Transcript Presentation - State of Sheffield 2015

State of Sheffield 2015
Adapting to Change
Andi Walshaw
Gordon Dabinett
Key themes
• Sheffield 2014-15 Headlines
• Sheffield as a European City - What sort of city is Sheffield, in
the context of an increase in urban living across the world?
• Sheffield as a Core City - What, if anything, is distinctive or
unique about Sheffield in the context of increased attention
being given to cities as important drivers of growth in the UK?
• Sheffield as a Fair and Resilient City – Can Sheffield provide a
variety of opportunities for living and working, when cities are
often also places characterised by severe inequalities and the
potential for individual and collective crises?
Sheffield 2014-15 Headlines
• Growth in single person households, an increase in private
sector rents, growth in flats and apartments.
• Some underlying difficulties and new challenges, such as
community tensions were raised in specific areas of the city.
• More apprenticeships have been created and the two
universities have continued to attract some 20,000 new
students to the city.
• Economic data to follow; work commissioned from Experian
around financial vulnerability and SMEs
• Multi million pound investment on the Moor, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield Institute of Education by SHU, AMRC
Factory 2050 at Catcliffe and in the Lower Don Valley
Sheffield as a European City - What
sort of city is Sheffield, in the context
of an increase in urban living across
the world?
• Cities can be classified in many ways; Sheffield is a secondary
or second tier city
• over 30 in the US and nearly 60 in the EU have half a million
or more residents
• On this simple size comparison, Sheffield might be compared
with successful cities such as Seattle in the USA and Toulouse
in France
Seattle
• The city is hilly and is said to lie on seven hills, with the surrounding area
lending itself well to year round sailing, skiing, bicycling, camping, and
hiking.
• Seattle's foreign-born population grew 40% between the 1990 and 2000.
Some 12% of the city’s population and 7% of families are below the
poverty line.
• Seattle's economy is driven by a mix of older industrial companies, and
"new economy" Internet and technology companies, service, design and
clean technology companies.
• Boeing is the largest private employer in the Seattle metropolitan area
• A 2008 United States Census Bureau survey showed that Seattle had the
highest percentage of college and university graduates of any major U.S.
city.
• About 90% of Seattle's energy is produced using hydro power. Less than
two percent of energy is produced using fossil fuels.
Toulouse
• Urban growth is fuelled by a large number of new inhabitants,
estimated to be 20,000 each year.
• Aeronautics had been the first industry to connect with local
research and higher education. Toulouse is today the second
largest university centre after Paris. All together it represents
110,000 students, 500 laboratories, and 20,000 research
employees.
• One of the key challenges for Toulouse is to reduce sociospatial segregation and inequalities. Social housing estates,
mainly located in the western part of the city were developed
in the early 1960’s in order to accommodate middle-income
households but have in the long run been inhabited by lowincome populations.
Sheffield as a
European City
Almost 60
cities with
population of
500k or more
Sheffield as a European City - What sort of city is
Sheffield, in the context of an increase in urban living
across the world?
• Total population of 27 EU countries – increased by 3% in 10 yrs up to 2013
• Across Europe, cities are either smaller than Sheffield or part of larger
urban units where cities of the size of Sheffield are subsumed into larger
regions
• Sheffield in the post-crisis period has experienced an increase in
population and in the number of persons employed. This compares
favourably with many cities.
• Sheffield had one of the lowest measures of GDP in 2010, largely
explained by the importance of the public sector and government
investment in the growth of Sheffield prior to 2007, and the subsequent
austerity measures that have seen reductions in public expenditure in
English cities.
Sheffield as a European City - What sort of city is
Sheffield, in the context of an increase in urban living
across the world?
• The urban form and administrative arrangements for Sheffield, if not
unique are certainly distinctive.
• Sheffield has a relatively well balanced demographic profile.
• The proportion of people unemployed in Sheffield does not compare
unfavourably with other cities.
• The use of a car is not particularly different in Sheffield compared to other
cities.
• European ‘secondary’ cities grew strongly in the period 2000-2007.
Sheffield performed relatively well in this context, Since 2007, the pattern
has been far more varied, but dominated by low growth, stagnation and
decline, with some clear exceptions of constant growth in Germany and
Poland.
• Sheffield performs worst on economic growth measures (up to 2010/12)
but more encouragingly on labour market and demographic trends.
Sheffield as a European City - What sort of city is
Sheffield, in the context of an increase in urban living
across the world?
• Charleroi and Liege in Belgium and Tilburg in The Netherlands experienced
growth in all measures of GDP per capita, employment and population.
• The Ruhr conurbation in Germany, and Leipzig, Lodz, and Katowice in
Poland experienced growth in GDP per capita and employment.
• Lille in France saw growth in GDP per capita but a decline in employment.
• Sheffield, Toulouse in France, and Eindhoven in The Netherlands
experienced decline in GDP per capita but employment and population
growth.
