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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*

[email protected]

Brussels, 15 September 2011

* Personally speaking

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D. Rossetti, European week of Regions and Cities, 12/10/2011

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

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