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Potentials for polycentricity?

Nijmegen, 11 October 2004 Potentials for polycentric development in Europe (ESPON project 1.1.1) Director Hallgeir Aalbu. Potentials for polycentricity?. Morphology and the degree of polycentricity in national urban systems Typologies of FUAs and MEGAs based upon functional strengths

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Potentials for polycentricity?

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  1. Nijmegen, 11 October 2004Potentials for polycentric development in Europe(ESPON project 1.1.1)Director Hallgeir Aalbu

  2. Potentials for polycentricity? • Morphology and the degree of polycentricity in national urban systems • Typologies of FUAs and MEGAs based upon functional strengths • Potentials for polycentricity on the basis of proximity • Networks • Policy recommendations • Networking and further research

  3. The building blocks: The 1,595 functional urban areas (FUAs) in EU 27+2

  4. Parametersfor assessing the degree of poly-centricity in urban networks

  5. Degree of polycentricity in national FUA systems Based on • Rank size • Location • Connectivity

  6. Correlation between the degree of polycentricity and GDP/cap,but not causality

  7. A typology of FUAs, basedon 5 functions:- population - transport - manufacturing GVA- no of students- head offices 76 MEGAs

  8. A typology of MEGAs,based on- Mass: pop.+econ.- Competitiveness: GDP/cap+head off.- Connectivity: air pass.+accessib.- Knowledge basis: educ.+R&D empl.

  9. Potentials for polycentricity:PUSH 45 minutes from FUA centres

  10. Population in Potential Polycentric Integration Areas (PIAs)

  11. Air flows as an example oftransnational networks

  12. Policies and partnerships • 18 of 29 countries claim to pursue polycentric development • Enhance urban competitiveness • Reduce disparities between urban areas • Spatial vision: only policy instrument that explicitly voices polycentricity • Governance and partnership is mainly discussed at local level – not at the micro/meso/macro levels

  13. Policy recommendations • Improve ranking in the urban system (micro) • Focus on linkages and co-operation • Discuss urban structures in SWOTs • Balance within urban systems (meso) • Agenda setting and development strategies • Structural funds important in cohesion countries • GIZ beyond the Pentagon (macro) • Functional specialisation, not size

  14. Networking and further research • A pan-European community is established • Issues for further research • New definition of FUA + data at that level • Data on flows necessary to integrate network dimensions • Indicators and data for functional spesialisation • The links between functions and policies • Possibilities for compensating lack of agglomeration by functional specialisation

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