Preparatory Study on Feasibility of Flows Analysis (1.4.4. ESPON)
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Supervisor in IGSO PAS: Tomasz Komornicki
Contractors: Piotr Korcelli, Rafał Wiśniewski
Acronym: ESPON 1.4.4.
Leading partner: Spiekermann & Wegener Urban and Regional Research (S&W), Niemcy
The ESPON project 1.4.4 "Preparatory Study on Feasibility of Flows Analysis" was a feasibility and pilot
study preparing for more in-depth research on spatial interactions ("flows") in ESPON 2013. Its main objectives were,
building on existing work in ESPON, to give an overview on existing research, analytical concepts, indicators and data
relevant for flows analysis in ESPON, to demonstrate suitable research methods and to elaborate a proposal for
future research projects on flows in ESPON. Partners in ESPON 1.4.4 were S&W as Lead Partner, the Institute of
Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGiPZ PAN), Warszawa, Poland and
TRT Trasporti e Territorio, Milano, Italy. The
Final Report of ESPON 1.4.4 can be downladed from the
ESPON website.