RISE - Identifying and Exchanging Best Practices in Developing Regional Integrated Strategies in Europe

Thematic scope

Regional approaches to strategic planning across Europe are changing and Regional Integrated Strategies (RIS) are emerging as a way for regions to focus on cohesion and integrated sustainable development. Although RIS are emerging all across the EU, there is no single model of RIS. Instead they consist of a combination of several core thematic and spatial topics, which vary depending on the regional contexts. Nevertheless, the methodological challenges in developing and implementing a RIS remain similar and RIS can be used as a valuable tool for regeneration. Despite their growing importance, little collective or stored knowledge on RIS exists and the topic requires further investigation. The RISE project focuses on four different European regions: Randstad (NL), Zealand (DK), Västerbotten (SE) and the West Midlands (UK)

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Stakeholders

• Birmingham City Council, United Kingdom (Lead Stakeholder)
• Regional Council of Västerbotten, Sweden
• Region Zealand, Denmark
• Randstad Region, Brussels office, the Netherlands

Lead Partner

University of Birmingham - Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS), UK

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

Budget : € 350 000.00

Project’s lifetime: September 2010 – May 2012

Delivery of Reports
Inception Report: 2 March 2011
Interim Report: 30 September 2011
Draft Final Report: 30 March 2012
Final Report: 31 May 2012

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:

Marjan VAN HERWIJNEN, e-mail: marjan.vanherwijnen@espon.eu