Programa Nacional da Política de Ordenamento do Território (National Spatial Planning Policy Programme)
The Territorial Strategy and Model (PNPOT) is the leading instrument of the territorial management system. It defines objectives and strategic options for territorial development and establishes the organisation model of the national territory. The PNPOT is the reference framework for other territorial programmes and plans and a guiding instrument for strategies with territorial impact. The Territorial Principles and Challenges are derived from the problems and strategic territorial resources identified in the Diagnosis and the Critical Changes and Territorial Trends. The Territorial Model establishes the desired spatial organisation model based on