Users

The Observatory for Spatial Planning (OSP) represent the policy and user aspects of spatial planning at European, national and subnational level as well as research and development organisations.
The advisory user group comprises Tor Vergata as lead partner of ESPON 3.3, DG Regio, Eurocities and METREX. The users at national/sub-national level are the Czech Ministry of Environment, the Austrian Federal Environment Agency, the Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning as well as the State Governments of Vorarlberg and Upper Austria.
The user needs on European level refer "…to reducing disparities and to promoting greater economic, social and territorial cohesion…" as stated in the 2nd Cohesion Report. On national and sub-national level the user needs are defined by regular reporting obligations as well as the definition, implementation and monitoring of planning instruments oriented towards the desired development.

	Tor Vergata, Lead partner of ESPON 3.3 (European Spatial Planning Observation Network) project
	EU Directorate-General 'Regional Policy'
	Czech Ministry of Environment
	Eurocities
	Metrex - The Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas
	ÖIR (Austrian Institute for Spatial Planning)
	UBA (Austrian Environmental Agency)
	State Vorarlberg, Austria
	State Upper Austria, Austria
	Austrian Regional Planning Conference, Austria