BEST METROPOLISES Best development conditions in European metropolises: Paris, Berlin and Warsaw Transport, job accessibility and daily mobility Piotr Rosik Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw Paphos. Cyprus

What are the main territorial trends or observations from your project – for Europe, its regions and cities – in relations to „Access to services and resources, ICT, accessibility patterns”? At the metropolitan level people commute on longer distances comparing with the previous decades The reason is the suburbanization proces and accessibility improvement of outer suburbs (examples – Paris, Warsaw)

What are the main territorial trends or observations from your project – for Europe, its regions and cities – in relations to „Access to services and resources, ICT, accessibility patterns”? At the metropolitan level the spider web commuting structure is much better in comparison with the concentration structure (Berlin and Paris vs Warsaw) The spider web commuting structure should be supported with well developed public transport services linking outer suburbs with outer and inner suburbs (Berlin vs Paris)

How do developments in Europe’s Eastern neighborhood influence the territorial development in Europe and vice-versa (according to your mind / your ESPON findings) many regions (NUTS-2, NUTS-3) in the eastern Poland and other EU eastern countries depend on trade with Ukraine, Belarus and Russia problem of political instability in Belarus or Ukraine has an impact movement of people though the eastern border but there as a new Local border traffic agrrement between Poland and Russia ka-maly-ruch-graniczny-z-rosja / 704/9181/Ratyfikacja_przez_ Polske_Umowy_o_malym_ru chu_granicznym_z_Federacj a_Rosyjska.html

How do developments in Europe’s Eastern neighborhood influence the territorial development in Europe and vice-versa (according to your mind / your ESPON findings) problem of migration (to both western and eastern Europe if economic situation in Ukraine or Belarus deteriorates significantly). ESPON Map of the Month (October 2012) Attractiveness of Regions to Migrants and Visitors

What opportunities and challenges exist for Europe and its neighbourhood for increasing competitiveness through further cooperation and integration? the increase of bilateral trade the increase of culture diversity and opportunity to meet and work with people from the neighbourhood countries more economic stability in the neighbourhood countries attractive-to-russian-businesses/

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