1. ESPON European Spatial Planning Observation Network
New tools for exploring territorial potentials for Europe

2. ESPON 2006 Programme Characteristics
Evidence on
Trends (in several thematic fields)
Territorial impact of EU policies
Integrated analysis
Tools
European perspective
Geographical coverage: Entire EU countries
Statistical units: Nuts 2 and 3
3 level approach in analysis

3. Geographical coverage: EU 25+2+2 3 Level Approach
Local/regional context
National/ trans-national context
European/global context
Each territory needs to be viewed in different geographical contexts.
The profile and function of a territory may differ depending on the geographical context.
There may also be contradictions between the images at different scales.
ESPON has developed the 3-Level-Approach.

4. Urban structure and economic development
Urbanisation
Networks
Pentagon (14% surface -32 % population - 46% GDP)
Increasing importance of Metropolitan regions outside the Pentagon
Growth in GDP higher in areas with relatively lower GDP level (% )

5. Diversity of urban rural areas
interdependencies between urban and rural areas
Urban influence population density and European ranking of urban centres
human intervention (land use = artificial surface + agriculture)
Insert map page 11 of ESPON briefing 1 “urban rural typology”

6. Insert map page 37 of ESPON synthesis report II “Naturalness”
Low share of artificial surface
Low agricultural intensity
High share of Natural surface
Mountain areas and the Northern periphery
Also still widely spread over all Europe
Insert map page 37 of ESPON synthesis report II “Naturalness”

7. Components of population development, 1996-1999
Ageing and population decline
Population becomes more geographically concentrated
Competition between regions for human resources
Major urban areas and pleasant retirement areas

8. Accessibility, multimodal, 2001
Core-periphery pattern
Air transport more territorially balanced
Pentagon and eastwards as well as major urban agglomerations in better situation
ICT access depends on national preferences
Favours urban areas

9. Forest Fire Hazards
Highest risk of forest fires in the Mediterranean, partly Romania and Bulgaria
Climate change can affect frequency and intensity of natural hazards

10. Research & Development importance
Highest expenditure in regions close to the Pentagon and few areas to the North and South
At national level often concentration around the capital
Knowledge production such as higher education rather territorially balanced in Europe

11. Regionalised economic Lisbon performance
Some regions have better potentials for a knowledge based economy than others
5 of 14 Lisbon indicators show particular Pentagon and selected areas in Northern Europe
Eastern Europe face the greatest challenge
High potential is not linked to urbanisation

12. In search of territorial potentials ESPON Midterm results
Signs of Europe moving towards better territorial balance and cohesion
Signs of increasing competition of regions
Confirmation that Europe entails a rich regional diversity and specialisation
Every region offers a unique combination of territorial potentials for development
Every region faces as well individual challenges
Substantial possibilities for exploiting potentials and improving regional competitiveness, particular through territorial cooperation

13. Human well-being
the majority of European countries have a high level of human development index
From a global perspective a high level of territorial cohesion exists within Europe
The main discontinuity is the border between EU and its neighbours on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea
The major discontinuity is in the Sahara, between Northern Africa and the Sub-Saharan countries

14. ESPON Tools
Developed within project 3.1 ESPON Project (Integrated Tools for European Spatial Development)
ESPON Tools
Guidance Papers
Glossary,
Bibliography,
Policy Support System (map collection),
Data Navigator,
ESPON Database, and
GIS oriented instruments
ESPON Database
ESPON GIS Oriented instruments:
Map Kit
Web-GIS,
HyperAtlas

15. ESPON tools for European spatial analysis: mapping Europe
ESPON Database is organised as an Access data base file with a special structure (thematic oriented database) that includes meta-data information
created by the Transnational Project Groups and co-ordinated and maintained by ESPON project 3.1 and project 3.2.
integrates results from all ESPON final reports by including data for 29 European states
Part of EUROSTAT data have been included also included
contains fundamental regional background information (NUTS 0, NUTS 1, NUTS 2 and NUTS 3)
is divided into two areas: raw data and derivative data (resulted from calculations by ESPON TPGs)

16. ESPON Database MS-Access Database Accessible via thematic view or by
table structure

17. ESPON Web-GIS
Developed by ESPON project UEHR - Research Institute of Urban Environment and Human Resources (Panteion University)
Interactive and online tool, for use via internet, which will be available on the ESPON website by end of March 2006
Uses the results (statistical data, spatial indicators) which are included in the ESPON Data Base
Contains two main elements: Interactive Map Analysis and Interactive Statistical Analysis

18. ESPON Web-GIS

19. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis
Data Category (= Data Navigator) and geographic level selection

20. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis

21. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis

22. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis

23. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis

24. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis

25. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis

26. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis

27. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis

28. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis

29. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis
Metadata tool

30. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Map Analysis
Additional capabilities: 1. Statistics tool 2. Identify tool 3. Query builder tool 4. Find tool 5. Buffer tool 6. Selection tool 7. Print tool

31. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Statistical Analysis
Gives the ability to the user to query the database
Results depend on the parameters that the user defines
After data compilation, the user can study the selected data as chart, corresponding metadata and statistical information (Min, Mas, average,…)
This application has been simplified to three steps:
Query the database
Data selection
Display the selected data

32. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Statistical Analysis
HyperAtlas works with only one window which is composed by:
a menu bar, a tool bar, boxes for the parameters, and a collection of the calculated maps (seven)

33. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Statistical Analysis

34. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Statistical Analysis

35. ESPON web-GIS: Interactive Statistical Analysis

36. ESPON HyperAtlas
Developed within ESPON project 3.1 – HyperCarte Project
Interactive tool, to be installed in the user’s PC, available on the ESPON website by end of March 2006
Gives the opportunity to produce several indicators on the basis of the ratio of two initial geographical indexes according to different spatial contexts.
Based on the assumption that it is not possible to evaluate the situation of a given territorial unit without taking into account its relative situation and localisation (Multiscalar Territorial Analysis)
Allows the analysis and visualisation of a spatial phenomenon taking into account its multiple possible representations

37. ESPON HyperAtlas: The MTA’s parameters
The contexts for deviation mapping
the user has to define the three territorial contexts corresponding to three different levels of spatial observation: global, medium and local.
Global context – EU29 or 25 or 15 etc
Medium context – essentially the NUTS Level
Local context – usually contiguity

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46. ESPON HyperAtlas

47. ESPON HyperAtlas The synthesis map
The three relative positions may be summarized in one synthetic map. The elementary units are classified in 8 classes according to their three relative positions (global, medium and local deviations)
The
synthesis is based on a deviation threshold, either by
upper values or by lower value

48. ESPON HyperAtlas

49. Strategic orientations for ESPON II 2007-2013
Evidence and knowledge on territorial development and cohesion (applied research projects)
Targeted analytical deliveries (user oriented approach)
Monitoring and scientific platform (core indicators, TIA and database)
Communication and networks of stakeholders
Technical and analytical support

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