The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe

Programme 2007 - 2013 ESPON

Date of latest update: 2025-08-23

Description

Description (EN):

European cities are centres of finance and commerce; centres of culture, knowledge and creativity; centres of communication, power and influence as well as visitor and tourist centres. The concentration of people and business activity has many benefits that make locating in the city worthwhile. Agglomeration is a dynamic process, cities are not static areas. Indeed, urban size and variation are precisely what makes change possible. This project is an economically focussed study looking at the process of agglomeration within city regions across Europe, i.e. areas which are typically NUTS2 regions and which contain a primary central city. The analysis will contribute to creating a better understanding of and to suggesting optimum scales for urban form and agglomeration, taking into account both the economic costs and benefits of large urban agglomerations.

Achievements (EN):

Reports: Final Report PDF Annex 1 Final Report Investigating Agglomeration Economies PDF Annex 2 Final Report Greater Manchester Case Study PDF Annex 3 Final Report Dublin Case Study PDF Annex 4 Final Report Barcelona Case Study PDF Annex 5 Final Report Lyon Case Study PDF Annex 6 Final Report Histories of metropolitancity-regional governance PDF Draft Final Report PDF Interim Report PDF Interim Report Maps PDF Inception Report PDF Project Specification PDF http://www.espon.eu/main/Menu_Projects/Menu_TargetedAnalyses/CAEE.html

Website (not verified): https://www.espon.eu/programme/espon/espon-2013-programme

Thematic information

Urban development Evaluation systems and results Regional planning and development

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Address: M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

Name: National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

Address: North Campus Maynooth, Ireland

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Technical University of Catalonia, Spain

Name: Technical University of Catalonia, Spain

Address: 8034 BARCELONA, Spain

Legal status: n/a

Advanced National School of Humanities and Social Sciences, France

Name: Advanced National School of Humanities and Social Sciences, France

Address: 69007 Lyons, France

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe

Project acronym: CAEE

Project start date: 2009-03-01

Project end date: 2010-06-01

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 200 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 160 000.00

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2007 - 2013 ESPON

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2015-05-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

68 / 68 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

399 / 399 (100%)

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The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe

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