Polycentric Vision and Scenarios for the European Territory towards 2050 A political reading of ET2050 results Andreu Ulied uliedmcritcom What would be the benefits of a Territorial ID: 1047055
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1. «Making Europe Open and Polycentric»Vision and Scenarios for the European Territory towards 2050A political reading of ET2050 resultsAndreu Ulied ulied@mcrit.com
2. What would be the benefits of a Territorial Vision for Europe in 2050?Is the proposed open and polycentric Europe the right vision?How should the Territorial Vision 2050 be promoted?
3. GDP a.a.: 1,89 %45 regions bellow 1,00 % Growth and growing regional disparities
4. GDP per capita gapAbsolute disparities will likely remain
5. Making Europe Open and Polycentric First Policy-aim: Openness Connecting Europe globallyPromoting co-development with Neighbouring regions Second Policy-aim: Polycentricity Unleashing regional diversity and endogenous development Supporting a balanced urban structureSustainable management of natural and cultural assets
6. Opening up European markets to global competition and promoting global sustainabilityConnecting Europe globallyEnhancing the efficiency of transport & telecommunication networks and decentralising EU intercontinental gatewaysDeveloping an integrated Trans-European Electric Grid and promoting energy efficiency and renewal energy sources
7. Supporting cross-border integrated developmentPromoting co-development with Neighbouring regionsLinking Trans-European Networks with the Neighbouring countries’ networks
8. Sufficient accessibility to open up regional potentials. Unleashing regional diversity and endogenous developmentUniversal access to services of general interest
9. Promoting secondary city/regions as engines of growthSupporting a balanced urban structureSmart and inclusive renewal of cities and neighborhoods Integration of functional urban regions
10. Sustainable management of natural and cultural assetsProtecting strategic landscapes from urban sprawl and renaturalising citiesSustainable management of green infrastructures for biodiversity and resilience
11. What would be the benefits of a Territorial Vision for Europe in 2050?Is the proposed open and polycentric Europe the right vision?How should the Territorial Vision 2050 be promoted?
12. 1. What are the benefits of a Territorial Vision for Europe in 2050?Promote the territorial dimension of European sectorial policiesBlue Banana (Brunet 1989) / Bunch of grapes (Kunzmann & Wegener, 1991)
13. Visualise common European interest beyond“national interest”1. What are the benefits of a Territorial Vision for Europe in 2050?
14. Focuse on long-term goals instead of short-term positionsRoadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy 2050Roadmap to Resource Efficient Europe 2050Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area 2050Roadmap for Energy 2050Roadmap for maritime spatial planning in the EU1. What are the benefits of a Territorial Vision for Europe in 2050?
15. 2. Is the proposed open and polycentric Europe the right vision?Supported by European political visions:“An open community of equals with strong common institutions” Rome Treaty (1956)“The Union shall promote economic, social and territorial cohesion, and solidarity among Member States. It shall respect shall ensure that Europe's cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced” Treaty of Lisbon (2007)“In a changing world, we want the EU to become a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy” Europe 2020 (2010)
16. Based on Spatial Planning concepts shared by regions and States in Europe Compact, socially inclusive settlementsPolycentric regional structuresSustainability and resilience...“Open Endogenous Development” paradigm.2. Is the proposed open and polycentric Europe the right vision?
17. Updates ESDP and the Territorial Agenda to the crisis aftermathEuropean Outline Convention (1968)European Spatial Planning Charter (1983)Europe 2000: Outlook for the development of the Community's territory (1991) Europe 2000+, Cooperation for European territorial development (1994)ESDP: European Spatial Development Prospective (1999)SPSP: Study Program on Spatial Planning (2000)Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion (2008)Territorial Agenda 2020 (2007, 2011) 2. Is the proposed open and polycentric Europe the right vision?
18. 3. How should the Territorial Vision 2050 be promoted?By adopting a New Generation of Cohesion Policies after 2020: Place-basedSensible to macro-economic conditions.By reforming European Policies: Harmonizing market conditions in EuropeMore open to the neighborhood and the rest of the world Internalising environmental costsBy further developing new Territorial Governance Emphasising local and European geographic scalesEmphassing Cross-border Integration/cooperation
19. «Making Europe Open and Polycentric»Vision and Scenarios for the European Territory towards 2050Andreu Ulied ulied@mcrit.com
20. Further information: www.espon.euwww.et2050.eu (working documents)