Scottish Government

2005

CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS URBAN COMPETITIVENESS?
MEASURING PERFORMANCE
DEFINING THE CITY
WHERE DID WE LOOK AND WHY?
CHAPTER TWO: SCOTTISH AND ENGLISH CORE CITIES CURRENT POSITION
SCALE AND SIZE
INCREASINGLY ATTRACTIVE PLACES TO BE
INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT CENTRES OF EMPLOYMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
INNOVATION - R&D EXPENDITURE UP BUT STILL LAGGING
WAGES RISING AHEAD OF REGIONAL TRENDS
UNEMPLOYMENT FALLING BUT SOME DISPARITIES REMAIN
HOUSE PRICES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - SCOTLAND'S WELL QUALIFIED WORKFORCE
CONNECTIVITY
RECORDED CRIME
RECIPIENTS OF INCOME SUPPORT AND INCOME BASED JSA
CHAPTER THREE: HOW DO SCOTTISH CITIES MATCH UP TO EUROPEAN COMPETITORS
PRODUCTIVITY
HOW INNOVATIVE ARE SCOTTISH CITIES?
A WELL EDUCATED WORKFORCE
HOW WELL CONNECTED?
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
ARE CITIES GETTING BIGGER OR SMALLER?
WHO LIVES IN CITIES?
WHO WORKS IN THESE CITIES?
HOW DOES THE PRIVATE SECTOR SEE OUR CITIES?
CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER FOUR: TECHNICAL NOTE
INTRODUCTION
KEY FEATURES OF COMPETITIVE CITIES
MEASURING COMPETITIVENESS
DEFINING THE CITY
COMPARABLE DATA?
THE INDICATORS
THE DATA
REFERENCES
TABLES
TABLE 1.1: STUDY CITIES
TABLE 1.2: NUTS AREAS
TABLE 2.1: PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1998-2002
TABLE 2.2: PERCENTAGE CHANGE TOTAL, FTE, FT AND PT EMPLOYMENT 1998-2002
TABLE 2.3: EMPLOYMENT RATE 1996 AND 2002
TABLE 2.4: TOTAL HEADLINE GVA £MILLION
TABLE 2.5: EXPENDITURE ON R&D - REAL TERMS (2002 PRICES)
TABLE 2.6: EXPENDITURE ON R&D - REAL TERMS (2002 PRICES)
TABLE 2.7: MEAN FULL TIME EARNINGS 1999-2003
TABLE 2.8: ILO UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 1996-2002
TABLE 2.9: AVERAGE PRICE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SOLD
TABLE 2.10: EXAMINATION RESULTS AND STAYING ON RATES 2004
TABLE 2.12: JOURNEY TIME: FASTEST TRAIN MIDWEEK MORNING AUTUMN 2004
TABLE 2.13: IS AND IB JSA RECIPIENTS 2001 AND 2003
TABLE 3.1: GDP PER CAPITA - FOR 61 LEADING EUROPEAN CITIES
TABLE 3.2: MEASURES OF REGIONAL PROSPERITY 2001
TABLE 3.3: TERMINAL PASSENGERS AT EUROPE'S 50 LEADING AIRPORTS 2002
TABLE 3.4: PASSENGERS TRAVELLING ON SCHEDULED SERVICES 2003
TABLE 3.5: FINAL DESTINATIONS OF AIR PASSENGERS 2003
TABLE 3.6: TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL INTERNET CITIES FOR EUROPE 2002
TABLE 3.7: THE BEST CITIES TO LOCATE A BUSINESS TODAY
TABLE 3.8: BEST CITIES IN TERMS OF . . . .
TABLE 3.9: QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY 2004. . . .
TABLE 4.1: THE INDICATORS
TABLE 4.2: EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR
TABLE 4.3: ILO UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 1996-2001
TABLE 4.4: UK DATASETS
TABLE 4.5: EUROPEAN DATASETS
FIGURES
