Transcript Economic Position of the Functional Urban Regions

Economic position of the
Functionnal Urban Regions
Dominique Lecomte
IAURIF, Paris
SUMMARY
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Population
Employment
Unemployment
GDP
Synthesis
Recommendations
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Population
Population
Year
London
Paris
RheinRuhr
Randstad
RheinMain
Brussels
Birmingham
Manchester
Lille
Glasgow
Antwerpen
Liverpool
Dublin
Edinburgh
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
997
999
997
998
997
999
997
997
999
997
999
997
996
997
Population
(million)
13.2
11.8
11.7
6.8
4.0
3.7
3.1
2.7
1.9
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.3
0.8
% of the country
23
21
15
44
5
36
5
5
3
15
2
37
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an
d
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N
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gh
R
sg
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r
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IN
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H
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Br
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se
l
Li
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la
0.6
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st
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t
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in
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n
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b
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D
Population Trends in the 90 ’s
% per year
1.2
1.0
0.8
14 regions
0.4
0.2
0.0
BL
I
N
RH
se
l
EI
NR
R
ai
n
UH
in
M
w
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pe
n
Br
us
Rh
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An
t
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lle
an
ch
es
te
r
LO
ND
O
Bi
N
rm
in
gh
am
Ra
nd
st
ad
Li
ve
rp
oo
l
Li
50
PA
RI
S
DU
Age Index
%
70
60
12 regions
40
30
20
10
0
an
d
st
ad
IS
R
irm
rp
o
RU
H
in
gh
a
HE
IN
B
Li
ve
R
m
ol
Li
lle
nt
w
er
pe
n
R
he
in
M
ai
M
n
an
ch
es
te
r
A
R
l
N
ru
ss
e
DO
PA
R
B
LO
N
Higher Education in1999
%
35
30
11 regions
25
20
15
2
Employment
bu
r
LO gh
N
D
M
an O N
ch
e
B
irm ste
r
in
gh
R
he am
in
M
ai
G
n
la
sg
ow
D
UB
Li LIN
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rp
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an ol
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ta
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P
R
HE AR
IS
IN
RU
H
A
R
nt
w
er
pe
n
B
ru
ss
el
Li
lle
Ed
in
Employment Rate in 1999
%
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
11 regions
Li
lle
in
gh
H
am
E
IN
R
U
H
R
R
he
in
M
ai
n
irm
1
R
B
es
t
er
nt
w
er
pe
n
Li
ve
rp
oo
l
B
ru
ss
el
P
A
R
IS
G
la
sg
o
LO w
N
D
O
N
A
bu
rg
h
ch
di
n
LI
N
st
ad
U
B
an
d
M
an
E
R
D
Employment trends from 1994
to 1999-2000
% per year
7
6
5
4
3
2
14 regions
0
an
d
A
Li
lle
nt
w
er
pe
n
D
UB
LI
N
B
ru
ss
el
PA
R
IS
st
ad
Ed
in
bu
rg
h
Li
ve
rp
B
irm oo
l
in
gh
am
LO
N
DO
M
an
N
ch
es
te
r
G
la
sg
ow
R
he
in
M
R
ai
HE
