1. The Larger Urban Zone (LUZ)
Torbiörn Carlquist
3/12/2002

2. Background LUZ Urban WP Nov 2001 Concept of Functional Urban Region
Approximate this with NUTS 3 or 4
WTU concept not used in UA pilot
Reduced variable list

3. Proposals from MS Most MS have made proposals 12 are quite acceptable
2 have misunderstood concept and used the morphological concept

4. Building block NUTS level 3 or 4: 9 countries
NUTS level 5: 3 countries
Other:
France: aires urbaines
FI, SE: Metropolitan areas
SE: Labour Market Areas

5. Comparability No absolute comparability
Some countries have larger LUZ than others (ES)
LUZ for medium-sized cities sometimes over-stretched (DE)

6. Problems Data availability a restrictive factor
2 UA cities in the same region (“common LUZ”)