1. Boundaries By Lewis Dijkstra Deputy Head of Unit
Analysis Unit, DG Regional Policy 1

2. Structure Revision of Cities – Larger Urban Zones Version codes
Sub-city districts
Link to degree of urbanisation
Metro regions

3. Revision of cities-larger urban zones
City revision is completed. Will be updated once a complete population grid is available. End of 2014? High level of continuity is desirable.
Larger urban zones: all have been revised except HU and ES. HU revision still this year. ES in 2014.
Other NSIs who wish to use more recent data to revise LUZs?

4. Version codes No significant boundary changes: C/K/L1
Any outstanding issues?

5. Sub-city districts
Methodology
Codes
Questions

6. Link to degree of urbanisation
Cities = densely populated or large urban areas
If boundaries change, continuity is the preferred option for cities.
If needed, population shares can be verified for merges using a table, for boundary shifts using GIS based on a material published by REGIO.
Regional Working Paper to be published 2013
Eurostat regional yearbook includes a chapter on the links and differences

9. Metro regions Updated to reflect: Data available from Eurostat
Changes in NUTS 3 regions
Changes in LUZ
Data available from Eurostat
Used in 8th Progress Report
Most changes are minor. We can circulate revised definition
Also covered in Eurostat regional yearbook