1. Urban Audit in 2004 Proposals for Completion

2. Structure of my talk The perception survey More quantitative data
New Member State data
Collection of historic data
“C-type” variables
Dissemination
Data analyis
Planning Urban Audit III

3. AIM OF THIS TALK: Highlight the Urban Audit program for next year
Show the necessary tasks for high quality urban statistics

4. The perception survey The Survey planned since a long time…
300 households in 30 Urban Audit cities
Telephone survey 5th – 16th January 2004
Results end of January
Adding Urban Audit questions to existing opinion polls
Increase the information base
Supported by a grant
Needs to be realised in 2004 to assure comparability
Perception surveys in new Member States ?

5. More quantitative data
From current Member States
Updates, further estimations, more data … all welcome
Integration of more cities (Example FR, FI)
From new Member States and BG, RO
First wave December 2003
Second wave in autumn/winter 2004
Urban Statistics from other countries
Turkey, EFTA countries: data welcome

6. More quantitative data (2)
Collection of historic data
Information of the Urban Audit pilot phase (1999) not usable for various reasons
Data collection for 1991 and 1996 for a selection of variables
Supported by a grant
Collection of “C-type” variables
Proves to be very costly
Only in justified cases
Needs to be realised in 2004 for comparibility

7. Dissemination NewCronos: the variables The internet: the indicators
Later than planned because of contractual problems in the responsible unit (lack of human resources)
Hopefully in spring 2004
The internet: the indicators
According to plan beginning of April
Constantly updated
The Maps in the GISCO database
The Book: an overview
Also according to plan beginning of April

8. Data analysis Under the responsibility of DG REGIO
Needs a call for tender to find a contractor
Target: Identify clusters of cities, links between different indicators, specifities of spatial units, similarities between groups of cities (small-large, core-periphery)

9. The future of the Urban Audit
Urban Audit II ends in December 2004
Steering Committee to look ahead for Urban Audit continued
Current and new Member States
Questions to be answered:
What is the framework of future cohesion policy?
What indicators are needed (leading to which variables to be collected) ?
Reference year, spatial units?

10. Thanks for listening !
Any Comment ?