ESPON Territorial Studies: Quality of Life in the Alpine Convention space
Quality of Life (QoL) addresses our well-being and looks beyond economic output and living standards. The concept of QoL is rather subjective, and is shaped by what matters to us in life in the context of our culture and value systems, but also in relation to our expectations and needs.
The added value of cohesion policy for metropolitan areas and regions in the Czech Republic - Ostrava
The Institute for Spatial Development and the Ministry of Regional Development in cooperation with the Eurocentre in Ostrava organises a national ESPON Seminar with the title “Přidaná hodnota politiky soudržnosti pro metropolitní oblasti a regiony v České republice“ (The added value of cohesion policy for metropolitan areas and regions in the Czech Republic).
The added value of cohesion policy for metropolitan areas and regions in the Czech Republic - Prague
The Institute for Spatial Development and the Ministry of Regional Development in cooperation with the Eurocentre in Ostrava organises a national ESPON Seminar with the title “Přidaná hodnota politiky soudržnosti pro metropolitní oblasti a regiony v České republice“ (The added value of cohesion policy for metropolitan areas and regions in the Czech Republic).
[HOUSE4ALL] Access to affordable and quality housing for all people
Scope
Presently, Europe is dealing with a housing crisis because more and more people are finding it hard to afford the increasing costs of housing. This is especially true in big cities where many people are facing challenges. In EU, the prices of houses have gone up over the past few decades, faster than people's incomes. For Europeans, more than 40% of their money goes towards housing costs. The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have made things worse, and in the short and medium term, there might be more housing insecurity and economic problems.
Vibrant, Resilient, Well-connected – The Baltic Sea Region in 2040
The Expert’s Conference will celebrate the completion of the VASAB Vision 2040. Experts in the field of spatial planning and regional development will come together to discuss what the VASAB Vision means for the Baltic Sea Region and how each of us can contribute to making it a reality.
The event will take place back-to-back with the adoption of the Vision 2040 by the Ministers responsible for spatial planning and development in the VASAB countries of the Baltic Sea Region on 2 June 2023.
[TERRES] Territorialising Resilience: Transforming Europe for an Age of Crisis
The European Research Project “Territorialising Resilience: Transforming Europe for an Age of Crisis” aims to develop a concept on ‘territorial resilience’ and an associated policy framework alongside the pan-European analysis of territorial trends at the regional scale.
