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This third volume in a series of investigations of spatial planning, research, and policy in Europe taps into the treasure trove of research that is ESPON, the European Spatial Planning Observation Network, which has yielded a plethora of studies on the real and anticipated outcomes of European territorial policy. The chapters provide a comprehensive view of how the search for evidence to support the agenda of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP)—now the Territorial Agenda—has proceeded, what the evidence and implications have been, and what other conclusions could have been drawn. The authors demonstrate that a learning exercise like ESPON can contribute to shaping a political agenda, which could serve as a source of inspiration for fellow planners across the Atlantic. Includes more than 20 color maps and other figures
Andreas Faludi is professor of spatial policy systems in Europe at the OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands.
Introduction, Andreas Faludi
1. Organization, Achievements, and the Future of ESPON, Cliff Hague and Verena Hachmann
2. Territorial Impact Analysis of EU Policies, Kai Böhme and Thiemo W. Eser
3. Polycentricity under the Looking Glass, Janne Antikainen
4. Planning for Decline: The Demographic Imperative, Diogo de Abreu
5. The Shrinking Continent: Accessibility, Competitiveness, and Cohesion, Klaus Spiekermann and Michael Wegener
6. Response to Natural Hazards and Climate Change in Europe, Philipp Schmidt-Thomé and Stefan Greiving
7. Figuring Out the Shape of Europe: Spatial Scenarios, Jacques Robert and Moritz Lennert
8. North-South Regionalism: A Challenge for Europe in a Changing World, Pierre Beckouche and Claude Grasland
9. The Europeanization of Planning, Kai Böhme and Bas Waterhout
10. The Making of the Territorial Agenda of the European Union: Policy, Polity, and Politics, Thiemo W. Eser and Peter Schmeitz