Measuring World Cities seminar
22 September 2005

This seminar explored how measuring and providing data on cities may be standardised to allow meaningful comparisons. Below are the seminar’s speakers and links to their presentations:

Session 1: A comparison of the European and US systems

• Steven Cochrane, Economy.com: The US metro system PDF
• Steven Cochrane, Economy.com: The US metro system RTF
• Torbiöern Carlquist, Eurostat: The Urban Audit programme PDF
• Torbiöern Carlquist, Eurostat: The Urban Audit programmeRTF

Session 2: Is a comparable standard possible?

• Duncan Melville, GLA Economics: Measuring and comparing City economic performance PDF
• Duncan Melville, GLA Economics: Measuring and comparing City economic performance RTF
• Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics: European and US concepts of the city PDF
• Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics: European and US concepts of the city RTF

Session 3: Two case studies: Frankfurt and London

• Michael Hoyler, GAWC: Where does Frankfurt end? PDF only
• Rob Lewis, GLA: Where does London end? PDF
• Rob Lewis, GLA: Where does London end? RTF

Session 4: Measuring city output – Results from Europe

• Urs Müller, BAK Basel: Measuring urban output: The BAK research programme PDF
• Urs Müller, BAK Basel: Measuring urban output: The BAK research programme RTF
  

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