1. Data Dissemination at the EU level
The Urban Audit
Data Dissemination at the EU level
Lewis Dijkstra, PhD

2. Topics of my presentation
Urban Audit Website
NewCronos
Urban Audit Call for Tender

3. 123 Large cities 135 Midsize cities
There are currently 258 cities participating in the Urban Audit. (In the pilot phase there were only 58 large cities)
London and Paris (Europe's biggest cities) are included.
The 258 cities are geographically dispersed within each Member State. At least one city in every region.
Approximately 20% of the national population is covered (1 in 5 people in every country)

4. www.urbanaudit.org Provides a simple introduction to the UA
This website has been up and running since August 2004
Updated with data and expanded in October 2005
Contract runs until August 2006
After that?

5. Access data in 5 ways City Profile City Ranking City comparisons
Structure of cities
Download a small subset of data

6. 1. City Profile

7. 2. City Ranking

8. 3. City Comparison

9. 4. Structure of Cities Compares city level data with: National data
Larger Urban Zone data
Minimum neighbourhood level
Maximum neighbourhood level
(Only 31 neighbourhood indicators)

10. Example: Structure of Amiens

11. 5. Data download page Simple interface
Allows only 6 indicators to be downloaded
Up to three countries at a time
Only one spatial level at a time

12. NewCronos Now freely accessible
For advanced users: academics, researchers, policy makers…
Allows the data to be structured in different ways and can be downloaded for future analysis
But does not provide any analysis, comparison or graphing

13. Commission Communication
Cities' contribution to Growth and Jobs in the Region
To be presented during the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Urban Affairs in Bristol on 6 December
Clarifies the role of cities within the Future round of Structural Funds
Builds on the Strategic Guidelines
Annex with analysis based on the UA (see document in Circa)

14. Urban Audit Analysis Call for Tender
State of European Cities Report
Current state of cities
Evolution over time
Typologies
Case Studies
4-10 short case studies produced in collaboration with each city to show the added value of the UA at the local level
Could function as a model for other cities on how to use the Urban Audit

15. Conclusion Multiple methods of dissemination
Increased attention for communication and analysis as well as data dissemination
However, UA should become more widely known and used. Hopefully, the UA will become known through word of mouth.