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1.0INTRODUCTION
InitsfirstreporttotheCRESTCommittee (predececsor ofCREST),
theScientific andTechnical Research Committee )on8February 1972
(DOCHl/368/72),thePlanning GrouponTovjnPlanning ejidHousing
Structures pointedtotheneedforincreasedscientific research ,
studiesandpilotprojectsconcerning townandcountryplanning -in
theEuropean Community *Atitsmeetingon16June1976thePREST
committee decidedtoaskthegrouptostudyingreaterdetailoneof
thetopicstowhichithadgivenfirstpriority ,i.e.thegrowthof
largeurbanconcentrations .
Initssecondreport(PREST/l97/73),thePlanning Groupexaminedthe
trendsinurbanisation intheMemberStatesandtheresearch inprogress
ontujLjjsubjectintheMemberStatesandinsomeinternational
organisations .Itconcluded thatthegrowthoflargeconcentrations
wasasuitable subjectforstudyatCommunity level.Ittherefore
proposedthatthefirststageinaCommunity research programme should
taketheformofaseriesofpreliminary studiesoranexploratory
programme ,tolastnotmorethantwoyears.Attheendofthefirst
stageitwouldbepossibletodefineprecisely thecontentof,and
implementing procedure for,afurther moreeurtensive stage.
ThePlanning Groupdefinedtheexploratory research programme as
"acomparative analysis ofthecauses,dynamics andconsequences of
thedevelopment oflargeurbanconcentrations withinandacrossthe
boundaries oftheMemberStatesoftheCommunity".Threelinesof
fctudyshouldbeaccordedpriority :identification ofthemotiveforces
behindurbanisation andconcentration !analysis ofthedynamics of
theconcentration processes orurbandecayandshiftsofpopulation
andactivities betweentowns;highlighting ofconsequences -boththe
consequences ofthefreeplayofthefactorsatworkandtheconse­
quencesofdeliberate action.ThePlanning Groupsuggested thatthe
exploratory programme beimplemented ina"concerted action".
Theprogramme hasbeenprepared withtheassistance ofaworkinggroup
setupbyCRESTatitsmeetingon27-28March1974,toadviseonthe
contentandorganisation oftheprogramme .TheWorking Groupmet
fourteen timesandrepresentatives ofallMemberStatesparticipated
initsmeetings.
MemberStateswereinvitedtoproposeresearchprojectsforinclusion
intheprogramme .Thefollowing MemberStatesresponded tothis
invitation :Belgium,Denmark,FederalRepublic ofGermany,France,
Ireland,Italy,Netherlands ,UnitedKingdom.Theresearchprojects
described inAnnexAtothismemorandum arethosewhichtheCommission ,
ontheadviceoftheworkinggroup,putsforwardforinclusion inthe
Community programme .
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-2- MV/283/76Rev. 3
Intheaction programme onthe environment adopted "bytheCouncil
on17May1977 itisprovided inTitle III ,Chapter 1,Section 3,
that aproposal foraCommunity Urban Research programme ,tobe
implemented asa"concerted action ",should besubmitted tothe •
Council .TheCommission forwards herewith itsproposal for such
aprogramme .
2.0 COMMHESITS OK "THE PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
TheDecision proposes theimplementation ofaresearch programme
onthegrowth oflarge urban concentrations ,inthe form ofa
concerted action ,theobject being thecoordination atCommunity
level ofresearch projects related tothetheme oftheprogramme ,
which are financed and executed inMember States .
"TheCommission will beresponsible forcoordination oftheresearch
activities included intheprogramme .Provision ismade forthe
establishment ofaConcerted Action Committee toassist and advise
theCommission inthis task .Theterms ofreference andcomposition
ofthe Committee are contained inAnnex 2tothe Decision .
Thefinancial contribution oftheCommunity forthepurposes ofthe
programme isevaluated at200,000 SUA .This sumwill beexpended
incoordinating theresearch activities included intheprogramme .
Article 6oftheDraft Decision provides fortheparticipation of
European States ,notmembers oftheCommunity ,which participate
inEuropean cooperation inthefield ofscientific andtechnical
research (COST).
Onorbefore theconclusion oftheproposed 2-year programme ,the
Commission will review theresults obtained with aview toputting
forward proposals ,forthecontent andorganisation ofafurther and
more extensive programme .

PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
OP
adopting aconcerted research action
onthoGrowth ofLarge Urban Coneentratione
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 235thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal oftheCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
Whereas byvirtue ofArticle 2oftheTreaty ,theCommunity hasbeen
assigned thetask ofpromoting throughout theCommunity aharmonious
development ofeconomic activities ,acontinuous andbalanced expansion
andanaccelerated raising ofthestandard ofliving ;
Whereas initsresolution adopted on17 May1977 ,theCouncil
has „approved theprinciples andobjectives ofthe
Community environmental policy andthegeneral description oftheactions
outlined intheannexed programme tobeundertaken atCommunity level ,
which include theCommission 'sintention tosubmit aproposal fora
Community Urban Research programme onthegrowth oflarge urban concentra­
tions ;
Whereas theCouncil stressed initsResolution of14 January 1974 on
aninitial outline programme oftheEuropean Communities inthefield
ofscience andtechnology that anappropriate approach should beadopted
towards thewhole range ofavailable ways andmeans ,including concerted
action ,andthat whenever itproves desirable that third countries ,
particularly European \ones ,should beassociated inthese projects ,steps
should betaken tomake this possible ;
Whereas on14January 1974 >theCouncil entrusted theCommunity
Institutions aided bytheScientific andTechnical Research Committee
(CREST )with thetask of ,ensuring thegradual co-ordination ofnational
policies inthefield ofscience andtechnology ;
Whereas aconcerted Community research action onthegrowth oflarge
urban concentrations will contribute effectively totheachievement of
theabove-mentioned aims ;

EEY/233/76Rev.3
WhereastheMemberStatesintend,aspartoftherulesandprocedures
applicable totheirnational programmes ,tocarryouttheresearch
summarised inAnnexI,andarepreparedtointegrate suchresearch
intoaprocessofcoordination atCommunity leveloveraperiodof
twoyears;
Whereasthecarrying outofsuchresearch assummarised inAnnex-I
willrequireafinancial contribution ofabout1million EUAfromthe
MemberStates;
WhereastheTreatyhasnotprovided thenecessary powersforthis
purpose ;
WhereastheScientific andTechnical Research Committee (CHEST)
hasgivenitsopinionwithregardtotheCommission proposal ,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
TheCommunity shallimplement foraperiodoftwoyearsaconcerted
research actiononthegrowthoflargeurbanconcentrations .This
actionshallconsistinthecoordination atCommunity levelof
research whichissummarised inAnnexIandwhichformspartofthe
research programmes oftheMemberStates.
Article 2
TheCommission shallberesponsible forsuchcoordination .
Article 3
Themaximumfinancial contribution bytheCommunity tosuchco­
ordination isevaluated at200.000 EUA.
Article 4
\
Tofacilitate thecarrying outoftheaction,an"urban Hesearcn ".
Concerted ActionCommittee ,hereinafter referredtoas"theCommittee ",
shallbeestablished .Aprojectleadershallbeappointed bythe
Commission withtheCommittee'sagreement .Heshallassistthe.
Commission initscoordinating activity .
Thetermsofreference andthecomposition ofthisCommittee are
definedinAnnex2.
TheCommittee shalldrawupitsrulesofprocedure .ItssecretariatshallprovidedbytheCommission .

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Article 5
Inaccordance with aprocedure "tobeadopted by "theCommission
inagreement with theCommittee ,theparticipating states shall
exchange regularly alluseful information concerning theexecution
oftheresearch covered "bytheconcerted action ,andshall supply
theCommission with allinformation which canusefully beco­
ordinated .They shall also endeavour toprovide theCommission
with information onsimilar research planned orcarried outby
bodies forwhich they arenotresponsible .This information shall
betreated asconfidential ifsorequested bytheMember State
which provides it.
TheCommission shall prepare yearly progress reports onthebasis
oftheinformation supplied ,andshall forward them totheMember
States .
Attheend ofthecoordination period ,theCommission ,inagreement
with theCommittee ,shall forward totheMember States andtothe
European Parliament ageneral report ontheexecution andresults
ofthe coordination action .TheCommission shall publish this
report sixmonths after ithasbeen forwarded ,unless aMember
State objects .Inthis case ,thereport shall bedistributed ,at
their request ,solely totheinstitutions andundertakings whose
research orproduction activities justify access totheknowledge
resulting from theperformance oftheresearch covered bythe
Community concerted action .TheCommission maymake provision that
thereport remains confidential and isnot passed tothird parties .
Article 6
Inaccordance with theprovisions laid down inArticle 228ofthe
Treaty establishing theEEC ,theCommunity may conclude agreements
with other States involved inEuropean Cooperation inthe field
ofScientific andTechnical Research (COST )with aview toextend­
ingthecoordination which isthe subject ofthis Decision to
research undertaken inthese States .
TheCommission ishereby authorised toopen negotiations forthe
conclusion ofagreements ofthetype referred tointhepreceding
paragraph .

