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Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL. adopting a concerted research action on the Growth of Large Urban Concentrations (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                              Brussels , 28 July 1977
                                   Proposal for a
                        REGULATION (EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL .
                     adopting a concerted research action
                on the Growth of Large Urban Concentrations
                       ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
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                     EXPLAÎ7 4.T0RY ]®3DRjffiDUM
1.0    INTRODUCTION
In its first report to the CREST Committee ( predececsor of CREST),
the Scientific and Technical Research Committee ) on 8 February 1972
 ( DOC Hl/368/72), the Planning Group on Tovjn Planning ejid Housing
Structures pointed to the need for increased scientific research ,
studies and pilot projects concerning town and country planning- in
the European Community * At its meeting on 1 6 June 1976 the PREST
committee decided to ask the group to study in greater detail one of
the topics to which it had given first priority , i.e. the growth of
large urban concentrations .
In its second report ( PREST/l97/73 ) , the Planning Group examined the
trends in urbanisation in the Member States and the research in progress
on tujLjj subject in the Member States and in some international
organisations . It concluded that the growth of large concentrations
was a suitable subject for study at Community level . It therefore
proposed that the first stage in a Community research programme should
take the form of a series of preliminary studies or an exploratory
programme , to last not more than two years . At the end of the first
stage it would be possible to define precisely the content of , and
implementing procedure for , a further more eurtensive stage .
The Planning Group defined the exploratory research programme as
"a comparative analysis of the causes , dynamics and consequences of
the development of large urban concentrations within and across the
boundaries of the Member States of the Community". Three lines of
fctudy should be accorded priority : identification of the motive forces
behind urbanisation and concentration ! analysis of the dynamics of
the concentration processes or urban decay and shifts of population
and activities between towns ; highlighting of consequences - both the
consequences of the free play of the factors at work and the conse­
quences of deliberate action . The Planning Group suggested that the
exploratory programme be implemented in a " concerted action".
The programme has been prepared with the assistance of a working group
set up by CREST at its meeting on 27-28 March 1974 , to advise on the
content and organisation of the programme . The Working Group met
fourteen times and representatives of all Member States participated
in its meetings .
Member States were invited to propose research projects for inclusion
in the programme . The following Member States responded to this
invitation : Belgium , Denmark , Federal Republic of Germany, France ,
Ireland , Italy, Netherlands , United Kingdom .  The research projects
described in Annex A to this memorandum are those which the Commission ,
on the advice of the working group , puts forward for inclusion in the
Community programme .
                                                             •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 2 -                MV/ 283/76 Rev. 3
  In the action programme on the environment adopted "by the Council
  on 17 May 1977 it is provided in Title III , Chapter 1 , Section 3 ,
  that a proposal for a Community Urban Research programme , to be
  implemented as a " concerted action", should be submitted to the •
  Council . The Commission forwards herewith its proposal for such
  a programme .
  2.0  COMMHESITS OK" THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
  The Decision proposes the implementation of a research programme
  on the growth of large urban concentrations , in the form of a
  concerted action , the object being the coordination at Community
  level of research projects related to the theme of the programme ,
  which are financed and executed in Member States .
" The Commission will be responsible for coordination of the research
  activities included in the programme .   Provision is made for the
  establishment of a Concerted Action Committee to assist and advise
  the Commission in this task .   The terms of reference and composition
  of the Committee are contained in Annex 2 to the Decision .
  The financial contribution of the Community for the purposes of the
  programme is evaluated at 200,000 SUA . This sum will be expended
  in coordinating the research activities included in the programme .
  Article 6 of the Draft Decision provides for the participation of
  European States , not members of the Community , which participate
  in European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical
  research (COST).
  On or before the conclusion of the proposed 2-year programme , the
  Commission will review the results obtained with a view to putting
  forward proposals , for the content and organisation of a further and
  more extensive programme .