• Gothenburg in Sweden and Zaragoza in Spain saw decline in GDP per
capita and employment.
• Bilbao in Spain underwent declines in all measures of GDP per capita,
employment and population.
CITY*
Sheffield has a
well balanced
demographic
profile and
strong
population
growth
compared to
most other
comparators
SHEFFIELD (UK)
CHARLEROI (B)
LIEGE (B)
ESSEN (G)
DORTMUND (G)
LEIPZIG (G)
ZARAGOZA (ES)
BILBAO (ES)
TOULOUSE (F)
LILLE (F)
GENOVA (IT)
EINDHOVEN (NL)
TILBURG (NL)
LODZ (PL)
WROCLAW (PL)
KATOWICE (PL)
GOTEBORG (SW)
Population age structure (%) *
0-4 years
15-19
yrs
15-64yrs*
65+yrs*
6.1
6.5
6.1
4.0
4.1
4.7
5.0
4.2
5.9
7.0
3.8
5.3
5.5
4.4
5.2
4.4
6.4
7.7
5.9
5.5
4.9
5.1
2.8
4.4
3.8
7.1
7.3
4.0
5.4
6.3
4.3
4.1
4.7
5.3
68.1
65.6
65.9
65.7
65.7
65.5
66.2
66.1
67.5
65.6
61.4
66.2
66.9
70.6
71.9
71.8
65.0
15.6
16.7
17.1
21.4
21.4
22.8
19.6
20.9
14.9
14.2
27.0
16.9
16.2
16.9
14.0
14.8
18.3
Pop
Change
%
200412*
+6.1
+2.1
+5.4
-2.5
-1.3
+5.8
+6.4
-0.2
+2.0
+0.5
-3.2
+2.1
+2.4
-7.7
-0.8
-3.9
+6.4
Sheffield as a Core City - What, if anything, is distinctive or unique about Sheffield in
the context of increased attention being given to cities as important drivers of
growth in the UK?
• ‘Northern powerhouse’
–
–
–
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Cross-Pennine collaboration and agglomeration
Capitalising on the unique assets
complementary sectoral strengths for a economic area of scale (‘virtual city’)
Potential for shared labour market and modern connectivity (OneNorth; HS2)
• Knowledge-driven advanced manufacturing
– Combining world class research and innovation with major industrial partners
– Creating and shaping new industries
• Leading the push for devolution
– One of the three most radical Growth Deals
– Combined authority for governance over functioning economic area
• Public service reform
– Connecting people to economic growth with high quality public services
– Leading the transformation of the public sector
• Sheffield: outdoor city
– generates more than £53m in economic output a year
Sheffield as a Fair and Resilient City – Can Sheffield provide a
variety of opportunities for living and working, when cities are
often also places characterised by severe inequalities and the
potential for individual and collective crises?
A FAIR CITY?
• Large and growing non-standard consumer credit market has developed in
Sheffield – represents about 12% of the adult population with an average
loan from these providers in the city of £800.
• Currently present in Sheffield are The Money Shop (7 shops), Cash Shop,
Cash Convertors (3 shops), Cheque Centre, and Cash Store (2 shops).
• Currently the only alternative to commercial lenders, in the non-standard
market, is Sheffield Credit Union.
Some 33% of
the clients
described
themselves as
belonging to a
BME group
(compared to
the Sheffield
population of
19%) and 40% of
clients had a
disability or
long-term health
condition
(compared to
20% of Sheffield
population).
This map illustrates the citywide coverage of Sheffield
Citizens Advice services. Each
dot marks the centre of a
client postcode - the darker
the dot, the more clients
there were at that postcode.
The underlying colours reflect
the Index of Multiple
Deprivation (IMD) rank for
each ward (red = highest
deprivation, blue = lowest).
Sheffield as a Fair and Resilient City – Can Sheffield provide a
variety of opportunities for living and working, when cities are
often also places characterised by severe inequalities and the
potential for individual and collective crises?
A RESILIENT CITY
• In Sheffield the industrial and commercial sector accounts for some 41%
of the City’s emissions, with an estimate of around 10% coming from the
NHS, public health and social care system
• Domestic CO2 emissions have fallen, with a 20% drop over the period
2005-12.
• Sheffield has higher levels of fuel poverty than the England average, but
the city compares well with other core cities, having the lowest levels
except Bristol
• In Sheffield only 55% of adults self-report achieving 150 minutes of
moderate physical activity a week (the recommended level). 30% report
not even achieving 30 minutes a week.
State of Sheffield 2015 – Design, Print & Launch
DESIGN & PRINT
• New photography – produced by Sheffield College students
• Report layout and design – produced by Sheffield Institute of Art and Design
students
• Sheffield Institute of Art and Design students looking at alternative formats in
addition to the paper report
LAUNCH
• Half day conference to launch the report – date to be confirmed in February
• Exhibition of Sheffield College Photography work – linked to the launch
Thoughts, comments, feedback…