Territorial State and Perspectives of the European Union

ESPON 2013 Open Seminar Territorial Challenges and Cooperation in a Wider

Europe

Use of ESPON Results in Practice

Portorož (Slovenia)2-3 June 2008

André MuellerFormer Editorial Group Coordinator

andre.mueller@espon.eu (as of 1 January 2008)

Territorial State and Perspectives of the European Union

”(…) to work cooperatively at the local, regional, national, and continental levels,

to make sure that future spatial planning across the European landmass

is compatible with Europe’s dream of inclusivity, diversity,

sustainability, quality of life, universal human rights,

the rights of nature, and peace among people.”

[Jeremy Rifkin, The European Dream, New York 2004]

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Key Territorial Challenges for Regions and Cities in Europe

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Geographical Concentration of Market Forces Activities Accelerating EU Integration in Global Economic Competition

Demographic Change EffectsClimate Change Impacts

Rising Energy PricesEU Enlargement

Communication Lack with Private Sector

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Climate Change Effecting Economic Development

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Global Warming Contributing to a Decreasing Economic Performance of approx.

20 % [cf. Sir Nicholas Stern, London 2006]

2000-2004: CO2 Emission Increase of about 4.1 % in Eastern and Central European

Countries and of about 2 % in Western Industrial Countries

[cf. UN Climate Secretariat, Bonn 2006]

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1999European Spatial Development Perspective

▼ 2000 / 2001

Lisbon Strategy + Gothenburg Strategy▼

2007Territorial State and Perspectives of the EU Document +

TAFirst Action Programme for the Implementation of the TA

▼ 2008

Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion

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TSP – Its Genesis and Future

Rotterdam (2004) ► TSP

Luxembourg (2005) ► Territorial PrioritiesLondon (2005) ► TSP + TA

Baden / Vienna (2006) ► Multi-Level GovernanceEspoo (2006) ► Gothenburg Strategy

Leipzig (2007) ► TA / TSP [TA, I (6)] + LC Azores (2007) ► First TA Action Programme

...... (2009 / 2010) ► TSP Revision (cf. FAP, Action 4.3)

Hungary (2011) ► TA Revision (cf. TA [45])

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Stakeholder Dialogue = New Understanding

Private (Business) SectorScientific Community

AdministrationEP / REGI, CoR, AEBR, CPMR, ...

NGO...

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Main Sources

ESPON 2006 ProgrammeEuropean Community Initiative INTERREG

(Best Practices of Cooperation)Additional National Best Practices of Added Value for

Europe OECD

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► Five Questions

Why Take a Territorial Approach to Development?What is Territorial Diversity about?

Why Address EU Policies?How to Achieve a More Competitive Europe of Diverse

Regions?How to Realise Coherent EU Policies with Territorial Impact?

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► Six Priorities for Strengthening EU Territorial Structure

Urban Networking in a Polycentric PatternUrban-Rural Partnership

Clusters of Competitive and Innovative RegionsTechnological Networks

Risk ManagementEcological Structures and Cultural Resources

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Urban Networking in a Polycentric Pattern

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Identifying the Potentials and Interrelationships of European Metropolitan Regions

Contribution of EU Policies to Competitive and Integrated EU Metropolitan

RegionsRole and Potential of Secondary Urban Areas

in the European Urban NetworkRole of EU Policies in Strengthening the EU Urban Network

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Urban-Rural Partnership

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Role of Transport and ICT NetworksEffects of Energy Prices in Rural Areas

Effects of Metropolitan Regions and Urban Areas on their Wider Hinterland (Equal Partners)

Contribution of Remote / Disadvantaged Areas (Economic Value)

Exploiting Rural ResourcesEffects of Demographic Change on Regional Development

Effects of Rising Energy Prices in Remote RegionsAccess to ICT

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Clusters of Competitive and Innovative Regions

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International BenchmarkingStimulation of Specialisation and Division of Labour

Support for Existing Strengths of RegionsTraining and Education

Triple-Helix Fuelling (Business – Research – Public Sector)

Territorial Cooperation for Building ClustersBalance and Broad Perspective

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Technological Networks

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Accessibility in the PeripheryHigh-Speed Rail, Air Services, Secondary Networks

Inland and Maritime WaterwaysRural and Peripheral Areas

Digital Literacy, Information Society Lifecycle and Knowledge

Cultural DiversityNew Resources, Safer and Cleaner Energy Supply

Job CreationEnergy Prices / Efficiency

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Risk Management

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Vulnerability ReductionComprehensive Strategies

Multi-Hazard Policy Setting, Priority SettingRisk Governance

Integrated Policies and GovernanceCompetitive Industries

Urban Fluvial Landscapes of EuropeHarmonised Data

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Ecological Structures and Cultural Resources

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Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Habitat Directive

EU Cohesion Policy and Rural DevelopmentRemote Areas

Valorising (Generating Income and Employment)Preserving Traditions

EU Regulations and Territorial IdentitiesStrengthening Cultural Routes

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Territorial Agenda of the EU

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www.territorial-agenda.eu