 ---pagebreak---                         PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                       OP
                   adopting a concerted research action
                on tho Growth of Large Urban C one ent rat i one
  THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
  and in particular Article 235 thereof ,
  Having regard to the proposal of the Commission ,
  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
 Whereas by virtue of Article 2 of the Treaty , the Community has been
 assigned the task of promoting throughout the Community a harmonious
 development of economic activities , a continuous and balanced expansion
 and an accelerated raising of the standard of living ;
 Whereas in its resolution adopted on 17     May 1977 , the Council
                      has „ approved the principles and objectives of the
 Community environmental policy and the general description of the actions
 outlined in the annexed programme to be undertaken at Community level ,
 which include the Commission 's intention to submit a proposal for a
 Community Urban Research programme on the growth of large urban concentra­
 tions ;
 Whereas the Council stressed in its Resolution of 14 January 1974 on
 an initial outline programme of the European Communities in the field
 of science and technology that an appropriate approach should be adopted
towards the whole range of available ways and means , including concerted
action, and that whenever it proves desirable that third countries ,
particularly European \ ones , should be associated in these projects , steps
should be taken to make this possible ;
Whereas on 14 January 1974 > the Council entrusted the Community
Institutions aided by the Scientific and Technical Research Committee
(CREST) with the task of ,ensuring the gradual co-ordination of national
policies in the field of science and technology ;
Whereas a concerted Community research action on the growth of large
urban concentrations will contribute effectively to the achievement of
the above-mentioned aims ;
 ---pagebreak---                                                       EEY/ 233/ 76 Rev. 3
 Whereas the Member States intend , as part of the rules and procedures
 applicable to their national programmes , to carry out the research
 summarised in Annex I , and are prepared to integrate such research
 into a process of coordination at Community level over a period of
 two years ;
 Whereas the carrying out of such research as summarised in Annex-I
 will require a financial contribution of about 1 million EUA from the
 Member States ;
 Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary powers for this
 purpose ;
 Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CHEST)
 has given its opinion with regard to the Commission proposal ,
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                             Article 1
 The Community shall implement for a period of two years a concerted
 research action on the growth of large urban concentrations . This
 action shall consist in the coordination at Community level of
 research which is summarised in Annex I and which forms part of the
 research programmes of the Member States .
                             Article 2
 The Commission shall be responsible for such coordination .
                             Article 3
 The maximum financial contribution by the Community to such co­
 ordination is evaluated at 200.000 EUA .
                             Article 4
                          \
To facilitate the carrying out of the action , an"urban Hesearcn" .
Concerted Action Committee , hereinafter referred to as "the Committee",
 shall be established . A project leader shall be appointed by the
Commission with the Committee 's agreement . He shall assist the .
Commission in its coordinating activity .
The terms of reference and the composition of this Committee are
defined in Annex 2 .
 The Committee shall draw up its rules of procedure .  Its secretariat
shall     provided by the Commission .
 ---pagebreak---                                3                    KTV / 283/ 76 BQV . 3
                      \
                           Article 5
 In accordance with a procedure "to be adopted by "the Commission
 in agreement with the Committee , the participating states shall
 exchange regularly all useful information concerning the execution
 of the research covered "by the concerted action , and shall supply
 the Commission with all information which can usefully be co­
 ordinated . They shall also endeavour to provide the Commission
 with information on similar research planned or carried out by
 bodies for which they are not responsible . This information shall
 be treated as confidential if so requested by the Member State
 which provides it .
 The Commission shall prepare yearly progress reports on the basis
 of the information supplied , and shall forward them to the Member
 States .
 At the end of the coordination period , the Commission , in agreement
 with the Committee , shall forward to the Member States and to the
 European Parliament a general report on the execution and results
 of the coordination action . The Commission shall publish this
 report six months after it has been forwarded , unless a Member
 State objects . In this case , the report shall be distributed , at
 their request , solely to the institutions and undertakings whose
 research or production activities justify access to the knowledge
resulting from the performance of the research covered by the
Community concerted action . The Commission may make provision that
the report remains confidential and is not passed to third parties .
                          Article 6
In accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 228 of the
Treaty establishing the EEC , the Community may conclude agreements
with other States involved in European Cooperation in the field
of Scientific and Technical Research ( COST ) with a view to extend­
ing the coordination which is the subject of this Decision to
research undertaken in these States .
The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations for the
conclusion of agreements of the type referred to in the preceding
paragraph .
