Definition and implementation of the EU Rural Observatory (RUROBS)

Dates (start-end): 03/2022 – 03/2026 Client (customer): DG AGRI for Agriculture and Regional Development; DG REGIO for Regional and Urban Policy Project description: The Joint Research Centre, in collaboration with other EC Services and external partners, is entrusted to define and implement the Rural Observatory, addressing the following specific objectives: Roles & Responsibilities in the […]
Knowledge Centre for Territorial Policies (KC TP)

Dates (start-end): 01/2021 – 08/2022 Client (customer): DG REGIO Regional and Urban Policy Project description: The focus of KC TP in 2021-22 is two-fold: 1. Support the assessment of the status of economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU by providing knowledge and tools for the elaboration of the 8th Cohesion Report. 2. Support […]
Reopen EU

Dates (start-end): 05/2020 – 07/2021 Client (customer): DG REGIO Regional and Urban Policy Project description: The European Union, and all of its Member States, are planning for a safe re-opening of Europe after the COVID pandemic. Reopen EU is an interactive tool provides the information that you need to confidently plan your European travel and […]
Low density development and territorial strategies (LOWDENTER)

Dates (start-end): 01/2021 – 08/2021 Client (customer): DG REGIO Regional and Urban Policy Project description: The overall aim of this project is to provide elements for a better understanding of the status of territorial cohesion in the EU. It analyses geography-related disparities and territorial specificities looking at an ensemble of quantitative parameters (e.g.: demographic trends, […]
Application of the LUISA Modelling Platform to Cohesion and Investment Policies (LUISA)

Dates (start-end): 01/2016 – 08/2021 Client (customer): DG REGIO Regional and Urban Policy Project description: LUISA is a modelling platform developed by the EC-JRC to support territorial impact assessment of policies which have direct or indirect spatial implications, such as regional policy, transport, environment, energy. It is a pillar of the pilot Knowledge Centre for […]
Environmental indicators and assessments using land-use modelling (AELUM2)

Dates (start-end): 05/2015 – 12/2016 Client (customer): DG Environment and Clima Project description: Modelling support by linking different models related to land use and running, policy scenarios for impact assessments relevant to environmental policies and for prospective work. The objective is the assessment of environmental impacts of EU policies using LUISA Modelling Platform, applied to […]
Regional Indicators and Territorial Cohesion Analysis (REGISTER I and II)

Dates (start-end): 03/2015 – 12/2020 Client (customer): DG REGIO Regional and Urban Policy Project description: The main purpose of this project is to elaborate European wide information relating to key themes (e.g.: demography, environment, urban and rural development, agriculture transport …) and provide REGIO with indicators, maps and other data relevant for the analysis of […]
Territorial Modelling Platform: projections, impacts and analysis for cohesion objectives (TERMES)

Dates (start-end): 03/2016 – 08/2021 Client (customer): DG REGIO Regional and Urban Policy Project description: The main purpose of this project is to increase the capabilities and application of the LUISA Territorial Modelling Platform in order to provide support to the preparation of the post-2020 Multi-annual Financial Framework MFF and to the analytical work and […]
Integrated assessment of regional and urban development policies (URBREG_IA)

Dates (start-end): 01/2014 – 12/2016 Client (customer): DG REGIO Regional and Urban Policy Project description: Support the evaluation and sustainability assessment of territorial cohesion objectives and of the quality of urban environment. Assess regional /urban development policies (including TEN-T, urban strategies, etc.). Set up of a Regional Integrated Assessment framework based upon linkages of thematic […]
Exploitation and integration of ecosystems services in regional development policies (REGIO-ESS)

Company (employer): Joint research Centre Dates (start-end): 12/2012 – 12/2015 Client (customer): DG REGIO Regional and Urban Policy Project description: The overall goal of the project is to estimate the use/exploitation and vulnerabilities of the actual natural goods and ecosystem services in a wider frame of regional development. Analysis, at urban, regional and macro-regional levels, […]