State of Sheffield 2015 Andi Walshaw Gordon Dabinett Adapting to Change

Key themes Sheffield 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 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 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 socio- spatial 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 low- income 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 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*Population age structure (%) * Pop Change 0-4 years yrs 15-64yrs*65+yrs* % * 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) Sheffield has a well balanced demographic profile and strong population growth compared to most other comparators

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’ – 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 city- wide 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 CO 2 emissions have fallen, with a 20% drop over the period 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

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