Wednesday, March 30, 2016

INDICATORS/The Urban Audit - European Union

The Urban Audit is a response to growing demand for an assessment of the quality of life in European towns / cities, where a significant proportion of European Union citizens live. The Urban Audit is a joint effort by the Directorate-General for Regional Policy (DG REGIO) and Eurostat to provide reliable and comparative information on selected urban areas in Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU) and the Candidate Countries. 

Comparison of towns / cities by regional, national and European agencies as well as between the towns / cities themselves, according to their position in Europe (central – peripheral; North – South) and certain developments in different areas (economic activity, employment, public transport, education level etc.) as well as disparities within towns / cities are very useful, if not crucial, for policy measures.