Transcript Final sets of indicators

INTERCO
Indicators of Territorial Cohesion
ESPON Internal Seminar
30.11.2011, Kraków
Vanessa Rousseaux, University of Geneva
Erik Gløersen, Spatial Foresight
Project background
Aim:
To develop indicators and indices that can be used to measure
territorial cohesion, complex territorial development, structural
issues, territorial challenges and opportunities as well as territorial
effects at different geographical levels and types of regions.
Main challenges:
- Find a shared understanding of territorial cohesion (TC) and of
means to achieve it.
- Define what to measure and how
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Project background
Partners
– University of Geneva, SWITZERLAND (Lead)
– National Technical University of Athens, GREECE
– Nordregio ‐ Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, Stockholm,
SWEDEN
Experts
– Spatial Foresight, Heisdorf, LUXEMBOURG
– RRG Spatial Planning and Geoinformation, Oldenburg i.H.,
GERMANY
Timeframe
Draft Final Report December 2011
Final Report February 2012
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Selection process
Initial set of indicators (>600)
Policy relevance
INTERCO Territorial objectives
EU key / territorial
strategies
Use
Participatory approach
Well-being Framework
Data availability
Sub-national level, time series, coverage
Final set of indicators
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Wishlist
INTERCO territorial objectives
6 territorial political priorities towards cohesion
- Strong local economies ensuring global competitiveness
- Innovative territories
- Fair access to services, market and jobs
- Inclusion and quality of life
- Attractive regions of high ecological values
- Integrated polycentric territorial development
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Final sets of indicators (1/3)
Territorial objectives
Strong local economies
ensuring global competitiveness
Indicators
Labour productivity in industry and services
GDP per capita in PPP
Overall unemployment rate
Old age dependency ratio
Innovative territories
Population aged 25-64 with tertiary education
Intramural expenditures on R&D
Employment rate 20-64
Final sets of indicators (2/3)
Territorial objectives
Fair access to services, market
and jobs
Indicators
Access to compulsory school
Access to hospitals
Accessibility of grocery services
Access to university
Accessibility potential by road
Accessibility potential by rail
Accessibility potential by air
Inclusion and quality of life
Disposable household income
Life expectancy at birh
Proportion of early school leavers
Gender imbalances
Different female-male unemployment rate
Ageing index
Final sets of indicators (3/3)
Territorial objectives
Attractive regions of high
ecological values and strong
territorial capital
Indicators
Potential vulnerability to climate change (ESPON
Climate)
Air pollution: PM10
Air pollution: Ozone concentrations
Soil sealing per capita
Mortality, hazards and risks
Biodiversity
wishlist
Renewable energy potential
Integrated polycentric territorial
development
Population potential within 50 km
Net migration rate
Cooperation intensity (number of common projects
between partners, from ESPON TERCO)
Cooperation degree (the number of regions
cooperating with each other, from ESPON TERCO)
Polycentricity index
wishlist
GDP per Capita
Spatial disparities at
a given time
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What does these charts mean in terms of territorial cohesion?
Gross Domestic Product - Purchasing Power Parity - per Capita
80'000
Sigma
convergence
60'000
Constant 2000 International US$
GDP per
capita
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
UK
70'000
50'000
40'000
30'000
20'000
10'000
0
1'980
Data s ource : The World Bank : World Developm ent Indicators 2009
1'985
1'990
1'995
2'000
2'005
GDP per
capita
Coefficient
of variation
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Unemployment rate (total, male, female)
Total
Male
Female
Difference male-female
decrease desired
Disposable household income
increase desired,
lagging regions catch
up faster
Household income 2007 (NUTS-2)
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Use of the results
- Representing divergence or convergence of
territories towards main EU territorial policy
priorities.
- Visualizing the regions that diverge clearly from
average / target and in what kind of policy priority.
- Classifying the regions by results: new typologies?
- Flexible indicators, will follow policy development
and data availability.
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Experiences of the project
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Problem of definition of TC
Diverging goals of TC and means to achieve them
Many possibilities to measure
Find a few understandable indicators (no
complex) representing many goals
Lack of data despite huge number of indicators
(problem of level and coverage)
Follow recent policy development and new
challenges
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