1. Perception Survey on quality of life Report on "Cities of tomorrow"
in 75 European Cities
Report on "Cities of tomorrow"
Corinne Hermant de Callataÿ
Directorate-General for Regional Policy
'Urban Development and Territorial Cohesion' Unit
NUAC Meeting – April 2012

2. Perception Survey on quality of life
in 75 European Cities

3. APPROACH
Use of the “eurobarometer flash” toolkit (coordination by our DG Communication)
23 questions (+ new ones in 2009) on "perception" of quality of services + key urban issues in 75 big cities
500 phone interviews per city in 2006 and (300 phone interviews per city in 2004)
Initially addressed via fixed telephone number. Increasing use of mobile telephone numbers
EU 27 + HR + TR (+ CH in next survey)

4. AT 2
BE 3
BG 2
CY 1
CZ 2
DK 2
DE 7
EE 1
EL 2
ES 4
FR 6
FI 2
HU 2
IE 1
IT 6
LT 1
LU 1
LV 1
MT 1
NL 3
PL 4
PT 2
RO 3
SE 2
SI 1
SK 2
UK 6
HR 1
TR 4

5. 3 European surveys already conducted + 2 complementary surveys
A first survey had been conducted in 2004 on 31 cities (300 phone interviews)
Second survey on 75 European cities in November 2006
Third survey in November 2009
Two complementary surveys conducted in Finland and in Germany

6. Coordinated Surveys on the Quality of Life in German Cities
Comparison between cities
(e.g. on environmental issues)

7. Comparison in time

8. Cultural services like concert hall, ….
Satisfaction /
Cultural
Facilities

9. "You feel safe in the city"

10. 2009: new questions such as (in bold)
Satisfaction with:
Public transport - Health care services offered by doctors and hospitals - Sports facilities - Cultural facilities in [CITY NAME]
Public spaces in [CITY NAME] such as markets, squares, pedestrian areas
+ Agreement/disagreement on a series of statements
In [CITY NAME] poverty is a problem
Generally speaking, most people in [CITY NAME] can be trusted
+ 2009: a SPECIFIC module on transport

11. 2009: a new module on transport
Q4C: How often do you use public transport in [CITY NAME]?
Q4B: Which means of transport do you mostly/ primarily use to go to your working/training place?
Q4A: How many minutes per day do you usually spend to go to your working/training place? 8 possible answers (Max = more than 60 minutes)
Q4D:Why don't you use public transport? 8 answers (base: the ones who never use pub. transp.)

12. 2012: a new PERCEPTION SURVEY
Scheduled for November-December 2012
Balance to be found:
Small revisions/new items vs. comparability with previous surveys
Number of questions vs. Cost
A new contractor: TNS

13. A new report on Cities of tomorrow

14. Key messages There is a European model of cities
The European model of sustainable urban development is under threat
There are opportunities to turn the threats into positive challenges
New forms of governance are essential to respond to these urban challenges
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15. Challenges do not respect administrative borders
they need to be formulated to concur with our overall objective of sustainable territorial development with liveable cities all across Europe
Challenges do not respect administrative borders
Challenges cannot be addressed individually
their interrelations and contradictions need to be properly understood
The administrative city needs to be complemented by a flexible functional geography / urbanised space
Multi-scalar governance as a key challenge

16. Outcomes
A final report has been published on 24/10/ EN, FR, PL already available CN, DE, ES, PT, JP will follow Summary and conclusions in all languages
Presentations and proceedings of three workshops
Thematic issue papers on urban environmental challenges economic challenges social challenges governance challenges Mapping of urban foresights
10 case studies of “Good policies and practices of cities tackling challenges”

17. Thank you for your attention
Perception survey:
Cities of tomorrow:
Thank you for your attention