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Local communities and everyday life in Funen
Ryan Weber
Ilpo Tammi
Svendborg
4.4.2016
Hvor er det værd at bo
Presentation overview
- Background and Approach
- Service and public transport accessibility in Nordic city-regions
- Linking accessibility to socio-economics and demographics
- The big picture on Funen
- Turning information into practice
- Remarks about future perspectives

Background and Approach

Mapping service reachability in 4 Nordic city-regions
- Analytical focus on :
- functioning of the urban form - the effortlessness of everyday life and access to amenities
- a functional "city-regional" scale
- testing a comparable spatial analysis in multiple cities
- providing information that can support policy and planning
In-depth analysis conducted for Funen:
- Linking accessibility to socio-economics and demographics
Background and Approach

- 2400 points of common "everyday services" mapped on Fyn
- Detailed timetable and location data of public transport stops
| Sector | Component | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Cafes and bars | ||
| Groceries | Grocery stores | |
| Convenience stores | ||
| Culture & leisure | Fitness | Fitness centers / gyms |
| Swimming halls |
||
| Arts | Cinemas and theaters | |
| Libraries | ||
| Health | Hospitals | Hospitals |
| Clinics and pharmacies | Clinics | |
| Pharmacies | ||
| Education | Pre-school | Daycares and kindergarterns |
| Schools | Primary | |
| Secondary | ||
| Tertiary | ||
| Commerce | Banking | Banks and ATMs |
| Postal services | Post offices or kiosks |
Background and Approach

Service accessibility in Nordic city-regions





Service accessibility in Nordic city-regions


Public transport accessibility in Nordic city-regions





Public transport accessibility in Nordic city-regions


Linking accessibility to socio- economics & demography




Linking accessibility to socio- economics & demography

Linking accessibility to socio- economics & demography

The big picture in Funen

All urban areas over 1000 inhabitants
Maximum Attainable Service Uses (MASU)
Per Inhabitant Service Accessibility (PISA)
Urban area clusters
CRITERIA USED IN CLUSTERING
Demographic:
- Household size
- Population change and growth
- Age structure
- Age dependency
- Child dependency
Socio-economic:
- Mean household income
- Household income change
- Employment rate
- Unemployment rate
- Higher education rate
Service / accessibility:
- Mean reachable service types
- Public transport frequency
- Population density
- Mean reachable services (intensity)
+ Demographics
+ Socioeconomics
+ Services
+ Demographics
+ Socioeconomics
- Services
+ Demographics
- Socioeconomics
+ Services
- Demographics
+ Socioeconomics
+ Services
+ Demographics
- Socioeconomics
- Services
- Demographics
+ Socioeconomics
- Services
- Demographics
- Socioeconomics
+ Services
- Demographics
- Socioeconomics
- Services
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Index
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Index
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Blomstrende bysamfund
Pendlerbyer i vækst
Godt byliv - men attraktivt?
Atrraktive byer med usikker fremtid
Velhavende - men uden byliv
Servicebyer i lavere gear
Voksende byer med problemer
Byer med udfordringer
Thriving local communities
The prospering commuting countryside
Central places, but attractive for living?
Decent services, but what about the long-term?
Wealthy settlements with few services
Facing decline, but with some urban potential
Challenged, but growing
Challenged areas
Turning information into practice



Examples from Tampere regional planning for 2040



Future perspectives

- Generational shifts in what is attractive living? What might this mean for long-term strategy?
- Comprehensive understandings of mobility
- Combining the everyday life perspective with business and commerce development
- What are the specific planning needs in your municipal perspectives?
- How can this type of information be useful for you in your work?
Upcoming work

- Publication of Nordic Working Group Results
- Meeting with Nordiska skärgårdssamarbetet
- Two follow-up projects in Denmark:
- Danish-German cross-border region
- Business Region Aarhus
Funen project end seminar
By Ryan Weber
Funen project end seminar
Ryan & Ilpo. Svendborg 4.4.2016
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