 ---pagebreak---                           Article
This Decision shall come into force on the dav of i + a    • 4. •
m the Official Journal of the European Communities .     . ^^
                     Done at                          0n
                             For the Council
                              The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                             JSvV/ 2^2-/ 76   Pev » 3
                                                            ':ΤΛΤΕΧ "Γ
              ANBEZ I TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                       ADOPTING A CONCERTED RESEARCH ACTION
                   OF THE GROWTH OF LARGE URBAN CONCENTRATIONS
    The aspects of the growth of large urban, ooncent rat ions to "be
     studied and the distribution of work among the Member States
    may "be summarised as follows :
              Subject                              Member State
1 » IiOcs.ti.on - o:''                  S   FRG   DK   F   IRL      I      U       UK
1 . Location of Economie
    Activities                               X     X   XX    X      X     XXX      XX
2 . Migration                                x                                   . XXX
3 . Evaluation of Urban Planning
    and Policies                        X              XX    X
4 . Other, Aspects                                                  X             XX
 ---pagebreak---                                                                     ENV/263/76 Rev. 3
                                                                    AEÎTEX 2
        A3HEX 2 TO THE. PROPOSAL FOR A COTOTGIL DECISION
   ADOPTING A CONCERTED RESEARCH ACTION ON THE . GROWTH OP
               .v : ;O . ■ ,L:IRGE TJRHAÎJ . COÎTCEÎÎTÏÏATIONS
Terms of reference and composition of the Concerted Action
Committee "Urban Research".
1 . The Committee shall :
    1.1 Contribute to the optimum execution of the programme
          by giving its opinion on all of its aspects ;
    1.2 Evaluate the results and draw conclusions as regards
          their application ;
    1.3   Assist the Commission in ensuring the exchange of
          information referred to in Article 5*1 »
    1.4 Keep abreast of national research being done in the
          fields covered by the concerted action, and more especially
          of scientific and technical developments likely to affect
          the . carrying out of the action ;
    1.5   Give guidance to the project leader .
2 . The Committee 's reports and opinions shall be transmitted to
    the Commission and to the participating States . The Commission
    shall forward these opinions to the CREST .
3 . The Committee shall be composed of the persons responsible for
    coordinating the national contributions to the programme and of
    the project leader . Eaoh member may be accompanied by experts .
4 * The members of the Committee are appointed for the duration of
    the concerted research action .                  A member 's mandate ceases should
    the member die or resign , or if the government which appointed
    him asks that he be replaced . His successor shall be appointed
    for the remainder of the initial term of office .
 ---pagebreak--- DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS
BELGIUM
B1   Title : Typology of Residential Environments;
Research Institution :   Int erfacuity Institute for Urban and
Regional Planning , Catholic University of Louvain .
Status : The first phase began in March 1974 and ended in August
1976 . Phase 2 began on 1 January 1977 and is in progress .
Subject : The aim of the research is to arrive at a comprehensive
terminology for survey and planning of hierarchy of residential
environments based on different types of human activities which
are carried out in the residential environment .      The environment
is defined by physical indicators and by means of enquiries among
the population concerning their personal experience . A description
will be given of the size , equipment , accessibility , organisation
and appearance of the dwellings and their immediate and further
surroundings inhabited by 200 families in the Worth East of Belgium .
Elements both of family situation and environmental situation are
taken into account to define types of residential environments .
It is intended in the second phase to extend the research to the
whole Flemish area of the country , to test the theory in practice ,
to extend it to the planning phase , to assure a feedback and to
develop a participatory model .
B2   Title :  Costs of Urban Growth
Research Institution : Mens en Ruimte , Brüssels    -     • •
Status :   The study began in 1974 and is in progress .
Sub.ject : The multi-national project on the Costs of Urban Growth
was set up in 1972 by the International Social Science Council at
the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation
in Social Sciences in Vienna . Mens en Ruimte is the Belgian
participant .
The objective of the study is to identify , measure and explain
the costs associated with increments of urban grovrth within t
and between countries . To undertake this dynamic analysis it is
necessary to identify , measure and explain the cost structure asso­
ciated with urban areas of different sizes at various points in
time .
Costs are related to services . Therefore , attention is paid to the
comparison of certain cost elements with the quality and quantity
of the resulting output .
                                                                 •/ • • «
 ---pagebreak---  The empirical research approach is twofola : on xhe national level
 the cost structures of local authorities according to six categories
 are analysed « A further detailed analysis with time series over
 a 20-year period is applied to Mechelen . The detailed analysis will
"be compared with similar cases in other countries .
