Territorial impacts of COVID-19 and policy answers in European regions and cities (TERRCOV) final report

• Main Authors: Gensheimer, Michaela, China, Andreea, Rigillo, Stefania, Bourdin, Sébastien, Hachaichi, Mohamed, Moodie, John, Gassen, Nora, Sánchez, Igari, András, Lőcsei, Hajnalka, Amdaoud, Mounir, Arcuri, Giuseppe, Levratto, Nadine
• Other Authors: ESPON EGTC, Métis Lab EM Normandie, École de Management de Normandie (EM Normandie), Nordregio, Nordic Council of Ministers (Norden), HÉTFA Research Institute - Hétfa Kutatóintézet Kft. (HETFA), EconomiX (EconomiX), Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), This final report is conducted within the framework of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme, partly financed by the European Regional Development Fund.The ESPON EGTC is the single beneficiary of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme. The single operation within the programme is implemented by the ESPON EGTC and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the EU Member States and the Partner States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland., EM Normandie Business School
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2022
• Subjects: COVID - 19; Spatial analysis; Research; ESPON; [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-04294152; https://hal.science/hal-04294152/document; https://hal.science/hal-04294152/file/TERRCOV_FinalReport_Main.pdf; https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.23435.98084

What does the geographical pattern of the Covid-19 pandemic look like across European regions and cities and how has it evolved since the beginning of the pandemic? Are there specific territorial and/or socio-economic characteristics that can entail a higher risk of death/more severe course of disease and/or higher probabilities of negative socio-economic impacts? Which factors explain best the level of exposure of cities, regions and functional urban areas to the Covid-19 pandemic? How can different exposure levels in different types of territories be explained? To which degree have poverty, social inequalities and social exclusion been affected by the pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures? Can local wealth conditions, poverty or inequalities explain why territories are more or less affected by the virus diffusion? Which ‘proactive’ policy approaches to coping with the pandemic during and after the first wave have proved to be working well for European regions and cities? Has it been possible to use “windows of opportunities” opened by the pandemic? How important has multi-level and cross-sectoral governance been in responding to the pandemic? Have decisions taken by local authorities had an impact beyond their administrative borders? How has the pandemic affected cooperation at the metropolitan/functional regional level? How can territorial cooperation frameworks, tools and resources for cross–border regions be strengthened in times of crises? This final report is conducted within the framework of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme, partly financed by the European Regional Development Fund. The ESPON EGTC is the single beneficiary of the ESPON 2020 Cooperation Programme. The single operation within the programme is implemented by the ESPON EGTC and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the EU Member States and the Partner States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. This delivery does not necessarily reflect the opinions of members of the ESPON 2020 Monitoring Committee. ...