ESPON 2013 is an applied research programme partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund and partly by the 28 EU member states, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Its research has built an evidence base to support policy development for territorial cohesion and development.
- Cliff has worked with Spatial Foresight GmbH (http://www.spatialforesight.eu/spatial-foresight.html ) to deliver research-based reports for the ESPON Co-ordination Unit on European territorial development and policy.
Reports produced under this contract
- Progress on a European Platform for Applied Territorial Science, Third ESPON 2013 Scientific Report, December 2014, (2015) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publications/ScientificReports/ Author of Chapters 5 and 7.
- Territories finding a New Momentum: Evidence for Policy Development, Growth and Investment, Third ESPON Synthesis Report (2014) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publications/SynthesisReport/ Co-author.
- Opportunities and threats for Territorial Cohesion: Blue Growth and Urban Poverty, Report from the ESPON Open Seminar in Nafplion - Greece, 4 and 5 June 2014 (2014) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publications/SeminarsReports author.
- Territorial Dynamics in Europe: European Neighbourhoods, ESPON Territorial Observation No.11, (2014) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publications/TerritorialObservations Co-author.
- Science in support of European Territorial Development and Cohesion, Second ESPON 2013 Scientific Report, December 2013 (2014) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publications/ScientificReports Paper peer review and language editing.
- Europe’s Neighbourhood from a Territorial Perspective, Report from the ESPON Internal Seminar in Paphos, Cyprus 5-6 December 2012 (2013) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publicationsf Co-author.
- Territorial Dynamics in Europe: Gateway functions in Cities, ESPON Territorial Observation No.9, (2013) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publications/ Co-author.
- Territorial Dynamics in Europe: Regions integrating Land and Sea, ESPON Territorial Observation No.8 (2013) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publications/TerritorialObservations/ Co-author.
- Territorial insight: Where to focus what types of investments: ESPON Results by early 2013, Second ESPON 2013 Synthesis Report (2013) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publications Co-author.
- New Evidence on Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Territories: ESPON results by summer 2010, First ESPON 2013 Synthesis Report (2010) http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Publications/ Co-author.