n
IN
RU
H
R
R
Part Time Jobs in 1999
%
35
30
25
14 regions
20
15
10
Industry and Services in 1999
%
industry
14 regions
M
D
U
Li
lle
BL
IN
an
ch
es
te
An
r
tw
er
pe
n
R
he
in
M
ai
Bi
n
rm
in
gh
R
am
H
EI
N
RU
H
R
14 regions 75%
Br
us
se
l
Li
ve
rp
oo
l
G
la
sg
ow
Ed
in
bu
rg
h
IS
PA
R
an
ds
ta
d
R
LO
N
D
O
N
90
80
70
60
50
40
30 14 regions 27%
20
10
0
services
14 regions
3
Unemployment
D
an
d
st
ad
1994
1999
Li
lle
is
Pa
r
ub
M
lin
an
ch
es
te
r
Lo
nd
on
Ed
in
bu
rg
R
h
he
in
M
ai
n
An
tw
Bi
rm erp
in
gh
th
e
am
14
re
gi
on
s
Li
ve
rp
oo
R
l
he
in
R
uh
r
G
la
sg
ow
Br
us
se
ls
R
Unemployment rate in 1994 and
1999
%
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Unemployment rate of people
under 25 years old
%
40
37.5
35
30
25.9
25
22.1
20
15
10
15.6
14 regions
6.9
7.1
8.6
8.6
9.9
9.9
11.2
17.2
17.5
11.2
5
R
Li
l le
an
ds
ta
d
D
U
BL
IN
R
he
in
M
ai
Ed
n
in
bu
R
rg
H
h
EI
N
RU
H
M
R
an
ch
es
te
r
Li
ve
rp
oo
l
LO
N
D
O
B
N
irm
in
gh
am
G
la
sg
ow
A
nt
w
er
pe
n
PA
R
IS
B
ru
ss
el
0
R
R
he
in
M
ai
n
A
nt
w
er
pe
n
B
ru
ss
el
Li
l le
an
ds
ta
d
R
IS
H
R
RU
PA
EI
N
R
H
BL
IN
Li
ve
rp
oo
l
U
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
D
an
ch
es
te
r
LO
N
D
O
N
B
irm
in
gh
am
M
Share of long-term
unemployment in 1999
%
12 regions
4
GDP
EI
NR
R
in
g
ha
m
se
l
ai
n
h
rg
in
bu
ol
BL
IN
ve
rp
o
Ed
Li
DU
an
ch
es
te
r
G
la
sg
ow
An
tw
er
pe
n
M
Bi
rm
in
M
Br
us
Rh
e
UH
ds
ta
d
Ra
n
RH
O
N
PA
RI
S
LO
ND
GDP in 1998
Euro billion
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
he
in
M
ai
n
PA
R
LO IS
N
D
O
A
N
nt
w
er
pe
Ed
n
in
bu
rg
h
D
U
BL
IN
R
an
ds
R
ta
H
EI
d
N
RU
H
R
B
ru
ss
B
el
irm
in
gh
M
am
an
ch
es
te
r
G
la
sg
ow
Li
ve
rp
oo
l
R
GDP per inhabitant in 1998
at PPS
Euros
35 000
30 000
13 regions
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
Productivity in 1998
Euros
GDP per JOB (equivalent full time)
80 000
75 000
70 000
65 000
60 000
55 000
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
ol
an
ch
es
te
r
M
ve
rp
o
Li
in
g
ha
m
w
Bi
rm
G
la
sg
o
in
b
ur
gh
se
l
Ed
Br
us
ds
ta
d
Ra
n
O
N
N
BL
I
DU
LO
ND
R
UH
EI
NR
RH
PA
RI
S
w
er
pe
n
An
t
Rh
e
in
M
ai
n
13 regions
N
O
N
se
l
R
w
UH
G
la
sg
o
EI
NR
gh
ur
ha
m
in
b
in
g
ol
ai
n
4
RH
in
M
ve
rp
o
Ed
Bi
rm
Li
Rh
e
PA
RI
S
an
ch
es
te
r
Br
us
w
er
pe
n
LO
ND
An
t
M
BL
I
ds
ta
d
Ra
n
DU
GDP at constant prices from 1995
to 1998
% per year
12
10
8
6
Europe 15
2
0
5
Synthesis
Scoring on dynamic indicators
Population
Employment
More than 3 millions inhabitants
Randstad
2
2
London
2
1
Brussels
0
2
Birmingham
1
0
Paris
1
1
RheinMain
1
0
RheinRuhr
0
0
Less than 3 millions inhabitants
Dublin
2
2
Manchester
1
2
Edinburgh
2
2
Antwerpen
1
2
Liverpool
0
2
Glasgow
0
1
Lille
0
0
GDP
Unemployment
Position
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
8
7
4
4
3
2
0
2
2
1
2
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
8
6
6
5
4
2
0
6
RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Definition of European Functional
Urban Regions
• Production of annual data for the FURs
• Cooperation of National Institute of
Statistics
• European network of RDA requiring
economic information