ESPON Seminar

Liège, Belgium

17-11-2010

METROBORDER Cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions

Tobias Chilla, University of Luxembourg, on behalf of the TPG

CU Coordination Unit

MC Monitoring Committee

AREBundesamt für Raumentwicklung (Leadpartner)

MAT Ministère de l’Intérieur et de l’Aménagement du territoire du Grand Duché du Luxembourg

DIACTDélégation interministérielle à l'aménagement et à la compétitivité des territoires

BMVBS Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

DGATLPMinistère der Région Wallone, Direction générale de l'Aménagement du territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine

UL Université du Luxembourg (Leadpartner)

CEGUM Centre de Recherches en Géographie - Université de Metz

CEPS Centre d'Etudes de Populations, Pauvreté et Politiques Socio-Ec.

ETHZ Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

IGEAT Université Libre de Bruxelles

RegBas Regio Basiliensis

UHA Université de Haute Alsace

USB Universität des Saarlandes

Researcher Researcher Stakeholder Stakeholder

ESPON programmeESPON programmeThe METROBORDER project

WP 1 Analysis on European level

WP 2 Case Studies: Greater Region & Upper Rhine

WP 3 Strategy Building

WP 4 Dissemination

‚Cross-Border Polycentric Metropolitan Regions‘ (CBPMR): •Where are they? •What is their position? •How can their governance be improved? •...

The METROBORDER project

FUAs and MUAs within the two case study regions

1. New regions?

1. New regions?

The spatial setting: The Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) of the cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions (CBPMRs)

right: core spaces for increased cross-border cooperation in the case study region – results from a Delphi study, differentiated for the national backgrounds of the responding experts

left: cross-border institutions and their perimeter within the Upper Rhine region

1. New regions?

2. Metropolitan regions?

VI = Vienna: alpha city (in 4th of ten world city categories) GN = Geneva: beta city (6/10) CP = Copenhagen: beta city (6/10) LX = Luxembourg: beta city (6/10) BV = Bratislava: gamma-plus city (8/10) (Basel and Strasbourg are mentioned as showing “sufficiency” but are not included in this map)

CBPMR-cities in the GaWC-monitor (marked in red)

each square indicates a metropolis, and its position roughly represents the position on the world map

(source: GaWC 2008; own graphic).

Economic control in CBPMRs – applying the FOCI approach: -diversity of cases-polycentric structure -asymmetric metropolitan quality in all cases

2. Metropolitan regions?

Metropolitan accessibility? Number of flights per day and airport for the two case study regions and their surrounding areas

2. Metropolitan regions?

3. cross-border regions ?

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3. cross-border regions ?

(postal survey 2009/10, University of the Saarland; n=75)

Economy: the example of the automotive industry in the Greater Region

-relatively even distribution of economic activities in this sector in all subregions -hardly cross-border cooperation on regional level -mostely due to lack of information)

What role for the EU? Results from the Delphi study (n GR= 156, n UR =89)

4. Political conclusions?

4. Political conclusions?

Institutional Mapping of CBPMRs

•x-axis: institutional level •y-axis: geographical scope

(CEPS/Instead 2010)

The five most important barriers for an enhanced cross-border cooperation in both case study regions (Delphi study)

4. Political conclusions?

The most relevant policies for increased cross-border cooperation (Delphi Study)

4. Political conclusions?

4. Political conclusions? BruxellesBruxelles

LilleLille Aachen-Aachen-Liège-Liège-

MaastrichtMaastricht

Rhein/Rhein/Main Main

Lux.Lux.

StrasbourgStrasbourg

NancyNancy

KaiserslauternKaiserslautern

ArlonArlon

Lux.Core FUA

Neighbouring domestic metropolises

Main Institutional focus CBPMR

Neighbouring CBPMRs

Central CBPMR Cities

Metropolitan Corridors

Neighbouring FUA

Surrounding FUA

Functional Urban Areas

SaarbrückenSaarbrücken

Thionville Thionville

MetzMetz

Trier

© University of Luxembourg, Project Metroborder, 2010Level: FUA

Source: ESPON Data Base, IGEAT, FOCI, 2010Origin of Data: ESPON Data Base, IGEAT, FOCI, 2010

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ESPON Seminar

Liège, Belgium

17-11-2010

METROBORDER Cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions

Tobias Chilla, University of Luxembourg, on behalf of the TPG