Regions, Cities and Real Estate
In order to be able to develop a region, city or village to its full potential, a clear course and policy are needed. This calls for insight into problems, strengths, challenges and solutions in all aspects of society. Important trends in Turkey are related to fast urbanisation, rural-urban migration and large regional disparities within the country. Increasing importance is given to stimulation of the less developed regions in Turkey with national and international funds. Moreover, fostering innovation, SME development and entrepreneurship and investment promotion are key priorities for regional development and the recently established regional development agencies.
Moreover, the rapid regional growth and urbanisation require proper spatial planning policies, infrastructure support and social policies in order to accomodate this growth in a balanced and sustainable manner. In order to grasp the opportunities and overcome the challenges related to regional and urban development, sound policy preparation is required. ECORYS offers a range of experience and services for policy makers and institutions in these fields.
Expertise
We help to understand and manage the process of change working with clients which include agencies at all levels of government and private sector developers. Our skills cover the full range of clients’ needs such as:
- Economic studies and regional modelling & forecasting
- Regional development strategies
- Spatial Planning
- Regions promotion and city marketing
- Appraisal of investment projects and other policies (Feasibility, Cost Benefit Analysis, Impact assessment)
- Programme and Project Cycle Management for EU IPA Funds
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Consultancy and support to implementation of development projects
- Institution & capacity building (TA, training, know-how transfer)
ECORYS can support regional and urban development in Turkey with this broad range of services. With our combination of international experience and knowledge of the local situation we can offer relevant assistance. Our training offer and other knowledge transfer activities (workshops, events) can support organizations active in this field, such as Ministries, regional development agencies and municipalities.
Areas of work
- Regional competitiveness and spatial planning
- Clusters, innovation, SME development and entrepreneurship support
- Investment Promotion
- Urban development
- Infrastructure development and industrial zones
- Real Estate and location development
- EU acccession support and EU Funds Management (Instrument for Pre-Accession, IPA)
- Rural development, agrofood and tourism
Related Projects
- Support to the proper implementation of the Regional Competitiveness Operational Programme for IPA in Turkey (Ministry of Industry and Trade)
- Support to the national strategy and operational programmes for EU Funds IPA (inter alia OP Regional Competitiveness and training for IPA Fund implementation in Turkey (State Planning Organisation)
- Cluster analysis & policy and Investment Promotion action plan for ISPAT in Turkey (Investment Support Promotion Agency Turkey)
- TA for Provision of Entrepreneurship and Management Training and Consultancy to Support Women Entrepreneurship in Turkey (TESK)
- Support to Regional Economic Development in Azerbaijan (Ministry of Economic development)
- Regional Development Capacity Building Facility for EU Funds (CARDS) in Croatia (European Commission, Ministry of Regional Development Croatia)
- Support to Innovation Strategy (Poland and Bulgaria)
- Technical assistance to support the Cross Border programmes Bulgaria – Romania and Bulgaria – Greece (European Commission)
- International benchmarking of Regional Development Agencies
- SME Development Support Programme Serbia
- Feasibility of housing development in Ankara (DMASS)
- Market entreestudy Real Estate Turkey (for ING Real Estate)
For more information on our specialized services for Regional Development Agencies please contact:
Gerbrand van Bork