DETTMARK
DK1 Title : Trends in the Location of Metropolitan Activities xn
Denmark and Motives for Changes of Location .
Re s earch Inst itut i ons : Danish Building Research Institute and project
group directed "by E.H. Matthiesen .
Status ; The study , which is financed' by the research institutions ,
"began in March 1976 and is in progress .                         .
Subject ; The study is concerned with developments in the location
of manufacturing firms , wholesale trades and industrially-oriented
 service trades in Denmark during 1961-1976 •
The investigation is "based on a sample survey of 2000 firms . Among
these firms , some are studied in depth in order to analyse motivations
for decisions to move away from the Copenhagen region .
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMAHY
D1 Title ! An Attempt to Explain the Consequences of Intra-Regional
Migration for the Development of Urban Concentrations .
Research Institution:        GEMOS E.V. , Hamburg
Status : The project , which is fundad "by the Federal Government ,
began in August 1976 and is in progress .
 Subject : The project aims to explain the consequences for employment ,
services , etc . of migration within densely-populated areas and their
surrounding areas . It also aims , to analyse the motives underlying
decisions to migrate , related to the migration distance , and the
consequences of moving for the migrant and his/her family .
D2    Title :   Structural Changes in Densely Populated Areas
Research Institution :       PROGNOS , Basel
 Status i The project , which is funded by the Federal Government ,
began in 1976 and. is in progress .
 Subject : In order to examine structural changes "In densely-populated
 areas in the past and in the future , a study is being conducted in
 three phases :
 Phase 1 - Analysis of structural changes in two selected densely-
              populated areas in the Federal Republic ;
 ---pagebreak---     Phase 2 - Design of scenarios of demographic and empj.oy*nen ^ve^op
                   ments in densely-populated areas ;
    Phase 3 - Development of methodological and conceptual aspects .
    FRANCE
    PI Title : Industrialisation , Social Change and Spatial Organisation
    Research Institution : BSTURE , St Quentin en Yveline
    Status : The project , which is funded by the Government , began in
    1976 and is in progress .
    Subject : The main aim of the research is to see how now industrialisa­
    tion alters +>~ -- social and spatial functioning of two regions which
 - *«iil.>>'s^Jia.'OLied r one in which there is a tradition of rural industry
    aftarin which new industrialisation stimulated from outside is now
    developing , the other a non-industrial region which is now experiencing
    rapid industrialisation .
   F2     Title : Description of an Urbanised Region – the Rhine-llain Region .
   Research Institution : Prospective et Aménagement , Mont rouge .
   Status : The project , which is financed by the Government , began m
   1976 and is in progress .
   Subject : The research sets out to understand both how the general
   processes of social and technical organisation of space operate in
   a . developed region , in the present stage of capitalism , and how in turn
   the resulting spatial organisation reinforces certain processes which
, created it .       The research will focus on the Rhine-Iiain Region and will
   follow three main lines of inquiry : changes in the economic structure ,
   changes . in the way society perpetuates and continues itself , dominant
   social groups and socio-political forms of control .
  F3     Title :    Perpetuation of Society in Regions of Linked Towns
  Status : The project , which is financed by the Government , began in
  1976 and is in progress .
  Subject : In order to perpetuate and continue itself , a society must
  assure the conditions for its' own survival . These include not only the
  production of goods and services but also a political framework which
 provides for the resolution of social conflicts , and the requisite
  social facilities and public services . These conditions and requirements
 will be studied in regions containing a number of towns with significant
  linkages between them .
 ---pagebreak---       ii              Public Investments and the. Large Urbanised Region
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     irLu irSgk2:oh ia flnanocd * tho <*-»•«*. *«■» -
                                         PUbli° inveet'»ent °° the urbanised region
       it        ! *?        '     ing acc3unt of the relationships between the
                  J PriTOte °e0t°r' °n the one ha"d. and b,tv,:"n ?he local
     and. tne external economies , on the other hand . The researchers wish
                   **= hypothec (based on their earlier work) tS ^b^
     policies of 'the^uMi^0                             *™ exerolsed V «» investment
     Lterl^bS Sste^sl Sfb°nt^< ^emines the emergence of
     IRELAND
■ 'Ml Title: Office Location in .Ireland - Further Areas of Research
    Research Institution : An Foras Forbartha, Dublin
                The project is funded and executed by An Foras Forbartha
    »hlch is the national Institute for Physioa/piarli^
    Research. It began m Autumn 1976 and is in progress .
