FARO EU Kick-off Meeting
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FARO EU FARO EU Kick-off Kick-off MeetingMeeting
Introduction to the projectIntroduction to the projectby Marta Pérez-Sobaby Marta Pérez-Soba
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Overview presentationOverview presentation
Project characteristics Project characteristics
Project frameProject frame
AimAim
Questions to be answeredQuestions to be answered
The Work PackagesThe Work Packages
ChallengesChallenges
Time scheduleTime schedule
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Project characteristics Project characteristics
FP6 STREPFP6 STREP
Scientific Support to PoliciesScientific Support to Policies
11 partners (+ 3 sub-contractors) from 5 11 partners (+ 3 sub-contractors) from 5 EU countriesEU countries
Interdisciplinary teamInterdisciplinary team
January 2007 – December 2008January 2007 – December 2008
1 M€1 M€
Scientific coordination: Alterra (NL)Scientific coordination: Alterra (NL)
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PartnersPartners
1 Alterra1 Alterra
2 LEI2 LEI
3 UoE3 UoE
7 WU7 WU
4 IAFE-NRI4 IAFE-NRI
5 UNEW5 UNEW
6 UNIBUC-6 UNIBUC-ECOECO
8 JRC8 JRC
9 REDR9 REDR
10 SRI10 SRI
11 WING11 WING
12 MNP12 MNP
13 IGSO13 IGSO
14 Grupo 14 Grupo AlbaAlba
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Project frameProject frame
Policies related to Rural DevelopmentPolicies related to Rural DevelopmentBackground: Background: Cohesion Policy in Support Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: of Growth and Jobs: Community Strategic Community Strategic Guidelines, 2007-2013Guidelines, 2007-2013User: EU policy makers (DG AGRI/DG User: EU policy makers (DG AGRI/DG REGIO)REGIO)Coverage: EU27Coverage: EU27Constraint: use existing pan European Constraint: use existing pan European datadata
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Aim: ‘The lighthouse’Aim: ‘The lighthouse’
To provide guidance To provide guidance for future rural for future rural development policies development policies in Europein Europe
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Questions to be answeredQuestions to be answered
What are major trends and driving What are major trends and driving forces affecting rural regions?forces affecting rural regions?
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In Spain abandonment of agricultural practices from In Spain abandonment of agricultural practices from 1992 – 2002: 2 M ha agricultural land changed into 1992 – 2002: 2 M ha agricultural land changed into forest, natural grasslands and no man’s land forest, natural grasslands and no man’s land
1948 2001
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Questions to be answeredQuestions to be answered
What are major trends and driving What are major trends and driving forces affecting rural regions?forces affecting rural regions?
At which scales do they operate?At which scales do they operate?
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ScalingScalingIntegrating socio-Integrating socio-economic and bio-economic and bio-physical variablesphysical variables
Defining the Defining the appropriate spatial appropriate spatial scale to combine scale to combine all the variables all the variables considered in a considered in a meaningful waymeaningful way
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Biophysical & socio-economic variables Biophysical & socio-economic variables have a different spatial scalehave a different spatial scale
NUTS-2 regionsLANMAP2
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Questions to be answeredQuestions to be answered
What are major trends and driving forces What are major trends and driving forces affecting rural regions?affecting rural regions?
At which scales do they operate?At which scales do they operate?
Which of these processes are amenable to Which of these processes are amenable to change through RD policies and where? change through RD policies and where? i.e. where i.e. where EU support for rural EU support for rural development will create the most value development will create the most value added at EU level?added at EU level?
How rural policies might be adapted in the How rural policies might be adapted in the future to take account of these processes?future to take account of these processes?
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The Work PackagesThe Work PackagesWP 1
Coordination and
management
ALTERRA
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Coordination and
management
ALTERRA
WP 2
Past trends and patterns
LEI
WP 2
Past trends and patterns
LEI
WP 3
Institutions and the governance
of rural development and
the role of ICTNCL
WP 3
Institutions and the governance
of rural development and
the role of ICTNCL
WP 4
Foresight Analysis
UCL
WP 4
Foresight Analysis
UCL
WP 5
Integrated evaluation
IPTS
WP 5
Integrated evaluation
IPTS
WP 6
Communication and
dissemination
ALTERRA
WP 6
Communication and
dissemination
ALTERRA
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ChallengesChallenges
Describe the different ruralities in Describe the different ruralities in EuropeEurope
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LaplandLapland Southern Southern AlpsAlps
ScotlandScotland AndaluciaAndalucia
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ChallengesChallenges
Describe the different ruralities in Europe (the Describe the different ruralities in Europe (the framework)framework)How governance and ICT influence RD How governance and ICT influence RD ((conference "Bridging the Broadband Gap: conference "Bridging the Broadband Gap: Benefits of broadband for rural areas and less Benefits of broadband for rural areas and less developed regions": 14-15 May 2007)developed regions": 14-15 May 2007)Assess future uncertainty: conditional Assess future uncertainty: conditional probabilistic futures (versus deterministic probabilistic futures (versus deterministic scenarios)scenarios)Integration of quantitative (model chain) and Integration of quantitative (model chain) and qualitative (SWOT) approachesqualitative (SWOT) approachesCase studies representative of the EU ruralitiesCase studies representative of the EU ruralitiesIntegrated evaluation of foresight resultsIntegrated evaluation of foresight resultsCommunicate science to policy makersCommunicate science to policy makers
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FARO EU time schedule FARO EU time schedule (Meetings)(Meetings)
20072007 20082008 20092009
Project Project startstart
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scenarioscenario
Kick-offKick-offProject Project
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Final Project Final Project meetingmeeting
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validation validation modellingmodelling
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validation validation integrativintegrativ
e e analysisanalysis
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FARO EU time schedule FARO EU time schedule (WPs)(WPs)
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Questions?Questions?
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Spatial Regional FrameworkSpatial Regional Framework
Determine range of socio-economic indicators for NUTS regionsDetermine range of socio-economic indicators for NUTS regions
Overlap NUTS regions with Environmental zonesOverlap NUTS regions with Environmental zones
Carry out PCA by Env zones to identify best regional indicatorsCarry out PCA by Env zones to identify best regional indicators
Clusters according to variabilityClusters according to variability
Describe the average socio-economic and land cover characteristicsDescribe the average socio-economic and land cover characteristics
Describe the average socio-economic and land cover characteristicsDescribe the average socio-economic and land cover characteristics
Identify known inconsistenciesIdentify known inconsistencies
Identify key issues for RDIdentify key issues for RD