espon project 143 “study on urban functions»
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Espon project 143 “Study on Urban Functions». General achievements. The partners. Lead : IGEAT (ULB), Belgium Second partners : IGSO, Poland LATTS, France TSAC, Romania Period : march – october 2006. The project. Build upon the work of project 1.1.1. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Espon project 143
“Study on Urban Functions»
General achievements
The partners• Lead : IGEAT (ULB), Belgium• Second partners :
– IGSO, Poland– LATTS, France– TSAC, Romania
• Period : march – october 2006
The project
• Build upon the work of project 1.1.1.
• => Recommendations for further research
• Main parts:
– Delimitation of the Functional Urban Areas (FUAs)
– Polycentricity and its performances
– Study of the Functional Specialization of the FUAs
Starting point : Espon 111 FUAs’ list.
FUA = Morphological Urban Areas (MUAs) and employment cores + Labour Pool
Strong MUA -> important factor for the performances of the FUA
Added: -> Delineation of the MUAs based on Nuts5• Density (> 650 inh./km2)
• Contiguity
• City > 20 000 inhabitants
-> Standardisation and improvement of the identification of the FUAs
• LP : municipalities that send > 10% of the active population to the core (but strong statistical difficulties)
• FUA > 50 000 inhabitants
Delimitation methodology of Functional Urban Areas
A simple FUA
But often much more complex structures
Correlation between Polycentricity and Economic growth
Economic weight and Functional specialization : a first approach
Aims for the future
• Better statistical tools and delimitations– More data needed at the NUTS-3 level (or even NUTS-4)– Systematisation of commuting data– Development of more indicators (tourism, national headquarters
pattern, scientific production, railway accessibility, weight of retired people in the economy, etc) -> a matter of time and/or data availability
– Systematisation of the frames of the Urban Audit and improvement of its statistical basis, in cooperation with Espon
• Polycentricity and sustainable development– Economic efficiency– Spatial equity– Environment issue