Jacek Szlachta Warsaw School of Economics Territorial accessibility in light of the ESPON ET2050...

Jacek SzlachtaWarsaw School of Economics

Territorial accessibility in light of the ESPON ET2050 project

REGI Committee of European Parliament Hearings

2 December 2014

Baseline Scenario:Accessibility travel road/rail1981















A

European Territorial Strategy A : Promotion of Global Cities

B

European Territorial Strategy B: Promotion of Networks of Cities

C

European Territorial Strategy C: Promotion of Rural and Peripheral Regions

Recommendations for the future

• Policy aims for a long term development of Europe are: openness and polycentricity.

• How to make it:• Connecting Europe Globally• Promoting co-development with neighbouring

countries• Unleashing regional diversity and endogenous

development• Supporting a balanced urban structure• Managing natural resources sustainability

Connecting Europe Globally• Opening up European markets to global

competition and promoting global sustainability• Integration of transport and telecommunication

networks and geographical spread of global gateways

• Intelligent energy networks connecting decentralised renewal energy

Promoting co-development with neighbouring regions

• Linking transport, telecommunication and energy networks between Europe and Neighbouring regions

• Promoting integrated territorial development across borders

Unleashing regional diversity and endogenous development

• Sufficient infrastructure to open up local and regional potentials

Thank you for your attention

• Based on: • ESPON project „European Territory 2050 „ – Andreu Ulied -

editor• Klaus Spiekermann, Michael Wegener (S&W) – SASI model• National Spatial Development Concept. Poland 2030• Marshall Office of Padkarpackie Region

• More information• www.espon.eu• www.Et2050.eu

http://www.espon.eu/

http://www.et2050.eu/

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