{"id":27632,"date":"2023-03-12T19:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanpolicyplatform.org\/?page_id=27632"},"modified":"2023-09-17T14:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T13:20:45","slug":"egm_recovering_territorial_balance_by_strengthening_url","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanpolicyplatform.org\/egm_recovering_territorial_balance_by_strengthening_url\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Group Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;27634&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/urbanpolicyplatform.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023_03_08_EGM-Merida_Programme_eng.pdf&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><div class=\"gem-divider \" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">EXPERT GROUP <span class=\"light\">MEETING<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Recovering Territorial Balance by Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><div class=\"gem-divider \" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]In an increasingly urbanized world, where more than <strong>2\/3<\/strong> of the world&#8217;s population is expected to live in urban areas by <strong>2050<\/strong>, for some years the importance of preserving balances within territories has been discussed. The <strong>2030 Agenda<\/strong> has reinforced the relevance of rural and natural systems on the road to sustainability, and the <strong>New Urban Agenda<\/strong> underlines the importance of <strong><em>strengthening the links between cities and rural spaces<\/em>.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><div class=\"gem-divider \" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Read the Story&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#83db43&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#83db43&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-caret-right&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Furbanpolicyplatform.org%2Fun-habitat-convenes-expert-group-meeting-to-advance-territorial-development-through-global-urban-rural-agenda%2F&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Government of Extremadura has been working in recent years to develop the potential of urban and territorial planning to achieve an adequate balance between the urban and the rural. In 2018, the principles emanating from the declaration of the New Urban Agenda were incorporated within the &#8220;Sustainable Land and Urban Planning Law of Extremadura&#8221; (LOTUS for its Spanish initials).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><div class=\"gem-divider \" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Main objectives of the EGM presentations and debates will be:<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"gem-list lazy-loading gem-list-type-snowflake-style-1\" data-ll-item-delay=\"500\"><ul>\n<li>Understand the state of territorial imbalance globally, in Europe, Spain and Extremadura Region<\/li>\n<li>Understand the state of urban-rural linkages globally, in Europe, Spain, and the Extremadura Region, including ongoing initiatives as policies, plans etc.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the causes and impacts of territorial imbalance and (rural) depopulation<\/li>\n<li>Explore how territorial approaches (as urban-rural linkages) could contribute to addressing territorial imbalance and (rural) depopulation<\/li>\n<li>Explore other new approaches, strategies, policies, and plans addressing rural depopulation globally, in Europe and Spain<\/li>\n<li>Explore avenues to integrate territorial approach such as policy, plans and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><div class=\"gem-divider \" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]The Concept Note and Programme details in both English and Spanish:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;27655&#8243; 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