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.
ESPON supporting policy-making and research in green transition - evidence from research by Estonian partners
An online seminar that will present ESPON evidence from research projects where Estonian partners have been involved, such as QGasp (Quantitative Greenhouse Gas Impact Assessment Method for Spatial Planning Policy) and LAKES (Territorial analysis of spatial progress and integrated development opportunities of large lakes in Europe). The seminar will also introduce the relevant ESPON 2030 TAP and the new research projects.
Date and time: March 24th, 10.00 - 12.00 Tallinn time
The contribution of Cultural Heritage to Societal Well-being
HERIWELL was carried out by a partnership led by Istituto per la ricerca sociale (IRS, Milano) with subcontractor Acume, the ERICarts Institute & Network (Cologne) and the Associazione per l’Economia della Cultura (AEC, Rome). Experts from across Europe were involved in the project that developed a pan-European methodology and territorial analysis of impacts of Cultural Heritage (CH) that can be associated with societal well-being. You can read more about the HERIWELL project and its deliverables on the ESPON website.
ESPON-IRiE Interregional Relations in Europe: Knowledge Transfer Event
ESPON IRiE project came to an end with fresh evidence on interregional relations to Europe available for policy use. To make it actionable and to sensitise the stakeholders on putting it to practice, a knowledge transfer event was held on the 24th and 25th of November 2022 in the Baluarte Conference Centre in Pamplona.
