Version 9 November 2007
ESPON SEMINAR
The ESPON Monitoring Committee
Structural Funds Programmes
European Institutions and Organisations of regions and cities,
Scientific experts in the field of applied territorial research and analysis
12-13 November 2007
University of Évora
City of Évora, Portugal
Final Programme
Sunday 11 November 2007
19.30: Welcome reception at Palácio D. Manuel (Évora) on invitation of the Directorate General for Spatial Planning and Urban Development, Portugal
Monday 12 November 2007
8.30-9.00: Registration of participants
SETTING THE SCENE
Chair: Maria José Festas, ESPON MC Chair, Portugal
9.00: Welcome addresses
-Jorge Araújo, Rector of the University of Évora
-José Ernesto Oliveira, Mayor of the City of Évora
-Vitor Campos, Director-General, Directorate General for Spatial Planning and Urban Development, Portugal, (in representation of the Secretary of State for Spatial Planning and Urban Affairs)
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9.30: European policy development and expectations to the ESPON 2013 Programme
-Territorial Agenda and knowledge needs in the first Action Plan,
Vitor Campos, Director-General, Directorate General for Spatial Planning and Urban Development, Portugal
-Developments on European territorial cohesion and demands towards ESPON,
Lewis Dijkstra, DG Regio, European Commission
-Aims of the seminar and progress on the ESPON 2013 Programme
Thiemo Eser, ESPON Managing Authority, Luxembourg
10.00-10.30 - Coffee break
SPATIAL SCENARIOS FOR THE EUROPEANTERRITORY
Chair: Odd Godal, ESPON MC member Norway
-Introduction of the session
10.30-11.00: Integrated spatial scenarios on the territorial futures of Europe,
-Moritz Lennert , IGEAT
11.00-12.30: Parallel workshops: Thematic scenarios on key drivers
Workshop A: Regions, resources and environment - Climate change and new
energy paradigm
-Chair: Peter Mehlbye, ESPON CU
-Moderator/input statement: Moritz Lennert , IGEAT
-Reporter: Inigo Ascasibar, ESPON MC member Spain
Workshop B: Regions and people - Ageing, shrinking regions, access to services
-Chair: Michaela Gensheimer ESPON CU
-Moderator/input statement: Simin Davoudi, NewcastleUniversity
-Reporter: Didier Michal, ESPON MC member France
Workshop C: Regions and activities - Globalisation, accessibility and knowledge society
-Chair: Sandra Di Biaggio, ESPON CU
-Moderator/input statement: Andreu Ulied, MCRIT
-Reporter: Sverker Lindblad, ESPON MC member Sweden
12.30-14.00 - Lunch at the Restaurant ªO Cardealª (in the University of Evora)
EUROPE IN THE WORLD CONTEXT
Chair: Peter Schön, BBR
-Introduction of the session
14.00-14.30: Europe in the World
-Claude Grasland and Pierre Beckouche
14.30-16.00: Parallel workshops: Geopolitical futures of Europe in the global contexts
Workshop D: “The continent vision”
-Chair: Michaela Gensheimer, ESPON CU
-Input statement: Clarisse Didelon, University of Le Havre - UMR IDEES
-Reporter: Ernst Holzinger, ESPON MC member Austria
Workshop E: “The centre-periphery vision”
-Chair: Wendelin Strubelt, BBR
-Input statement: Pierre Beckouche, University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne - UMR LADYSS
-Reporter: Flemming Thornæs, ESPON MC member Denmark
Workshop F: “The archipelago vision”
-Chair: Sandra Di Biaggio, ESPON CU
-Input statement: Claude Grasland, University Paris 7 Denis Diderot - UMR Géographie-cités
-Reporter: Phaedon Enotiades, ESPON MC member Cyprus
16.00-16.30 - Coffee break
TERRITORIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF POLICIES
Chair: Aldert de Vries, ECP The Netherlands
-Introduction of the session
16.30-17.15: Progress on an ex-ante assessment tool for territorial impact of EU policies
-Roberto Camagni, Politecnico di Milano
17.15-18.00: Presentation of the updated ESPON HyperAtlas
-Claude Grasland, University Paris 7 Denis Diderot - UMR Géographie-cités
18.00: Closing of Day 1
19.30 - Dinner at Jardim do Paço, Évora (on invitation of the Municipality of Évora)
Tuesday 13 November 2007
DEMANDS FOR EUROPEAN EVIDENCE ON TERRITORIAL STRUCTURES, TRENDS, PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY IMPACT: POLICY RESPONSES AND NEED FOR KNOWLEDGE
Chair: Thiemo Eser, ESPON Managing Authority, Luxembourg
9.00 -10.00: Workshop reports from workshops A-F
(Statements by the reporters of the workshops)
10.00-10.30: Plenary reflections on spatial scenarios, Europe in a global context and assessment of policy impacts: Use and further knowledge needs
10.30-11.00 - Coffee break
11.00-11.20: Presentation of the approved ESPON 2013 Programme
-Peter Mehlbye, ESPON CU
11.20-12.30: Closing panel discussion: Project demands towards the ESPON 2013 Programme
-Lewis Dijkstra, DG Regio, European Commission
-Margarita Jančič, ESPON MC member Slovenia
-Agneta Sturesson, European Parliament
-Alberto Allende, European Economic and Social Committee
-PeterSchön, BBR
Reaction from the audience of policy makers, practitioners and researchers.
12.30: Concluding remarks and welfare address
-Peter Mehlbye, ESPON CU
-Vitor Campos, Director-General, Directorate General for Territorial Planning and Urban development, Portugal
End of seminar
12.30-13.30 - Tour of the city of Évora on the invitation of the Municipality of Évora
13.30 - Lunch
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