                                                                                      Const^otion
    Subject : The objectives are (l) to investigate the occupational changes
    oroSftPrar          ^ Ir1Slfmd by tyPe of activity and by location, and to
   f?°w, future employment trends by occupation ; ( 2) to establish
   wiuh „ne cooperation of the Industrial Development Authority, a clear
   picture     of the nature and role of private sector information'nows Sd
   to compare these with the results of earlier work. The principal
   purpose of tne study is to clarify the geographical pattern of
   industrial information flows and to establish the nature of the links
   and^uitS^^1^0
             + yPf
               abiiity      or  aH
                                  ^dTpubJic
                                      Irish
                                                  sectors
                                              towns   for
                                                          ? the(3) servicing
                                                                    to rate the
                                                                              and
                                                                                  attractiveness
                                                                                   support of
                   - Q-c-fcivx-bics j (4) to establish the economic and social
  benefits of locating office activities regionally and to test how these
   of the job xunctions d®Pendin£ moved and^stance     fromof Dublin,
                                                 (Quality                size ofenvironment
                                                                 the reception     centre , status
                                                                                              .
  urbanisation »
                      Impact of Oil and Gas Exploration : Resource ~ Base
                Institution: An Foras Forbartha, Dublin .- ' -
  Status   : The project is funded and executed by An Foras Forbartha.
  j-X began in 1976 and is in progress .
                A^e °kj20i.ive           uC) prepare information find guidance on shore–
    ased deve^oprr.en-6 related to the discovery of oil and gas off the
 A                                                                 and COunty development plana ,
     1 ij-        loriesC:j^^}974j
                               \ 19 o) have 8X1(1   a Study
                                                already   beenof completed
                                                                    Suitable . Coastal Locations
                                                                                      /
                                                                                    •/ ».
 ---pagebreak---                    Indicators for Use in .defining Homogeneous Areas in order
     to Ascertain Housing Heeds at Regional Level .
    research Institution :      CRESME , Ro~e
    ^L      : The project , which xs financed "by "the regional government
    of Liguria , began in 1976 and is in progress .
    Subject : In earlier woric , the researchers developed a methodology,
    w-iich they applied to Italy as a whole , for determining a^eas in
    wmch the characteristics of housing needs are similar . They now
   propose to apply this methodology at regional level , in Liguria .
          ^tle : Coordinated Research on the Urban Hierarchy of the
   Straits of Kessina Region .
   Research Institution: Institute of Architecture , State University
   xieggio-Calabria .
   ^t^os   ; The project , which is financed "by the Governrcni , began in
   1976 and is -n progress .
                          fOCUSes on the relationships between the urban
' - '-oustrialisa-cion ) processes  of economic development
                         . in the arpnn n-p r-o ~v„-: „
                                                             ( especially
                                                        jo - ^
  Straits of Hessina                         Cdcbric, and Sicily adjoining the
  EETHERLAITB3
  –            The Desired Spacing of Centres for Sendee Industries
                             Institut e of Geography and Planning, University
 fj$fL .Tha Pr°3e0t ' -,hiCl1 la fl^<=ed by the Government , is in
                  research project aims at reducing the uncertainty
 sISS^?,, ^ juomon Whether and in how far a hierarchically!
 1=^?^ p"                °* retai1 a---d service centres should be preferred
 as a planning ccncept , to a more dispersed pattern of alloca?^ S
 the dlfierent constituent elements of these centres . •*li0°atl °n *or
 ---pagebreak---    Status : The project , which is financed by the Government , is in
   progress «
   Subject : The questions to he answered are :  What kind of relationship
   exists "between the behaviour of consumers in newly-built city districts
   and the hierarchically-planned system of shopping centres ? Does the
   hierarchy-as -used "by the consumers agree with the hierarchy-as-meant
   by the planners ? The research examines these questions in .case studies
   of four Dutch cities .
  IO   Title :  The Functional Hierarchy of Urban Nuclei
  Research Institution : Van Heesewijk Consultants
  Statu e :  The project , which is financed by the Government , is in
  progress .
