribution of the European Environment Agency

Challenges and potentials for territorial developmentChallenges and potentials for territorial development

Increased exposure to globalisation, structural changes after the global economic crisis Increased exposure to globalisation, structural changes after the global economic crisis

Challenges of EU integration and the growing interdependences of regionsChallenges of EU integration and the growing interdependences of regions

Territorially diverse demographic and social challenges, segregation of vulnerable groupsTerritorially diverse demographic and social challenges, segregation of vulnerable groups

Climate change and environmental risks: geographically diverse impactsClimate change and environmental risks: geographically diverse impacts

Energy challenges threatening regional competitivenessEnergy challenges threatening regional competitiveness

Loss of biodiversity, vulnerable natural, landscape and cultural heritageLoss of biodiversity, vulnerable natural, landscape and cultural heritage

The structureThe structure

TA 2020 TSP 2020

Structural changes after the global economic crisis (1)

Background story: we should expect even higher volatility of economy in the future

Key words: growing vulnerability to external shocks

Policy response (1) : strengthening adaptive capacity at different territorial levels

Social capital

Structural changes after the global economic crisis (2)

Policy response (2) : strengthening ability of both SMESTO and MEGA to initiate and sustain different networks (economy of flows) – to absorb much easier external shocks

TA corresponding priorities:

3. Territorial integration in cross-border and transnational functional regions

4. Ensuring global competitiveness of the regions based on strong local economies

5. Improving territorial connectivity for individuals, communities and enterprises

Key messages for ESPON: need for measurement of adaptive capacity and ability to network.

Social challenges, segregation of vulnerable groups (1)

Background story: Relative poverty has been growing despite positive economic tendencies. Social and economic divides =>the risk of instability.

Key words (1): migrants, Roma population, demographic imbalances

Among key words should be also (2): e-excluded (if we are heading towards information based society)

Social challenges, segregation of vulnerable groups (2)

Social challenges, segregation of vulnerable groups (3)

Policy response (1): access to services of general interest

Policy response (2): integrative urban policy

TA corresponding priorities:

2. Encouraging integrated development in cities, rural and specific regions

5. Improving territorial connectivity for individuals, communities and enterprises

Key messages for ESPON: need for measurement of access to services of general interest, progress in achieving Leipzig Charter ambitions/goals.

Challenges of EU integration – core periphery augmentation

Do we still have an Eastern Europe?

From vision to action

Key challenge is how translate TA2020 into routine policy making

In response to the question on the general performance of implementation of TA2007 in the Member States, conducted by Hungary in 2010, many countries reported a kind of tension or insufficient coordination between macro-economic and spatial policies.

“Performance in the spatial planning community is strong, in the sectoral policies weak.”

In response to the question on the general performance of implementation of TA2007 in the Member States, conducted by Hungary in 2010, many countries reported a kind of tension or insufficient coordination between macro-economic and spatial policies.

“Performance in the spatial planning community is strong, in the sectoral policies weak.”

From vision to action

Key challenge is how translate TA2020 into routine policy making

Issue based concentration?

From vision to action

Key challenge is how translate TA2020 into routine policy making

New policy paradigm is a chance

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