This paper was presented an OECD working group of city measurement, in Paris, in November 2006. It presents the rationale for, and a method for measuring, the ‘Functional Urban Region’ of London which establishes an estimate of its true economic extent, independent of its actual or...

This note assesses the range of options considered by GLA Economics for defining a geographic boundary for London that will permit robust comparisons with other cities for economic purposes. Based on the GEMACA method of defining a Functional Urban Area, it concludes that the best estimate of...

Globalisierung gilt als eine der gr??ten Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Die zunehmende Dynamik internationaler Wirtschaftsverflechtungen beeinflusst nationale sowie lokale Strukturen und Entwicklungen. Insbesondere der Prozess ?konomischer Globalisierung stellt Wirtschaft und Politik dabei vor...

Measuring and Comparing World Cities studies the economic performance of a shortlist of 27 cities, as estimated by seven sources. The article reproduces, in citable form and, for scholarly purposes, the report of the same name produced by the author for the Greater London Authority. The report...

This paper assesses to what extent it is possible to construct standardised geographical definitions of cities that will allow American and European cities to be compared in a consistent manner. It reproduces, in citable form and, for scholarly purposes, the report of the same name produced by...

This paper reproduces, in citable form and, for scholarly purposes, the report of the same name produced by the author for the Greater London Authority. GLA Economics prepared its interim dataset on the output and population of 35 European cities, for use within the GLA group when London is...