Időpont:
2011. október 20. csütörtök
Helyszín: Brüsszel
Regional indicators for territorial cohesion, smart, inclusive and sustainable growth are increasingly in demand. While current debates on the understanding of Territorial Cohesion do not lead to definitive answers on how this should be achieved, they contribute to the formulation of a policy agenda and help raising awareness of the variety of approaches of this subject across Europe.
However, these discussions are hampered by lack of available evidence. In many ways, European territorial policy community is facing a “Catch 22”-situation in which the lack of a shared understanding of territorial cohesion makes it difficult to propose corresponding indicators, while the lack of indicators limits the advances of debates over this issue.
At this workshop we will debate which concrete indicators can be used to better understand and illustrate different facets of territorial cohesion. The workshop will help you to make better use of indicators and ESPON results, when discussing territorial cohesion related issues.
The workshop is organised in cooperation with the ESPON project INTERCO regarding Indicators of Territorial Cohesion.
At this workshop the ESPON INTERCO team offers you first hand insights on their preliminary results, which will be presented in their Draft Final Report in the end of 2011. The remarks and reflections voiced during the workshop will be taken on board when finalising the project work. Therefore, your participation can make a difference for the final selection of Territorial Cohesion indicators.
The workshop is open for all interested people and will in particular welcome a mix of policy makers, regional practitioners and scientists from Europe and neighbouring countries.
A maximum of 50 participants can be hosted. The workshop is free of charge.
The final programme will be distributed to the registered participants by 17 October 2011.