Article
ThisDecisionshallcomeintoforceonthedavofi+a•4.•
mtheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities..^^
Doneat 0n
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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':ΤΛΤΕΧ "Γ
ANBEZ ITOTHE PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
ADOPTING ACONCERTED RESEARCH ACTION
OFTHE GROWTH OFLARGE URBAN CONCENTRATIONS
Theaspects ofthegrowth oflarge urban ,ooncent rations to "be
studied andthedistribution ofwork among theMember States
may "besummarised asfollows :
Subject Member State
1»IiOcs.ti.on -o:''
1.Location ofEconomie
Activities
2.MigrationSFRG DK F IRL I U UK
X XXX X XXXX XX
x .XXX
3.Evaluation ofUrban Planning
andPolicies X XX X
4.Other ,Aspects X XX

ENV/263/76Rev. 3
AEÎTEX2
A3HEX2TOTHE .PROPOSAL FORACOTOTGIL DECISION
ADOPTING ACONCERTED RESEARCH ACTION ONTHE.GROWTH OP
.v:;O.■,L:IRGETJRHAÎJ .COÎTCEÎÎTÏÏATIONS
Terms ofreference andcomposition oftheConcerted Action
Committee "Urban Research ".
1.The Committee shall :
1.1 Contribute totheoptimum execution oftheprogramme
bygiving itsopinion onall ofitsaspects ;
1.2 Evaluate theresults anddraw conclusions asregards
their application ;
1.3 Assist theCommission inensuring theexchange of
information referred toinArticle 5*1 »
1.4 Keep abreast ofnational research being done inthe
fields covered bytheconcerted action ,andmore especially
ofscientific andtechnical developments likely toaffect
the .carrying out oftheaction ;
1.5 Give guidance tothe project leader .
2.TheCommittee 'sreports andopinions shall betransmitted to
theCommission andtotheparticipating States .TheCommission
shall forward these opinions totheCREST .
3.TheCommittee shall becomposed ofthepersons responsible for
coordinating thenational contributions totheprogramme andof
theproject leader .Eaoh member maybeaccompanied byexperts .
4*Themembers oftheCommittee areappointed fortheduration of
the concerted research action .Amember 'smandate ceases should
themember dieorresign ,orifthegovernment which appointed
him asks that hebereplaced .His successor shall beappointed
for the remainder ofthe initial term ofoffice .

