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Jacek Szlachta
Profesor
Professor Szlachta is a resident of Warsaw since his
birth in 1950. He is a Full Professor of
Warsaw School of Economics, a Vice-Chairman of Committee for Spatial
Economy and Regional Planning, a member of the National Economy Editorial
Board, a member of the German Academy for Ubran and Regional Spatial
Planning, an expert of the European Commission in Georgia.
Between 2002 - 2004 he was the President of the Regional Policy Board. In 1995,
he became a Chairman of the Committee on Spatial Development of the Baltic Sea
Region. During his term the intergovernmental programme VASAB 2000 Plus -
Spatial Planning Systems in the Baltic Sea Region countries was adopted. A team
of experts with professor Jacek Szlachta at its head prepared various documents
for the Government, local governments and cities, including: The National Spatial
Development Concept (Vice-Chairman of the team - 2007-2009), OECD Territorial
Review of Poland (Chairman of the Polish team - 2007-2008), The Strategy for
Socio-Economic Development of Eastern Poland until 2020 (2006-2007), the first
and the second Strategy of Social and Economic Development of
Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship (2000-2001 and 2004-2006), the first evaluation
of the National Development Plan for 2004-2006 (2003), The National Strategy for
Regional Development (1998-1999), the European Commission’s Task Force Report
on Polish Structural Policy (1886-1997), the European Commission’s Task Force
Report on Regional Development of Poland (1995).
As an expert he was involved in preparation of the
Polish negotiating position in the sphere of European Cohesion Policy for
2004-2006 and 2007-2013.
He managed research teams in two international research programmes funded by
the EU Framework Programmes (2001-2002 and 2006-2007).
His publication record consists of more than 200 items, including over a
dozen books devoted to: regional development, European cohesion policy and
EU structural funds, spatial planning; his articles were published among
others in Sweden, the USA, by the OECD and the European Commission.
He has been a lecturer or a speaker at various conferences in over 25 countries
around the world, also those organized by the OECD, Council of Europe, the
European Union and ISOCARP. He was a visiting scholar in MIT and
Strathclyde University.
In his free time Professor Szlachta enjoys exploring the world (he has visited
70 countries so far).
space, international affairs.
Contact information
Email:j.szlachta@instytut-rozwoju.org
Tag's:
rozwój regionalny, europejska polityka spójności, fundusze strukturalne Unii Europejskiej, zagospodarowanie przestrzenne
Current publications
- Recommendations for applying territorial cohesion concept for conducting European cohesion policy in line with the territorial rules provided by the Treaty
- Recommendations for applying territorial cohesion concept for conducting development policy. Territorial aspects of public policies.
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