GREECO - Territorial Potential for a Greener Economy

Thematic scope

The Europe 2020 Strategy indicates that moving towards a greener economy allows for addressing environmental challenges, social inequalities as well as to create economic growth and jobs.

Within the green economy approach, growth is especially expected in areas such as renewable energy, agriculture, water management and waste management. Transport, tourism and forestry are examples for other sectors that are envisaged to be positively influenced by the development of a greener economy.

The green economy requires frameworks for investment and the formulation of coherent policy packages and therefore integrated actions are needed at the EU level as well as on national, regional and local level. As for other economic activities, the potential for green economic actions also depends on their geographical context.

Please read more about the main research areas and main results envisaged on the next page.

Policy questions

• What potential do different European regions and cities have for contributing to a greener economy?
• What role might territorial policies play in order to support the development of a greener economy?
• Which other key policy areas including territorially relevant elements are decisive for the development of a green economy and how can these different policy areas be better territorially integrated and create synergies?

Lead Partner

Foundation Tecnalia Research, Spain

Detailed information on the contracted project team can be found under Transnational Project Groups.

Sounding Board

Petr Koran, Czech Republic

Andy Pike, UK

Budget: € 749 780.02

Project’s lifetime: June 2011 - July 2014

Delivery of Reports

Inception Report: 30 November 2011

Interim Report: 31 May 2012

Draft Final Report: 31 May 2013

Final Report: 31 October 2013

Publishing

Reports will be published once they are approved by the ESPON Monitoring Committee

More information
Please contact the Project Expert at the ESPON Coordination Unit:

Ann-Gritt NEUSE, e-mail: ann-gritt.neuse@espon.eu