DESCRIPTION OFTHE RESEARCH PROJECTS
BELGIUM
B1Title :Typology ofResidential Environments ;
Research Institution :Interfacuity Institute forUrban and
Regional Planning ,Catholic University ofLouvain .
Status :Thefirst phase began inMarch 1974 and ended inAugust
1976 .Phase 2began on1January 1977 andisinprogress .
Subject :Theaim oftheresearch istoarrive atacomprehensive
terminology forsurvey andplanning ofhierarchy ofresidential
environments based ondifferent types ofhuman activities which
are carried outinthe residential environment .The environment
isdefined byphysical indicators andbymeans ofenquiries among
thepopulation concerning their personal experience .Adescription
will begiven ofthesize ,equipment ,accessibility ,organisation
andappearance ofthedwellings andtheir immediate andfurther
surroundings inhabited by200families intheWorth East ofBelgium .
Elements both offamily situation and environmental situation are
taken into account todefine types ofresidential environments .
Itisintended inthe second phase toextend theresearch tothe
whole Flemish area ofthecountry ,totest thetheory inpractice ,
toextend ittotheplanning phase ,toassure afeedback andto
develop aparticipatory model .
B2 Title :Costs ofUrban Growth
Research Institution :Mens enRuimte ,Brüssels - • •
Status :The study began in1974 and isinprogress .
Sub.ject :Themulti-national project ontheCosts ofUrban Growth
was setupin1972 bythe International Social Science Council at
theEuropean Coordination Centre forResearch andDocumentation
inSocial Sciences inVienna .Mens enRuimte isthe Belgian
participant .
Theobjective ofthe study istoidentify ,measure and explain
the costs associated with increments ofurban grovrth within t
andbetween countries .Toundertake this dynamic analysis itis
necessary toidentify ,measure andexplain the cost structure asso­
ciated with urban areas ofdifferent sizes atvarious points in
time .
Costs arerelated toservices .Therefore ,attention ispaid tothe
comparison ofcertain cost elements with the quality andquantity
oftheresulting output .
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Theempirical research approachistwofola :onxhenational level
thecoststructures oflocalauthorities according tosixcategories
areanalysed «Afurtherdetailedanalysis withtimeseriesover
a20-yearperiodisappliedtoMechelen.Thedetailedanalysiswill
"becompared withsimilarcasesinothercountries .
DETTMARK
DK1Title:TrendsintheLocation ofMetropolitan Activities xn
Denmark andMotivesforChangesofLocation .
ResearchInstitutions:DanishBuilding ResearchInstitute andproject
groupdirected "byE.H.Matthiesen .
Status;Thestudy,whichisfinanced' bytheresearchinstitutions ,
"beganinMarch1976andisinprogress. .
Subject;Thestudyisconcerned withdevelopments inthelocation
ofmanufacturing firms,wholesale tradesandindustrially-oriented
servicetradesinDenmarkduring1961-1976 •
Theinvestigation is"basedonasamplesurveyof2000firms.Among
thesefirms,somearestudiedindepthinordertoanalysemotivations
fordecisions tomoveawayfromtheCopenhagen region.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFGERMAHY
D1Title!AnAttempttoExplaintheConsequences ofIntra-Regional
Migration fortheDevelopment ofUrbanConcentrations .
ResearchInstitution :GEMOSE.V.,Hamburg
Status:Theproject,whichisfundad "bytheFederalGovernment ,
beganinAugust1976andisinprogress.
Subject :Theprojectaimstoexplaintheconsequences foremployment ,
services ,etc.ofmigration withindensely-populated areasandtheir
surrounding areas.Italsoaims,toanalysethemotivesunderlying
decisions tomigrate,relatedtothemigration distance ,andthe
consequences ofmovingforthemigrantandhis/herfamily.
D2Title:Structural ChangesinDenselyPopulated Areas
ResearchInstitution :PROGNOS ,Basel
StatusiTheproject,whichisfundedbytheFederalGovernment ,
beganin1976and.isinprogress .
Subject :Inordertoexaminestructural changes "Indensely-populated
areasinthepastandinthefuture,astudyisbeingconducted in
threephases:
Phase1-Analysis ofstructural changesintwoselected densely-
populated areasintheFederalRepublic ;

Phase2-Designofscenarios ofdemographic andempj.oy*nen^ve^op
mentsindensely-populated areas;
Phase3-Development ofmethodological andconceptual aspects.
FRANCE
PITitle:Industrialisation ,SocialChangeandSpatialOrganisation
ResearchInstitution :BSTURE,StQuentinenYveline
Status:Theproject,whichisfundedbytheGovernment ,beganin
1976andisinprogress .
Subject:Themainaimoftheresearchistoseehownowindustrialisa­tionalters+>~--socialandspatialfunctioning oftworegionswhich
-*«iil.>>'s^Jia.'OLied roneinwhichthereisatradition ofruralindustry
aftarinwhichnewindustrialisation stimulated fromoutsideisnow
developing ,theotheranon-industrial regionwhichisnowexperiencing
rapidindustrialisation .
F2Title:Description ofanUrbanised Region–theRhine-llain Region.
ResearchInstitution :Prospective etAménagement ,Montrouge.
Status:Theproject,whichisfinanced bytheGovernment ,beganm
1976andisinprogress.
Subject :Theresearch setsouttounderstand bothhowthegeneral
processes ofsocialandtechnical organisation ofspaceoperatein
a.developed region,inthepresentstageofcapitalism ,andhowinturn
theresulting spatialorganisation reinforces certainprocesses which
,createdit.Theresearch willfocusontheRhine-Iiain Regionandwill
followthreemainlinesofinquiry :changesintheeconomicstructure ,
changes .inthewaysocietyperpetuates andcontinues itself,dominant
socialgroupsandsocio-political formsofcontrol.
F3Title:Perpetuation ofSocietyinRegionsofLinkedTowns
Status:Theproject,whichisfinanced bytheGovernment ,beganin
1976andisinprogress.
Subject :Inordertoperpetuate andcontinueitself,asocietymust
assuretheconditions forits'ownsurvival.Theseincludenotonlythe
production ofgoodsandservices butalsoapolitical framework which
providesfortheresolution ofsocialconflicts ,andtherequisite
socialfacilities andpublicservices .Theseconditions andrequirements
willbestudiedinregionscontaining anumberoftownswithsignificant
linkages betweenthem.

