economic development in the amsterdam metropolitan area emta conference, london 9 october
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Economic Development in theAmsterdam Metropolitan Area
EMTA Conference, London 9 october
Outline
Introduction
The Economic Development of Metropolitan Areas
The economic position of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
Key elements of the Regional Strategy
Economic Development and Public Transport
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Introduction
• City-Region (Stadsregio) Amsterdam: formal structure, 16 municipalities, core: Transport Authority, additional Economic Affairs, Housing Policy
• Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: informal structure, 36 municipalities, 2 provinces, 1 city-region
• Economic Affairs – mainly on AMA scale
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Introduction – Amsterdam metropolitan Area:
• 2.4 mln inhabitants• 230.000 firms• 1.1 mln working persons• 1 mln houses• 14 mln overnight stays (tourists)• 5th european airport• Largest greenport• Second european internet-hub (AMSIX)
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The Economic Role & Perspectives of Metropolitan Areas
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What happened the last 3 decades:
70th – 80th: Cities in crisis
•Decline of the traditional industries
•Sub-urbanization
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1970>>2012
What happened the last 3 decades:
90th >>: resurrection of the cities:
•Expanding world-markets
•IT-revolution
•‘New Economy’ : service + creative
•Wasteland transforming in hotspots
•Revived city + suburbs: “one daily urban system” = Metropolitan Area
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- Cities/Metropolitan Areas are the economic backbones of the EU economy
- They attract people, firms(businesses), entrepreneurs and scientists/artists: the place to be – the place where it happens
- Metropolitan Areas have thé important (economic) asset: scale and interactivity
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PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM
A new Metropolitan Economy is emerging:
•knowledge based economy•international connected economy•from supply oriented towards demand driven (??)•high dynamics – great uncertainties•shift in working patterns
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MISSION | objectives
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Regional Strategy:-innovation-policy -human capital -sustainable growth-transformation working areas-tourism
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Spatial impacts:
-Metropolitan area as daily urban system-New hotspots at relicted sites/office-districts-Cities as living labs, smart cities-Science parks – university campusses-International hubs – airports, business districts-Transport knots – gateways to centers-Tourism at metropolitan level
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PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM
PLATFORM REGIONAAL ECONOMISCHE STRUCTUUR METROPOOLREGIO AMSTERDAM
And public transport??•Emerging daily urban systems – new centres•End of long term planning•Flexible systems of public transport•less commuting – more tourist•Supply oriented >> demand driven
(public <>market)•New transport modalities: (E-)bikes, Taxi-uber, E-cars, Google-cars