Launched in 2002, the “European Spatial Planning Observation Network” (ESPON) is a programme under the Structural Funds with the special task of studying dynamics within the European territory. e focus is on territorial structures, trends, perspectives and EU policy impacts within the European Union.
Il programma ESPON, "Osservatorio in rete dell’assetto del territorio europeo", varato nel 2002 a titolo dei Fondi strutturali, ha lo speciale incarico di studiare le dinamiche all’interno del territorio europeo.