ii Public Investments andthe .Large Urbanised Region
'n"E-S-"**«*•«**<>» "**»«««*, W.«r sit«
irLu irSgk2 :ohiaflnanocd*tho<*-»•«*. *«■»-
PUbli °inveet '»ent°°theurbanised regionit !*? 'ingacc3unt oftherelationships between theJPriTOte °e0t°r'°ntheoneha"d.andb,tv,:"n ?helocal
and .tneexternal economies ,ontheother hand .Theresearchers wish**=hypothec (based ontheir earlier work)tS^b^
policies of'the^uMi ^0 *™ exerolsed V«»investmentLterl^bS Sste^sl Sfb°nt^<^emines theemergence of
IRELAND
■'Ml Title :Office Location in .Ireland -Further Areas ofResearch
Research Institution :AnForas Forbartha ,Dublin
Theproject isfunded andexecuted byAnForas Forbartha»hlchisthenational Institute forPhysioa/piarli^ Const^otion
Research .ItbeganmAutumn 1976andisinprogress .
Subject :Theobjectives are (l)toinvestigate theoccupational changes
oroSft Prar^Ir1Slfmd bytyPeofactivity andbylocation ,andtof?°w ,future employment trends byoccupation ;(2)toestablishwiuh „necooperation oftheIndustrial Development Authority ,aclearpicture ofthenature androleofprivate sector information'nows Sd
tocompare these withtheresults ofearlier work .Theprincipal
purpose oftnestudy istoclarify thegeographical pattern of
industrial information flows andtoestablish thenature ofthelinks
and^uitS ^^1^0^dTpubJicsectors ?(3)toratetheattractiveness
+abiiity oraHIrish towns fortheservicing andsupport ofyPf-Q-c-fcivx -bics j(4)toestablish theeconomic andsocial
benefits oflocating office activities regionally andtotesthowthese
ofthe d®Pendin£^stance fromDublin ,sizeofcentre ,statusjobxunctions moved and (Quality ofthereception environment .
Impact ofOilandGasExploration :Resource ~Baseurbanisation »
Institution :AnForas Forbartha ,Dublin .-'-
Status :Theproject isfunded andexecuted byAnForas Forbartha .
j-Xbegan in1976 andisinprogress .
A^e°kj20i.ive uC)prepare information findguidance onshore –
ased deve^oprr.en-6 related tothediscovery ofoilandgasoffthe
A andCOunty development plana ,
C:j^^} 974j 8X1(1aStudyofSuitable Coastal Locations
1ij-lories \19o)have already been completed .
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Indicators forUsein.defining Homogeneous AreasinordertoAscertain HousingHeedsatRegional Level.
researchInstitution :CRESME,Ro~e
^L:Theproject,whichxsfinanced "by"theregionalgovernmentofLiguria,beganin1976andisinprogress.
Subject:Inearlierworic,theresearchers developedamethodology ,
w-iichtheyappliedtoItalyasawhole,fordetermining a^easin
wmchthecharacteristics ofhousingneedsaresimilar.Theynow
proposetoapplythismethodology atregionallevel,inLiguria.
^tle:Coordinated ResearchontheUrbanHierarchyoftheStraitsofKessinaRegion.
ResearchInstitution :InstituteofArchitecture ,StateUniversityxieggio-Calabria .
^t^os;Theproject,whichisfinanced "bytheGovernrcni ,beganin1976andis-nprogress .
fOCUSesontherelationships betweentheurban
' processes ofeconomicdevelopment (especially-'-oustrialisa -cion).inthearpnnn-pr-o~v„-:„jo-^StraitsofHessina Cdcbric,andSicilyadjoiningthe
EETHERLAITB3
– TheDesiredSpacingofCentresforSendeeIndustries
InstituteofGeographyandPlanning,University
fj$fL.ThaPr°3e0t'-,hiCl1lafl^<=edbytheGovernment,isin
researchprojectaimsatreducingtheuncertaintysISS^?,,^juomonWhetherandinhowfarahierarchically !1=^?^ p"°*retai1a---dservicecentresshouldbepreferredasaplanningccncept,toamoredispersedpatternofalloca?^Sthedlfierentconstituent elementsofthesecentres.•*li0°atl°n*or

