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Open Days University9th European week of Regions and Cities
Europe 2020 Strategy and EU cities: Responding to demographic and socio-economic challenges
Domenico ROSSETTI di VALDALBEROEuropean Commission, DG Research and Innovation*
Brussels, 15 September 2011
* Personally speaking
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Gonzalez Report “Europe 2030”
Source: http://www.flagslist.com/maps/Asia/asia-map.gif
Europe is at a crossroads: either we keep and strengthen the role as one of the main global actors, or we become an “increasingly irrelevant outgrowth on the Asian continent”
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Largest Countries / Regions by 2025
China (1453 millions) India (1431)EU-27 (517)USA (358) Indonesia (263)Pakistan (246)Brazil (214)Nigeria (210)
Bangladesh (195)Russia (132)Mexico (123)Japan (120)Ethiopia (119)Philippines (117)Egypt (105)
Source: UN
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Consumption share by 2050
Source: European Commission, DG RTD (Global Europe 2030/2050), MIRAGE model, L. Fontagné
0
0,05
0,1
0,15
0,2
0,25
0,3
0,35
2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 2029 2034 2039 2044 2049
Japan
ASEAN
India
USA
RoLAC
Brazil
EU27
Russia
MiddleEast
PPWCAsia
Turkey
China
USA
EU27
China
India
Japan
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World CO2 emissions by 2050 (BAU)
20,1
29
38,7
44,2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1990 2010 2030 2050
GtC
O2
Source: European Commission, DG RTD (WETO)
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World (ageing) population by 2100
Source: European Commission, DG RTD (VLEEM) and UN
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Oil production and consumption
Source: Grande Reportagem
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Number of researchers (FTE)
Source: European Commission, DG RTD – RIC report 2011, data from Eurostat, OECD
354
1092
537708
10411131
437 501
73186
341
500
582
797252
282
210182
50
35
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000 2008 2000 2008 2000 2007 2000 2008 2000 2008
Res
ea
rch
ers
(F
TE
) (0
00s
)
Private sector Public sector
Total Researchers (FTE) - average annual growth (%), 2000-2008 (2)
10,9
3,81,3 0,9
10,8
0
5
10
15
CN EU US JP KR
%
China EU United States
Japan (3)
South Korea (4)
In 2008, China employed about 1.6 million researchers, compared to about 1.5 million in the EU. Trends over time and differences in the share of private and public sectors are also significant
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The urban challenge
Source: UN-Habitat
1970
RURAL63%
URBAN37%
2000 2030
RURAL53% URBAN
47%
RURAL40%
URBAN60%
60% of the world population will live in cities by 2030
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Megacities
Source: Source: Davies / Le Quément and wikipedia
Urban population has exploded in several cities since 1950
1950
(millions)
2010
(millions)Seoul 1 23
Sao Paolo 2,5 21Delhi 1.5 20
Jakarta 1,5 16Rio de Janeiro 3 12
Teheran 1 16Istanbul 1 13
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Poverty and slums
Source: Source: UN HABITAT, 2008
High percentage of urban population living in slum
Developping World 36.5
Sub Saharian Africa 62.2
Latin America 27.0
Eastern Asia 36.5
Southern Asia 42.9
South Eastern Asia 27.5
Western Asia 24.0
Oceania 24.1
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European policy context on Cities
“Subsidiarity” and concrete actions
Several Commission DGs interest
European Parliament (MEP constituencies)
Committee of the Regions
Regional and urban representation in Brussels
Pan-European city associations
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EU and Cities
“URBAN” Community Initiative – ERDF (DG XVI – REGIO)“City of Tomorrow” Key Action in FP5 (DG XII – RTD)Urban sustainability in FP6 (DG RTD)Sustainable cities (DG ENV)CONCERTO and CIVITAS for energy, efficiency,
renewables and clean transport (DG TREN)Projects on Cities in the programmes “Environment” and
“Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities” in FP7Covenant of Mayors (DG TREN)European Innovation Partnership “Smart Cities”Joint Programming Initiative – Urban Europe
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Paris, Rome, Maastricht, Nice, Lisbon for the Treaties
Barcelona for the Mediterranean
Copenhagen for environment
Luxembourg for justice
Bologna for education
Frankfurt for the Euro
Schengen,…
Cities explain Europe
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Drivers for research on urban issues
Rapid growth and concentration: Urban population, water needs, energy, traffic, waste,…
New emerging evolutions: Mega-regions, urban corridors, city-regions,…
Opportunities: Employment and entrepreneurship, access to facilities like school and health, cultural diversity,…
Negative images: Pollution, congestion, exclusion, slums,...
Environment & health and climate change impacts: Emerging issues for urban management
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Some EU SSH research projects SOCIAL POLIS - Social platform on cities and social cohesion
CHANCE2SUSTAIN - Urban Chances: City growth and the sustainability challenge; Comparing fast growing cities in growing economies
SUSTAINCITY - Prospective of sustainable cities in Europe
PLACES - Platform of Local Authorities and Cities Engaged in Science
GEITONES – Generating interethnic tolerance and neighbourhoods integration in European urban spaces
SPREAD - Social Platform on Sustainable Lifestyles
URBACHINA - Sustainable Urbanisation in China: Historical and Comparative Perspectives, Mega-trends towards 2050
SHRINK SMART - The governance of Shrinkage within a European context
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Building/Transport integration
Nature/agriculture in the cities
System, techno & social innovations
Major lifestyles changes
Compact city vs. urban sprawl
Green infrastructure
Better City, Better life (Shanghai 2010)
Individualistic values
Scarcity of resources
Urban mining
Concentration of needs
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FP7 - Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH)
New calls for proposals published on 19 July 2011
Topic SSH.2012.7.1.1-1Forward looking tools and methods for answering major societal challenges
Budget: up to € 2.5 million
Deadline: 2 February 2012
http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/funding_en.html
FP7 SSH 2012 Calls for Proposals
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Conclusions from The World in 2025
The Europe 2020 strategy (smart, sustainable and
inclusive growth) requires to move:
Towards a large and integrated “global Europe” Towards a socio-ecological transition Towards new territorial dynamics – Shaping Cities
in a sustainable way