11-Oct-07 Aiming at high-quality statistical information on Urban Europe – Achievements and challenges Teodora Brandmuller

11-Oct-07 Open Days What is the Urban Audit? The Urban Audit is a joint effort by DG Regio and Eurostat to provide reliable and comparative statistical information on selected urban areas Dimensions of the dataset: More than 300 variables collected and 260 indicators (derived series) calculated Reference periods: ; (reduced data set); , (complete data set) Four spatial units: core city (complete data set) larger urban zone, kernel, sub-city information (reduced data set)

Eurostat’s mission is to provide the European Union with a high-quality statistical information service, reliable and objective statistics that enable comparisons. National Statistical Institutes compile the data from their databases and co-ordinate the collection on national level involving relevant local authorities. Eurostat National Statistical Institutes Main stakeholders of the Urban Audit DG Regio’s mission is to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion. The Community Strategic Guidelines on cohesion specifies several possible actions with a focus on urban areas. The implementation and evaluation of these actions need high-quality statistical information. Cities and local authorities are involved as contributors, providing data to the Statistical Office, and as data users. Cities are encouraged to use the database for benchmarking, policy development and evaluation DG Regio Cities and local authorities

11-Oct-07 Challenges

11-Oct-07 Open Days Limit the increased burden on respondents The Urban Audit is a secondary data collection we are collecting data that was compiled through other surveys and research we are collecting data from registers we encourage estimation of data  limited additional burden on respondents more work for cities, local authorities and more work for statistical institutes

11-Oct-07 Open Days Statistics based on sound methodology Sound methodology must underpin quality statistics. This requires adequate tools, procedures and expertise. Liaise with colleagues at international level in order to learn from the best The overall methodological framework follows European and international standards and guidelines The Urban Audit Think Tank creates a forum for discussion European standards and recommendations are used in the concepts and definitions (ESA95, LFS, NACE etc.)

11-Oct-07 Open Days Relevance Priority needs are being met and reflected in the work programme –The variable list was revised based on policy need of the Commission (DG Regional Policy and DG Environment), the European Environment Agency. –Several new variables in the domains education, environment, transport. User satisfaction surveys are undertaken –Last survey was undertaken by DG Regio in –Feedback is collected at various forums and conferences (Urban Audit Day 2005 – all participating cities invited) –YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME!

11-Oct-07 Open Days Coherence and Comparability European Statistics should be consistent internally, over time and comparable between regions and countries. –Statistics are compiled on the basis of common standards with respect to scope, definitions, units and classifications in the different surveys and sources. –Comparability of the data is assessed Acceptable ranges of indicator values calculated using descriptive statistics

11-Oct-07 Open Days Accessibility and Clarity in Disseminating Urban Audit data Easy access to data in a clear understandable form   Pre-defined tables on Eurostat homepage New Table – Graph – Map interface   Meta data and guidance Meta data is presented according to Special Data Dissemination Standards Urban Audit Reference Guide 2003/2004 data collection

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 Table – Graph – Map interface

11-Oct-07 Achievements

 Continuously increasing geographical coverage  Cities are volunteering to be involved in the project

 The different spatial levels increase comparability of results

11-Oct-07 Open Days Core cityLUZ KernelSCD Spatial levels in the Urban Audit for London Source:

11-Oct-07 Open Days Annual average population change rate (%) in European capitals,  The data collected for different reference years give possibility for long term analysis

11-Oct-07 Open Days Annual average population change rate in European capitals,  … and for short term analysis

 The several domains covered create a wealth of information Population Social aspects Economy Civic Involvement Education Environment Transport Tourism & Culture Information Society

Multimodal accessibility and GDP  … and allow investigating relationships

11-Oct-07 Open Days Challenges for the future Increase comparability –Decrease the use of deviating definitions –Continue harmonisation of spatial delineations (sub-city districts; larger urban zones) Improve dissemination –Map based statistical data dissemination –Increase visibility of metadata

11-Oct-07 Thank you for your attention!

11-Oct-07 Open Days Availability of data for the period at the core city level

Availability of data for the period at the core city level per domain

11-Oct-07 Open Days Availability of data for the period at the core city level

11-Oct-07 Open Days Key indicators Total resident population Total population of working age Total population change over 1 year Total annual population change over 5 years Nationals as a proportion of total population Other EU nationals as a proportion of total population Non-EU nationals as a proportion of total pop. Nationals born abroad as a prop. of total pop. Average size of households Proportion of households that are 1-person househ. Proportion of households with children aged 0-17 Population

Average living area in m2 per person Proportion of households living in owned dwellings Number of hospital beds per 1000 residents Number of car thefts per 1000 population Number of domestic burglary per 1000 population Unemployment rate Ratio of employed persons to population of working age Self-employment rate Proportion in part-time employment GDP per head GDP per employed person Percent. households with less than half nat.aver.income Percentage of elected city representat. who are men Annual expenditure of the munic. authority per resident Prop. of munic. authority income from local taxation Civic Involvement Economy Social aspects Key indicators 2

11-Oct-07 Open Days Children 0-2 in day care per 1000 children Proportion of female students in higher education Prop. of working age population qualified at level 1 or 2 ISCED – total/male/female Prop. of working age population qualified at level 5 or 6 ISCED – total/male/female Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3 Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3 Consumption of water (m3 per annum) per capita Price of a m3 of domestic water Collected solid waste per capita per year Proportion of solid waste processed by landfill Total land area (km2) - from the cadastral register Population density: total resident pop. per square km Environment Education Key indicators 3

11-Oct-07 Open Days Proportion of journeys to work by car Number of registered cars per 1000 population Road accidents that lead to death per 1000 pop. Average time of journey to work Number of stops of public transport per km2 Cost of a monthly ticket for public transport (for 5-10 km) Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents Annual visitors to museums per resident Tourist overnight stays in reg. accommodation per year Tourist overnight stays per resident population Tourism Transport Key indicators 4

11-Oct-07 Open Days Population Social aspects Economy Civic Involvement Education Environment Transport Tourism & Culture Information Society