May 16th, 2012 RSA 2012 European Conference, Delft Dr. Karl Peter Schön Federal Office for Building...

May 16th, 2012RSA 2012 European Conference, Delft

Dr. Karl Peter SchönFederal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR)Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)I 3 - European Spatial and Urban Development

Europe‘s territorytowards the year 2020

Dr. Karl Peter Schön RSA 2012 European Conference, Delft 16.05.2012 Folie 2

Towards the year 2020: the new horizon for EU strategies

EU 2020 StrategyEurope‘s strategy for smart, sustainable, inclusive growth

Territorial Agenda TA2020Für ein integratives, intelligentes und nachhaltiges Europa der vielfältigen Regionen

EU cohesion policy 2014-2020central implementation tool for EU growth strategy

EU Research Programme Horizon 2020


EU needs measures for economic growth

In addition to financial stabilisation measures…

… the EU needs measures for economic growth.


EU needs measures for economic growth

In addition to financial stabilisation measures…

… the EU needs measures for economic growth.

But: the EU already has a growth strategy!

The EU 2020 Strategy- Europe‘s strategy for smart, sustainable, inclusive growth –was adopted by the European Council in 2010

So what is wrong with the EU 2020 Strategy?


Towards the year 2020: the new horizon for EU strategies

The Ministers responsible for Spatial Planning and Territorial Development, on 19th May 2011 in Gödöllö, Hungary, adopted the

Territorial Agenda TA2020- Towards an inclusive, smart and sustainable Europe of diverse regions –


TA2020 and EU2020

The TA intends to combine the EU2020 goals with the goals of territorial cohesion and balanced territorial development in EU

adds a territorial dimension to EU 2020 strategy

The relationship between the TA2020 and the Europe 2020 Strategy has to be mutual:

territorial policy should contribute to the achievement of the Europe 2020 Strategy goals and

the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy shall contribute to territorial cohesion.


EU2020 and TA2020

I. Territorial cohesion is a common goalFor a more harmonious and balanced state of Europe

(3) We state that the TA2020 is our action oriented policy framework to support territorial cohesion in Europe…

(4) The objective of the TA2020 is to provide strategic orientations for territorial development, fostering integration of territorial dimension within different policies at all governance levels and to ensure implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy according to territorial cohesion principles.

(5) We believe that the objectives of the EU defined in the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth can only be achieved if the territorial dimension of the strategy is taken into account, as the development opportunities of the different regions vary.


Europe 2020Europe 2020

Cohesion Policy 2014-2020Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

TA 2020TA 2020

Growth and jobs

Growth and jobs

Territorial CohesionTerritorial Cohesion

Smartsustainable

inclusive

Smartsustainable

inclusive

Spatial imbalancesTerritorial capital

Spatial imbalancesTerritorial capital

strategiesstrategies

challengeschallenges

goalsgoals

instrumentsinstruments

Sector policyThematic approaches

Economy, employment, innovation, research

Sector policyThematic approaches

Economy, employment, innovation, research

Territorial policyTerritorial approaches

place based policies, spatial development

Territorial policyTerritorial approaches

place based policies, spatial development

policiespolicies


Word Cloud EU 2020


Word Cloud TA 2020


Discussion of EU2020

Implementation depends on national ambitionssum of all national targets is not enough

No reference to regional levelHow are regions affected? How can they contribute?

What effects for balanced development and cohesion?Can lagging regions profit from the EU2020 Strategy?

How can Cohesion Policy and Structural Funds (esp. ERDF, ESF) support the implementation of the EU2020 Strategy?

What role for other EU policies (e.g. Horizon 2020)


Target values:

EU2020 Targets: EU wide ambitions

National ambitions: above & below this EU average

How do they add up to EU targets?

Can all regions contribute to the same degree?

How can national targets be decomposed into regional targets?

Example: which ambitions for German regions?BBSR project implemented by Spatial Foresight, Luxembourg


The 5 targets for the EU in 2020

1. Employment

75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed

2. R&D

3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D

3. Climate change / energy

greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the conditions are right) lower than 1990

20% of energy from renewables

20% increase in energy efficiency

4. Education

Reducing school drop-out rates below 10%

at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education

5. Poverty / social exclusion

at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion

< 74%

~ 2,7%

o.k.

o.k.

< 20%

~10,4%

~ 38%


R&D expenditure

EU 2009: 2,0%

Target 2020: 3,0%

Expected 2020: 2,7%


R&D expenditure


125 metropolitan regions

account for 10% of the total area

concentrate 50% of Europe‘s population (=350 mio inh.)

and 65% of Europe‘s GDP (=8.500 bn €)

and 80% of all metropolitan functions


Complementarity between R&D and SF?

Research & Development expenditures, if oriented at excellency and innovation, will probably favour strong metropolitan or some smaller specialised “science regions” and thus will not contribute to a more balanced spatial development. (“Horizon 2020”)

This is probably true also for SF measures with a strong focus on innovation

But can SF (ERDF, ESF) also contribute to better conditions in “non-science” regions to enable them to better compete and perform in future?

What kind of institutional setting is needed to fully exploit such complementarities?


Employment

EU 2009: 69,0%

Target 2020: 75,0%

Expected 2020: 70-74%


Employment

total


Employment

male


Employment

female


Employment

DifferenceMale-Female


Strategies for employment

Employment / unemployment situations differ largely between regions, and also within regions (e.g., concentration of unemployment in deprived urban neighbourhoods).

Youth unemployment, i.e. the integration of the next generation into our societies, is one of the most challenging tasks ahead.

Shrinking population = workforce could lead to strained labour markets in some regions of Europe

Integrated and targeted measures are needed to tackle problems in specific regional/local settings.


Cohesion Policy 2014 – 2020 will have two elements:• Investments for growth and jobs• European territorial cooperation

Based on EU2020 Strategy

Structural Funds Regulations• Concentration on 4 thematic objectives

EU Programming 2014-2020


Structural Funds 2014 – 2020 Concentration on (4) thematic objectives (out of 11)

Strengthening research, technological development and innovation

Enhancing access to, and use and quality of information and communication technologies

Enhancing competitiveness of SMEs, the agricultural sector (for EAFRD) and the fisheries and agriculture sector (for the EMFF)

Support the shift to a low- carbon economy in all sectors

Promote climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management

Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency

Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility

Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty

Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning

Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration


Thematic concentration vs. Integrated strategies

Concentration on 4 thematic objectives represents a sectoral approach

But there are elements of integrated strategies, esp. In „European Territorial Cooperation“

Art. 2 ETC regulation defines „integrated territorial development“ as a central objective of Transnational Cooperation (INTERREG B)

Is concentration on 4 thematic objectives helpful?


Integrated strategies

Supporting the international cooperation capacities of EU regions

INTERREG B (and Macroregions) strengthening transnational cooperation in large areas

Supporting a better dialogue with coordination of sector policies

ESPON: Analysis of territorial impacts of sectoral policiesfurther develop the knowledge base on territorial development

Urban orientation:

Urban and metropolitan regions, Urban Innovative Actions,ITI: Integrated Territorial Instruments


Thank you for your attention!

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