Territories

Are we on track for a future for all places?

What happened to the Territorial Agenda and the aim of a sustainable future for all places and people in Europe? An open invitation to take stock. What happened to the Territorial Agenda and the aim of a sustainable future for all places and people in Europe? An open invitation to take stock.

March 11, 2024 March 11, 2024

Shaping the future together in the tri-national region…

The integrated territorial strategy for Eifel-Ostbelgien-Éislek aims to unite the Belgian, Luxembourgish, German cross-border region through innovative cooperation. The integrated territorial strategy for Eifel-Ostbelgien-Éislek aims to unite the Belgian, Luxembourgish, German cross-border region through innovative cooperation.

March 1, 2024 March 1, 2024

Practiced neighbourhood in the cross-border region…

The integrated cross-border strategy for Mëllerdall-Our-Südeifel offers a model for sustainable regional development, fostering a sense of community and shared destiny. The integrated cross-border strategy for Mëllerdall-Our-Südeifel offers a model for sustainable regional development, fostering a sense of community and shared destiny.

January 8, 2024 January 8, 2024

EU policies and global trends reshaping land use demands

Most policies and trends affect future land use. They increase or decrease the demand for certain types of land use in certain areas. This deserves more attention. Most policies and trends affect future land use. They increase or decrease the demand for certain types of land use in certain areas. This deserves more attention.

November 15, 2023 November 15, 2023 4 reactions

Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation: A Spatial Analysis of…

Regional cross-border cooperation projects and programmes can contribute to the prosperity and quality of life in the region. Have a look at Eifel-Ostbelgien-Éislek. Regional cross-border cooperation projects and programmes can contribute to the prosperity and quality of life in the region. Have a look at Eifel-Ostbelgien-Éislek.

October 24, 2023 October 24, 2023

What’s nearby? Rediscovering proximity economy

Questions for debate: What role does distance play in our everyday lives? How do we design cities that enable economies of short distances and lively and dynamic areas? Questions for debate: What role does distance play in our everyday lives? How do we design cities that enable economies of short distances and lively and dynamic areas?

August 29, 2023 August 29, 2023

State of the art and perspectives for functional area approaches

This blogpost challenges linear approaches to functional areas. It argues for involving bring relevant players from a given territory when defining functional areas. This blogpost challenges linear approaches to functional areas. It argues for involving bring relevant players from a given territory when defining functional areas.

May 19, 2023 May 19, 2023

Cross Border Public Services

About 1,500 Cross-border public services make life better for people living in EU border regions covering different policy fields. What can we learn from them? About 1,500 Cross-border public services make life better for people living in EU border regions covering different policy fields. What can we learn from them?

March 13, 2023 March 13, 2023

Policy pointers for European lake regions

Regional integration, land-lake integration, policy integration, vertical integration & European integration are essential for a better management of large lake regions. Regional integration, land-lake integration, policy integration, vertical integration & European integration are essential for a better management of large lake regions.

February 20, 2023 February 20, 2023

Monitoring of cross-border labour markets – why and how?

Monitoring cross-border labour markets is important. There are examples where data compilation and harmonisation challenges have been solved. What can we learn from them? Monitoring cross-border labour markets is important. There are examples where data compilation and harmonisation challenges have been solved. What can we learn from them?

January 16, 2023 January 16, 2023

What is a cross-border labour market?

Cross-border labour markets are signs of European integration. Yet, the term ‘cross-border labour markets’ means many different things in European policy discussions. Cross-border labour markets are signs of European integration. Yet, the term ‘cross-border labour markets’ means many different things in European policy discussions.

December 19, 2022 December 19, 2022

European lake regions deserve more attention

Lake regions in Europe are often overlooked, despite their economic, social and environmental importance. This concerns also governance arrangements of lake regions. Lake regions in Europe are often overlooked, despite their economic, social and environmental importance. This concerns also governance arrangements of lake regions.

December 5, 2022 December 5, 2022

Territorial Strategies

A good strategy has to be transformative, of societal relevance and open up new pathways. This calls for strategic capacities, policy innovation, functional area, and ... A good strategy has to be transformative, of societal relevance and open up new pathways. This calls for strategic capacities, policy innovation, functional area, and ...

November 24, 2022 November 24, 2022

Urban shrinkage and population decline as opportunity for rethinking

Population decline is challenging to accept. However, it also holds a chance for long-term objective setting and readjustment of the focus of planners and policy makers. Population decline is challenging to accept. However, it also holds a chance for long-term objective setting and readjustment of the focus of planners and policy makers.

October 14, 2022 October 14, 2022

Connectivity and geographic specificities

As energy prices rise, also mobility becomes increasingly more expensive in large parts of Europe. This has different implications for different types of regions. As energy prices rise, also mobility becomes increasingly more expensive in large parts of Europe. This has different implications for different types of regions.

September 26, 2022 September 26, 2022

Energy transition & geographic specificities

Energy transition means different things to different types of places, depending on the structure of energy consumption and the potential for renewable energy production. Energy transition means different things to different types of places, depending on the structure of energy consumption and the potential for renewable energy production.

August 24, 2022 August 24, 2022

Integrated maps supporting soft cross-border cooperation

The cross-border area around Luxembourg, the Greater Region, developed a tool with integrated maps to stimulate discussions and exchange on spatial planning. The cross-border area around Luxembourg, the Greater Region, developed a tool with integrated maps to stimulate discussions and exchange on spatial planning.

May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022

Empowering future-wise small urban areas

Supporting small urban areas to boost their capacities will help that more of them remain being attractive places which play a role in Europe’s settlement pattern. Supporting small urban areas to boost their capacities will help that more of them remain being attractive places which play a role in Europe’s settlement pattern.

April 28, 2022 April 28, 2022

Green transition needs cross-border public transport

As about 1/3 of the population in the EU lives in border regions, cross-border public transport is important for cohesion and the transition to a green and just future. As about 1/3 of the population in the EU lives in border regions, cross-border public transport is important for cohesion and the transition to a green and just future.

February 1, 2022 February 1, 2022 1 reaction

Border obstacles to the integration of the Western Balkans

Most border obstacles have severe negative impacts on the development potential of border areas. Reducing them can boost EU integration cohesion in the Western Balkans. Most border obstacles have severe negative impacts on the development potential of border areas. Reducing them can boost EU integration cohesion in the Western Balkans.

December 16, 2021 December 16, 2021