ESPON Learning event

Role of territorial research in implementing the urban dimension of EU cohesion policy

Date

22/05/2026

Time

9:15 - 14:15

Location

Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Building 14, Room B.6.1

Online and on-site seminar

An event on the European Commission's latest guidelines on Housing and Affordable Housing and the presentation of the ESPON URDICO research. An in-depth look at how the data it provides can support the design and implementation of sustainable urban development strategies under EU cohesion policy.

Within the lecture series of the EU Policies for Sustainability and the City Course of Politecnico di Milano - School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering.

Speakers: Luisa Pedrazzini, Politecnico di Milano - DAStU; Nicolas Rossignol, Piera Petruzzi, ESPON representatives; Iván Tosics, Metropolitan Research Institute, Budapest, Lead Partner ESPON URDICO; Erblin Berisha, Assistant Professor POLITO, Partner ESPON URDICO; Benedek Jávor, Head of Representation of Budapest to the EU, Former Member of the European Parliament, Lead Stakeholder of URDICO; Mirosław Grochowski, Assistant Professor University of Warsaw, Partner of ESPON URDICO.

Coordinator: Luisa Pedrazzini

luisa.pedrazzini@polimi.it; elham.firouzi@polimi.it