2. Limitations of TIAs?

3. Jan Vogelj Contention or Contentious? Territorial Cohesion the new Agenda but…. TIA seen as just another form of assessment Domination of environmental consideration (i.e. sectoral concerns) TIA overcomes this by integrating fragmentation not just add up Need to replace SEA/EIA by TIA

4. Mon manteau me va bien! Quel est ton problème? Local Approach toTerritorial Assessment Thanks a lot, Graeme!

5. Graeme Purves Competition & Cohesion? Importance of Levels of Planning Importance of Levels of Planning –National –Functional areas –Endogenous Qualities (local distinctiveness) Raises questions for application of Principle of Subsidiarity (need the principle of Superiority) Raises questions for application of Principle of Subsidiarity (need the principle of Superiority)

6. TIA “Do not worry about my Mathematics.. I can assure you Virna that TIAs are much more difficult!

7. Patrick Salez Hard Questions? Definition of Territorial Cohesion? Definition of Territorial Cohesion?.. For which territories?.. For which territories? Why not done previously? Why not done previously?.. And how do we use a TIA anyway?.. And how do we use a TIA anyway?

9. João Teixeira Facts Facts –Europe no planning competences –ECTP key role in lobbying for change Questions Questions –How to integrate all the assessments?

10. How to Assess Territorial Cohesion? Problemen die längst gelöst sind! Réinventer la roue!

11. Cliff Hague Are we reinventing Planning? Is TIA a European Invention? Is TIA a European Invention? What is different from what planning does anyway? What is different from what planning does anyway? ESPON Tequila ESPON Tequila Lack of skills /capacity to do TIA Lack of skills /capacity to do TIA Ex Ante Ex Ante

12. Some Final Thoughts!

14. Limitations of Assessment Techniques?  Selective (e.g. LTS, WFD, AWP)  Reactive (e.g. designations,, SEAs, deregulation)  Incremental (e.g. EIA, RIA, TIA)  Do not resolve Disputes? (e.g. Community Planning, deregulation)

15. Risks associated with EIAs Technical comprehensiveness methodological purity ‘trend’ based analysis Institutional Diversity Embedded crisis management (Value = endangered status) That’s one more we have removed from the endangered species list! Yes! It’s extinct

16. “If we ignore it, do you think it will just go away?”

17. The Issues? Assessment Overload! Assessment Overload! Few undertake explicit EIA Few undertake explicit EIA No single means of assessment? No single means of assessment? Need for Pragmatism Need for Pragmatism Matter of Fashion /Faith Matter of Fashion /Faith

18. .... But......

19. Must not lose Faith ……. Problems are real & urgent ……… Problems are real & urgent ……… The Plan is the TIA The Plan is the TIA

20. Thank you!