FIGURE 2.1: TOTAL POPULATION 2003
FIGURE 2.2: POPULATION CHANGE 1996- 2003 AND 2002-2003
FIGURE 2.3: TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
FIGURE 2.4: % SHARE OF REGIONAL/ SCOTTISH EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION
FIGURE 2.5: % CHANGE IN TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1998-2002
FIGURE 2.6: EMPLOYMENT RATE 2002
FIGURE 2.7: GVA PER CAPITA 2001
FIGURE 2.8: % SHARE R&D EXPENDITURE 2002
FIGURE 2.9: MEAN FULL-TIME WEEKLY WAGES 2003
FIGURE 2.10: CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 1996-2004
FIGURE 2.11: CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 1996-2004
FIGURE 2.12: ILO UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 2002/03
FIGURE 2.13: AVERAGE HOUSE PRICES QUARTER 1 2004
FIGURE 2.14: % OF YR 4 ACHIEVING 5+ AWARDS AT LEVEL 5 OR BETTER
FIGURE 2.15: % OF WORKING AGE POPULATION QUALIFIED TO NVQ LEVEL 4+ 2002
FIGURE 2.16: % SHARE TERMINAL PASSENGERS 2003
FIGURE 2.17: % CHANGE IN NUMBER PASSENGERS SELECTED AIRPORTS 1996-2003
FIGURE 2.18: NUMBER OF NON-SEXUAL VIOLENT CRIMES PER 1,000 POP.
FIGURE 2.19: NUMBER OF CRIMES OF DISHONESTY PER 1,000 POPULATION
FIGURE 2.20: NUMBER OF FIRE-RAISING, VANDALISM CRIMES PER 1,000 POP.
FIGURE 2.21: TOTAL NUMBER OF RECORDED CRIMES PER 1,000 POP.
FIGURE 2.22: PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS IN RECEIPT OF IS AND IB JSA 2003
FIGURE 3.1: GDP PER CAPITA A SAMPLE OF EUROPEAN CITIES
FIGURE 3.2: PRODUCTIVITY 2001 ('000 EUROS PER HEAD)
FIGURE 3.3: EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD 2003 (RRSII)
FIGURE 3.4: % EMPLOYEES IN HIGH-TECH MANUFACTURING SECTORS 2001
FIGURE 3.5: % EMPLOYEES WORKING IN HIGH-TECH SERVICE SECTORS 2001
FIGURE 3.6: %EMPLOYEES WORKING IN KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE SECTORS 2001
FIGURE 3.7: % WORKING AGE POPULATION WITH 3RD LEVEL EDUCATION 2001
FIGURE 3.8: TERMINAL PASSENGER NUMBERS 2003
FIGURE 3.9: RESIDENTIAL POPULATION 2001
FIGURE 3.10: % CHANGE IN RESIDENTIAL POPULATION 1996-2001
FIGURE 3.11: POPULATION DEPENDENCY INDEX 2001
FIGURE 3.12: EMPLOYMENT RATE 2002
FIGURE 3.13: ILO UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 2001
FIGURE 4.1: RESIDENTIAL POPULATION 2001
FIGURE 4.2: PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN RESIDENTIAL POPULATION 1996-2001
FIGURE 4.3: GDP PER CAPITA 2001 EUROS (BARCLAYS)
FIGURE 4.4: GDP PER CAPITA 2001 (URBAN AUDIT 2004)
FIGURE 4.5: GDP PER HEAD 2001 CITY: NATIONAL PERFORMANCE
FIGURE 4.6: GVA PER HEAD 2001 CITY: UK
FIGURE 4.7: TOTAL EMPLOYEES 2001
FIGURE 4.8: % WORKFORCE QUALIFIED TO DEGREE LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT 2001
FIGURE 4.9: ILO UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 2001
FIGURE 4.10: TERMINAL AIR PASSENGERS 2002
FIGURE 4.11: EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD 2003

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