Status:Theproject,whichisfinanced bytheGovernment ,isin
progress «
Subject :Thequestions toheansweredare:Whatkindofrelationship
exists "betweenthebehaviour ofconsumers innewly-built citydistricts
andthehierarchically-planned systemofshoppingcentres?Doesthe
hierarchy-as-used "bytheconsumers agreewiththehierarchy-as-meant
bytheplanners ?Theresearch examinesthesequestions in.casestudies
offourDutchcities.
IOTitle:TheFunctional Hierarchy ofUrbanNuclei
ResearchInstitution :VanHeesewijk Consultants
Statue:Theproject,whichisfinanced bytheGovernment ,isin
progress .
Subject :Theprojectaimstodiscover whetherthesupplyofcommercial
andnon-commercial services inallsettlements aboveacertain minimum
sizeintheNetherlands isinbalancewith,laggingbehindorinexcess
ofthedemandfortheseservices.Thisinformation canbeobtained by
checking whether "ornotthelevelofsupplycorresponds tothepresent
population base.Theformulation ofobjectives concerning accessibility
ofservicesalsomakesitpossibletoascertain whereshortages occurand
whatmeasuresarerequiredinrespectoftownandcountryplanning or
theprovision ofservices .
UTJITED KINGDOM
■UTC!Title:Indicators ofRegionalProsperity
ResearchInstitutions :Department ofEnvironment ,SouthWestRegional
Office,BristolandCentreforResearchintheSocialSciences ,
University ofKant,Canterbury .
Status;FundedbytheDepartment ofEnvironment ;inprogress .
Subject :Astudyofindicators anddistribution ofprosperity inthe
UKatthelevelsofthelocalauthority ,thesub-region andtheregion,
toprovideclearerdescriptions ofpoorerareas,bettermeasures of
differences betweenthemandbetterknowledge cfthereasonsforthe
differences »

MK2Title:DeFactoUrbanAreasinEnglandandWales
^Qgs.giPP.'h .Institution :Department o'ftheEnvironment ,RegionalPlanningDirectorate ,London.
Status:FundedbytheDepartment oftheEnvironment ;inprogress,
A hasbeendeveloped fortheidentification and
definition oftrue(defacto)urbanareasaccordingtocriteriaconcern­
inggrosspopulation densityandcontinuity ofdevelopment .
Theobjectives are:(l)todevelopatechniquefortheidentification
anddefinition ofdefactotirbanareaswhichisindependent ofthe
boundaries oflocalgovernment administrative units/and(2)toanalysethestructureofurbanareasinEnglandandWalesaccordingtophysicalcriteriasoastoprovideinformation ontrendsforresearchandplanningpurposes . °
UK3(A)Title:UrbanChangeinBritain
ResearchInstitution :LondonSchoolofEconomics andPoliticalScience.
Status:Theproject,whichisacontinuation ofearlierstudiesonthe
samesubject,isfundedbytheGovernment .Itbeganin1976andisin
...progress .
Subject:Thisisastudyofsocio-economic andassociated aspectsof
uroanchangeinBritain,initially onthebasisofemployment-basedurbanunits(StandardMetropolitan LabourAreas),laterwithinmetropolitancounties.Theaimsaretosecureamoredetailedunderstanding -ofthe
processes ofurbanchangeandtoassessfactorsofsignificance tourbanpolicies,particularly inregardtochangesaffectingtheinnerareasofmajortowns.
TiWe:OfficeLocationandtheImpactofTelecommunications
Res_e_a£c2L^1t^^on1Department ofGeography (RegionalStudies),Jmversity ofNewcastle –upon–Tyne♦
f~|:studystartedinKay1976andisinprogress.ItisbeingfundedbytheDepartment oftheEnvironment .
Subject:Theobjectiveofthestudyistoestablishtheextenttowhich^WJ?Vel°f'Cn;sintelecommunications mightassistinthedeveloumenttofficefunctionsinregionsawayfromLondonandtheSouthEastof
■knglanaandhenceinregionaldevelopment asawhole.

