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European seminar at Ile de France Europe
22 September 2011 in Bruxelles
Driving Forces in Macro-Regions
Opening
What is the reason for having Macro-Regions?
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Cooperation in Macro-Regions started in 1990ies
European process supported by Interreg
European interest increased in with EC Baltic Sea
Strategy
The accelerating globalisation increases their necessity
Today’s markets and international competition require a
larger territorial outlook and a higher critical mass
Potentials:
– Bring added value, development and competitiveness
through exploring comparative advantages together
– Have a positive effect on cohesion and territorial
balance at EU scale
– Support to European Integration
Ile De France
What should be large Metropolitan areas role in a
Macro-Region?
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Considered a major economic, social and cultural driving
force and asset for the entire territory
Work for investments and development in the Macroregional context
Support processes of integration and cooperation
Benchmark itself in relation to
– Rural and urban territories inside the Macro-region
– Larger metropolitan areas in Europe and in the World
Develop upon endogenous potential
Take initiative to concrete territorial cooperation projects
with partners from the Macro-region and with larger
Metropolitan areas outside the Macro-region
World City Network, 2008
– 4 major agglomeration
of metropolitan regions at
world scale:
–Europe
–India and neighbours
–China-Korea-Japan
–US East
–Cooperation potential?
Internet Users in the world, 1999-2009
Average annual growth rate
European Cohesion Challenge (imbalances 2000)
Places driving the European Economy
• Urban places are main
drivers of economy
• Functionality the key for
success
• What is considered the
Macro Region of Ile de
France?
European Metropolitan Urban Regions
• Europe’s core area: Pentagon
London, Paris, Milano,
München, Hamburg
14% territory
32% population
46% GDP
• Dynamic fringes
Barcelona / Atlantic Arc
Vienna-Bratislava
Copenhagen-Malmoe
Manchester area
• Challenges in peripheries
National level: Capital and Secondary Cities
ES – UK – NL – FR
Growth in cities and surrounding regions 1995-2004
European cities in Global and European networks
• Position in economic and
research networks is
determined by the
accumulation of wealth, skill
and population
• A few dominant cities (London
and Paris)
• Followed by cities well
integrated in global networks
(Madrid, Stockholm, Zurich)
• Most cities (200 of 271) only
have modest participation in
networks
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Session Flow
What are the Driving Forces in Macro-Regions?
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“Macro-regions in Europe Ile de France, the space of flows”
Kathy Pain, GaWC
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“The Metropolitan Potential and its Added Value”
Philippe Matheron, DATAR
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Debate