1. ESPON Internal Seminar 2013
“Territorial Evidence for Cohesion Policy
and Territorial Agenda 2020”
Workshop 6 –
Managing and connecting ecological, landscape and cultural values of regions

2. Programme and roles Chair: Daniel de Groot, ESPON MC NL
Facilitator: Marija Burinskiene, ECP LT
Coordinator: Sara Ferrara, ESPON CU
13h30 Welcome and introduction by chair
13h35 Presentation and statements by ESPON project teams (10 min each):
LP3LP, Matti Wirth
LIVELAND, Efren Feliu
ET2050, Andreu Ulied
14h05 Chair remarks and facilitator opens up discussion
14h55 Conclusions by chair and thanks
15h00 Close

3. Purpose of workshop
Discuss the usefulness of ESPON key findings for policy makers in developing and implementing policies/strategies in the context of Cohesion Policy and the Territorial Agenda 2020.

4. Questions addressed in this workshop
How could ecological, landscape and cultural assets support growth and job creation in regions and cities?
Where could ecological systems and natural heritage areas be integrated into green infrastructure networks?
What additional territorial evidence do policy makers need in this context?