Reports

Fostering Mututal Benefits in Cross-Border Areas: The Challenges and Opportunities in Connecting Irish Border Towns and Villages
(November 2008)
The 18-month research programme focusing on the inter-relationships between cross-border towns and villages in the Irish Border region
Main Report
Executive Summary
Map of Study Area

The Atlas of the Island of Ireland
(January 2008)
A set of detailed full color maps and cartograms of varied socio-economic indicators across the island.
Pamphlet and order form for The Atlas of the Island of Ireland

ICLRD Third Annual Conference Report
Fostering Cooperation for Local and Regional Development through Cross-Border Spatial Planning
(17 January 2008)
The conference focused on how long term economic success coupled with high quality of life on the island of Ireland can be achieved by harnessing the potential of sustainable communities which transcend the border.
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Conference Report:
Supporting Evidence-Informed Spatial Planning and Analysis
(15 Novemeber 2007)
Attended by over a 100 delegates, the conference presented the findings of two earlier seminars on the kind of spatial indicators needed to assist in high quality analysis for evidence-based planning and policy.
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ICLRD Second Annual Conference Report:
Implementing a Framework for Collaborative Action: Spatial Strategies for the Island of Ireland - Progress Report
(June 2007)
This report provides an update of current initiatives related to developing a collaborative framework for spatial strategies on the island of Ireland. The report also summarizes key messages and presentations from the November 2006 conference, Implementing a Framework for Collaborative Action: Spatial Strategies on the Island of Ireland.
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Mapping Cross-Border Activities
(December 2006)
With support from the Special EU Programmes Body, the ICLRD and its partners developed a pilot version of a dynamic mapping application to display cross-border information in a visual way.
Mapping INTERREG Programmes
BorderIreland Website

InterTradeIreland: NSS/RDS Framework for Collaborative Action
(June 2006)
InterTradeIreland commissioned the ICLRD to research the spatial planning strategies in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland and to identify a potential framework for collaborative action that can strengthen economic competitiveness on the island as a whole.
Spatial Strategies for the Island of Ireland
InterTradeIreland Website

ICBAN: Cross-border Transportation Planning
(September 2005)
The purpose of the study was to assist the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN) to examine border regional transport infrastructure in the context of strategic spatial planning.
Strategic Roads Infrastructure Planning and Provision in ICBAN Territory