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Regional & Urban Policy
Functional areas as entry point
Source: DATAR
Source:OECD
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Regional & Urban Policy
A gateway city?Storuman (Sweden)
Area8 286 km2
Population •6 087 (8 761 in 1970)Density•0,82/km2
Largest agglomeration•Storuman (2 255)•Stensele (578)•Tärnaby (533)
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Regional & Urban Policy
Clear demarcation
Asymmetric policies for urban-rural linkages
Source:OECD
Rural development policyonly addresses rural areas =>
Challenge of integration often task of local actors
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Regional & Urban Policy
Relevant thematic objectives?
(2) enhancing access to, and use and quality of, ICT by:
(a) extending broadband deployment and the roll‑out of high‑speed networks…;
(c) strengthening ICT applications for e‑government, e‑learning, e‑inclusion, e‑culture and e‑health;
(4) supporting the shift towards a low‑carbon economy in all sectors by:
(a) promoting … energy derived from renewable sources;
(6) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:
(c) conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage;
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Regional & Urban Policy
Relevant thematic objectives? (cont)
(7) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures by:
(b) enhancing regional mobility by connecting secondary and tertiary nodes …;
(8) promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility by:
(b) … the development of endogenous potential as part of a territorial strategy for specific areas, …;
(9) promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination, by:
(b) … physical, economic and social regeneration of deprived communities in urban and rural areas;
(d) … community‑led local development strategies;
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Regional & Urban Policy
Use of ITI