Editorial

On 27 May, we had expected to welcome

Dubravka Šuica: How can we support people and regions to adapt to changing realities?

Dubravka Šuica is Vice President of the European

Željko Uhlir: A strong Europe in a world of challenges

Željko Uhlir is State Secretary at the Ministry

Foreword

The current pandemic has added to the numerous

Claude Turmes: Using ESPON in Policymaking

Claude Turmes is Minister for Energy and Spatial

Regenerating cities: The critical role of buildings

" Reaching the goals of 2050 is not

Green Infrastructure in urban areas

What is green infrastructure? Green infrastructure (GI) has

Cross-border cooperation in midst of COVID 19 crisis

The current unprecedented crisis has put to the

Green Infrastructure in the Netherlands: a policy-maker's perspective

I was asked to reflect on the ESPON

More than 100 acres of new green surfaces in Ljubljana

Degraded, overlooked and unused areas of the city

Circular management for greener cities

Circular management of spaces and buildings and green

How green is the reuse of spaces and buildings?

In many cities, population growth puts pressure on

Sustainable regeneration of port cities

Despite overall growth in the maritime sector, many

Urbanisation and land-use practices in European regions

Improving urbanisation and land use practices in European

Cork’s docklands – learning from regeneration in a port city

On 31 May 2019, Cork City expanded its

ESPON evidence in planning practice and policy development

It is commonly understood that the development of

A practical handbook for SDG 11 and 15

The Urban Agenda partnerships on the circular economy

A practical tool to implement nature-based solutions

We consider the topics of reuse of spaces

Territorial approach is crucial for sustainability goals

Daniel Baliński is deputy director of the Strategy

Urban green infrastructure and reuse of spaces and buildings: views from Croatia

Croatian towns and cities face similar challenges to

State of the European territory: A key contribution to the debate about the future EU

As a geographer and a Member of the

Healthy and active ageing is more important than ever

In the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020–2030), the

Shrinking Rural Areas: A fresh look at an old problem

Rural depopulation is not a new phenomenon. EU

The Hague and the urban circular collaborative economy

Jan Harko Post Jay Navarro Oviedo Triggered by

Scope and use of digital plan data platforms in Europe

In the past decade, many European countries have

Changing ground: The future place of the productive city

Over the past decades, metropolitan areas across Europe

Localising SDG goals

In 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the

A New ESPON tool for macroregions in Europe

The new European and Macro-regional Territorial Monitoring (EMTM)

Technological transformation: Growth opportunities for lagging regions in Europe

The 4.0 technological transformation rests on the creative

Success story: Quick Check Territorial Impact Assessment

Identifying whether or not EU policies, or policies

ESPON FUORE: A tool beyond the classical administrative boundaries

Development and sustainability policies are looking progressively into

Territorial Quality of Life: ESPON measurement

The ESPON Quality of Life Measurements and Methodology

About the Project

If we could know, what QoL mean sand

ESPON TOURISM –a tool for the tourism of the future

Tourism is one of the largest economic sectors

Net impact of Interreg: statistical inference

As part of its transnational outreach efforts, ESPON

Entrepreneurial development niches for Interreg

This article introduces potential niches for Interreg programmes

interreg EUROPAN

European union European Regional Development Fund

URBACT

Driving change for better cities

INTERact

EU cities facing COVID-19: impact and responses URBACT,

Shaping the future of the ESPON programme

As the next programming period approaches, the exchanges

Geography of COVID19 and first policy answers in European regions

The sudden appearance and exponential increase in severe

Outlook for the German Presidency

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the priorities of