Pff-4Title;UrbanEmployment
ilSSsSrSf?d .I>opai'tmontofthe M1^*«««■>
StatesRindedbytheDepartment oftheEnvironment ;inprogress.
|ubj3c^jTheaimsoftheprojectmaybesummarisedas(l)toidentify
-Jituationtrf^-'al0hhaVe°C°Urredinthelabours^PPlyanddemandsituationinti.einnorareas01majorcitiesinthepastdecade;
C•felftGchangesasfaraspossibletoothersocialandphysicalchangestalcingplaceintheseinnerareas;(3)toprovideimprovedbackgroundinformationajainstwhichpolicyoptionf?S innerareascanbeidentified andevaluated .
UK^2IiH£:RegionalMigrationinGreatBritain
' Department oftheEnvironment ,ScuthWestRegionalOffice,Bristol. 'ot
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FINANCIAL STATETÎENT
1.0BUDGET ITEM
Chapter 33,Item3371#
2.0TITLEOFHJDGET ITEM
Concerted ,actions ,
3.0LEGALBASIS
Proposal submitted totheCouncil on
basedonArticle 235ofESCTreaty.
4.0DESCRIPTION ,AIMANDJUSTIFICATION OFTIIEACTION
4*1Description
Concerted research actiononthegrowthoflargeurban
concentrations .
4.2Persons Concerned
Firstly,theresearch workersengagedxntheresearch
projects included intheCommunity programme .
Secondly ,administrators ,planners andacademic experts
concerned withthecausesandconsequences ofurban
coneentrations•
4.3AimoftheAction
4«3,1General Aim
Thefirstandsecondprogrammes ofactionofthe
European Communities ontheEnvironment providethat
theenvironmental problems inherent inurbandevelop­
mentandinthegeographical distribution ofthe
population andofitsactivities shouldbeexamined
atCommunity level,
4»3,2Specific Aim
Itisintended tomakeacomparative analysis ofthe
causes,dynamics andconsequences ofthegrowthof
largeurbanconcentrations ,withinandacrossthe
boundaries oftheMemberStatesoftheCommunity ,
Theproposed comparative analysiswillcontribute greatly
toabetterunderstanding oftheprocessofurbanconcen­
tration anditseffects andthustotheachievement of
thegeneral aimstatedabove.
•/•••

Justification ofthemeans chosen toachieve theaim
Member States arenowfaced with serious problems of
urban planning caused bythegrowth oflarge urban
concentrations andarecarrying outresearch onthis
subject which isofgeneral interest totheCommunity .
ACommunity research programme intheform ofacon­
certed action ,inwhich research inprogress iscoordi­
nated atCommunity level ,istherefore theappropriate
method forsharing andintensifying research onthe
subject oflarge urban concentrations .
0APPROPRIATIONS
5 'Total cost ofaction
•' .200.000 SUA
5.2 Schedule ofexpected payments
Commitments Payments
1978 :100.000 EUA ■ 70.000EUA
1979 :100.000 EUA 130.000 ECJA
5o Incidence ofpayments
Expected tofall evenly throughout theyear .
5.4Method ofcalculating theappropriations
Thisconcerted action willbecarried outbycontract 5
thecost isasestimated a-tpoint 5.1.
SYSTEM OF'SUPERVISION
TheMember States willbeobliged toexchange regularly all
useful information concerning theprogress oftheresearch
included intheprogramme and,whenthework isfinished ,tosend afinal report ontheresults totheCommission .
Attheendoftheaction ,theCommission willprepare and
circulate acomprehensive report ontheexecution andtheresults
ortheresearch programme .
Txieexpenditure will besubject tothenormal controls exercised
bytneCommission under thefinancial regulations currentlyinforce . J
TOTAL COST OFTHEACTION
Expenditure bytheCommunity : 200,000 SUA
(Expenditure bytheMember States onthe
research projects tobecoordinated in
ohis accion isapproximately 1PLEUA.' 1.

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8.0PERSQMEL A5D0P5RATUTC -APPROPRIATIONS
8.1Totalstaffrecruirement
OneofficialgradeA4(part-time )paidfromtheoperating
budget•
8.2Supplément aryBtaffrecfuired
None•
9.0FINANCING OFTHEACTION .
Byappropriations inthe"budgetsof197^and-1979*