Progress of Roadmap Action 1
Jacek Zaucha University of Gdańsk, Institute
for Development
Dariusz Swiątek Polish Academy of Science
Kinga Stańczuk-Olejnik&Magda Zagrzejewska
Polish Ministry of Regional Development
Structural Policy Coordination Department
ESPON Seminar, Paphos 5-6 December2012
The origins for the NTCCP survey
Roadmap towards promoting and enhancing an
integrated, territorial approach based on the TA 2020
accepted by the Ministers
Action 1:
 Stage 1 – preparation of a survey on how Members States
integrate place-based approach into public policies on national,
regional and local level.
 Stage 2 – develop a methodology on how to integrate the placebased approach into public policies on national, regional and local
level.
 Stage 3 – dissemination of the methodology and results of the
survey as good practice throughout exchange of best practices,
workshops, conferences, publications.
The rationale for the survey
 To
heat up European debate on the territorial
approach to development. To integrate
economy and space.
Regional/local
National
To show added value of such
approach in
different policies
 To convince the others that territory matters for
development policies we have to show that we
make use of the place-based approach in our
countries.
Paphos ESPON Seminar 5-6th December 2012
Main ingridients of the place-based
 Capable Institutions for
development of individual
places and all places in
harmony
 Knowledge on the overall
developmental context (of
This is only an example. Many other configurations
are possible e.g. regional versus local
all places)
 Knowledge on individual development context (territorial capital, other type
of local/regional potential etc.),
 Impact assessments of different policies,
 Institutional frame for multilevel governance dialogue including instruments,
 Dialogue between different developmental agents/institutions .
Other methods
Statistical sources and land
register
Cross-governance system of
monitoring socio-economic
and/or territorial
development
EU documents are mainly used
to that extend
Policy documents with strong
diagnostic part are produced
The reports examining
development are contracted
or indicators are collected
from the experts
The tacit knowledge of
local/regional and national
decision makers and other
stakeholders
20
The external easily available
expert knowledge is collected
Such knowledge has not been
collected
Number of countries
Preliminary findings (26 countries)
1. All the necessary ingredients of the place based
approach are in place.
Territorial differentiation of socio-economic
development
16
12
8
4
0
on ad hoc
basis
on
regular
basis
Knowledge on
territorially
differentiated
socio economic
development
has been
collected in
almost all
countries
although using
different
methods and
techniques
Preliminary findings (26 countries)
2. Main reasons of success
low or moderate coordination costs and costs of…
open minded national authorities
local and regional authorities examining impact of their…
local and regional authorities and stakeholders…
feeling of responsibility among local and regional…
sufficient knowledge on territorial development…
sufficient knowledge on regional development…
sufficient knowledge on local development…
active and capable local and regional stakeholders
strong culture of public debate and multilevel…
0
1
2
3
4
5
No of countries
6
•Strong culture of public debate
•Active and capable local/regional governments and stakeholders
•Territorial impacts of national policies by local stakeholders
7
8
Preliminary findings (26 countries)
Number of actors engaged
3. There is no uniform template of the Place Based
approach. Countries’ approaches differ.
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
There is no clear
proof for correlation
between number of
types of actors
engaged in dialogue
and size/type of the
country
large
countries
small
countries
federal
countries
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
nature and landscape
environment
climate
specific type of territories
e.g. coastal zones, border…
lagging behind, and/or
problem regions
territorial cohesion
access to public services of
general interest local…
accessibility in general
infrastructure corridors
clusters
rural development
urban rural linkages
urban regions (functional
region of city and its vicinity)
emergence of functional
labour markets
polycentricity
strength of the cities
(economies of agglomeration)
networking between cities
and urban regions, and…
static settlement structure
(location of settlement units)
Preliminary findings (26 countries)
4. Territory is an important topic for cross-governance
dialogue within the place-based frame
%
Key sub topics:
• Strong cities >60%
• Functional regions >70%
• Accessibility and transport
>80%
• Public services of general
interest >65%
• Rural regions >75%
• Problem regions >78%
• Environment and nature
> 70%
Preliminary findings (26 countries)
5. Some elements of the Place Based approach needs
strengthening
8%
Dialogue works
and is sufficient
42%
50%
Dialogue does not
work and is not
sufficient
Mix answers
50% of countries are
not satisfied with the
current state of the
cross-governance
dialogue
Preliminary findings (26 countries)
5. Some elements of the Place Based approach needs
strengthening
Local and or regional strategic documents
on territorial development formulate
concrete suggestions, expectations and
requirements towards the upper level of
government
Local and/or regional strategic documents
on socio-economic development formulate
concrete suggestions, expectations and
requirements towards the upper level of
government
Not
relevant
Such
formulat
ion….
National sectoral and horizontal policies
formulate concrete suggestions,
expectations and requirements towards the
lower level of government
National strategic documents on territorial
development formulate concrete
suggestions, expectations and requirements
towards the lower level of government
No
National strategic documents on socioeconomic development formulate concrete
suggestions, expectations and requirements
towards the lower level of government
Economic policies and measures such as
grants for regional /local governments, EU
grants and other grants have been
formulated in dialogue between different
levels of goverment
Yes
0
5
10
15
20 Number
25of countries
Only in 57% of
our countries
local
governments
are able to
asses the
impact of
upper level
policies and
formulate
expectations
on them
Preliminary findings (26 countries)
5. Some elements of the Place Based approach needs
strengthening
Instruments working but needed
modification
Instruments to be intorduced
soon
Contractual relations between
different levels of government
Contractual relations between
different levels of government
EU funding
EU funding
Planning beyond administrative
jurisdiction borders
Hierarchy and legal relations
between planning documents
Strategic Environmental
Assessments
Planning beyond administrative
jurisdiction borders
Hierarchy and legal relations
between planning documents
Strategic Environmental
Assessments
Environmental Impact Assessments
Environmental Impact Assessments
Territorial impact assesment (TIA)
Territorial impact assesment (TIA)
0
2
4
6
8
10
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
Number of countries where instruments were used
We should focus on impact assessments, and planning in line with
functional geography
2.5
3
3.5
Other methods
Statistical sources and land
register
Cross-governance system of
monitoring socio-economic and/or
territorial development
EU documents are mainly used to
that extend
Policy documents with strong
diagnostic part are produced
The reports examining such
development are contracted or
indicators are collected from the
experts
The tacit knowledge of
local/regional and national
decision makers and other
stakeholders
The external easily available
expert knowledge is collected
Such knowledge has not been
collected
Preliminary findings (26 countries)
5. Some elements of the Place Based approach needs
strengthening
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Territorial
develpment
Knowledge on
territorial
development is
collected by
national authorities
mainly from
statistical sources,
permanent
monitoring systems
are less popular.
Socio-economic
development
Is this evidence
based dialogue?
Preliminary findings (26 countries)
6. There is a need to focus our efforts on implementation
of the Place Based approach on some policies
Territorial polices
Focus
General grants to
regions and…
Transport policy
ad transport…
Land use
(physical)…
Education
Employment and
labour market
Business policy
(Enhancement of…
Functional
Geography
Research and
development,…
is territorially
blinded and
should be
territorial
is and should be
territorially
blinded
Spatial policy
should be
territorial and is
territorial
Urban policy
Regional socioeconomic policy
Health policy
Fishery and Maritime
policy
SGEI
0
5
10
15
20
25
0
5
10
15
20
25
20
25
No need to be territorial
Macroeconomic policies:
monetary, fiscal
0
5
10
15
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