  Subject : The project aims to discover whether the supply of commercial
  and non-commercial services in all settlements above a certain minimum
  size in the Netherlands is in balance with , lagging behind or in excess
  of the demand for these services . This information can be obtained by
  checking whether" or not the level of supply corresponds to the present
  population base . The formulation of objectives concerning accessibility
  of services also makes it possible to ascertain where shortages occur and
  what measures are required in respect of town and country planning or
  the provision of services .
  UTJITED KINGDOM
■ UTC!  Title :  Indicators of Regional Prosperity
  Research Institutions : Department of Environment , South West Regional
  Office , Bristol and Centre for Research in the Social Sciences ,
  University of Kant , Canterbury .
  Status ; Funded by the Department of Environment ; in progress .
  Subject : A study of indicators and distribution of prosperity in the
  UK at the levels of the local authority , the sub-region and the region ,
  to provide clearer descriptions of poorer areas , better measures of
  differences between them and better knowledge cf the reasons for the
  differences »
 ---pagebreak---       MK2 Title :        De Facto Urban Areas in England and Wales
      ^Qg s.giPP.'h. Institution : Department o'f the Environment , Regional Planning
      Directorate , London .
       Status : Funded by the Department of the Environment ; in progress ,
                     A            has been developed for the identification and
      definition of true ( de facto ) urban areas according to criteria concern­
      ing gross population density and continuity of development .
      The objectives are : ( l ) to develop a technique for the identification
      and definition of de facto tirban areas which is independent of the
      boundaries of local government administrative units / and ( 2) to analyse
     the structure of urban areas in England and Wales according to physical
      criteria so as to provide information on trends for research and planning
     purposes .                                                                       °
     UK3(A) Title : Urban Change in Britain
     Research Institution : London School of Economics and Political Science .
     Status : The project , which is a continuation of earlier studies on the
     same subject , is funded by the Government . It began in 1976 and is in
... progress .
     Subject : This is a study of socio-economic and associated aspects of
     uroan change in Britain , initially on the basis of employment -based
     urban units ( Standard Metropolitan Labour Areas ), later within metropolitan
     counties . The aims are to secure a more detailed understanding- of the
     processes of urban change and to assess factors of significance to urban
     policies , particularly in regard to changes affecting the inner areas of
     major towns .
                TiWe : Office Location and the Impact of Telecommunications
    Res_e_a£c2L^1t^^on1 Department of Geography (Regional Studies ),
    Jmversity of Newcastle–upon–Tyne ♦
    f~|:               study started in Kay 1976 and is in progress . It is being
    funded by the Department of the Environment .
    Subject : The objective of the study is to establish the extent to which
   ^WJ?Vel°f'Cn;s in telecommunications might assist in the develoument
     t office functions in regions away from London and the South East of
   ■knglana and hence in regional development as a whole .
 ---pagebreak---       Pff-4 Title ; Urban Employment
      ilSSsSrSf?d.I>opai'tmont of the                                M1^ *«««■>
      States Rinded by the Department of the Environment ; in progress .
     |ubj3c^j The aims of the project may be summarised as ( l ) to identify
 - Jituationtrf^           -'al0h haVe °C°Urred in the labour s^PPly and demand
     situation in ti.e innor areas 01 major cities in the past decade ;
       C • felftG              changes as far as possible to other social and
     physical changes talcing place in these inner areas ; (3 ) to provide
     improved background information ajainst which policy optionf?S inner
     areas can be identified and evaluated .
     UK^ 2IiH£: Regional Migration in Great Britain
  '                              Department of the Environment , Scuth West
    Regional Office , Bristol       .                            '          ot
 : Status : Funded by the Department of the Environment ; in progress .
' Subject : The objectives are : (l ) to increase knowledge about migration
    flows within ana between the regions of Great Britain ; ( 2) to heln
    the development of policy towards migration at national , region? and
    structure
    ion            plan levels
           and monitoring       , and . (3 ) to provide better populationAct
                             systems                                 won project-­
                                    P fr°m Sp°oial «■»«**             provided- i>y
            Jflce of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS ) based on the
    BLrq^+r^ mth th° aid °f this                             the Characteristics of
              ^ their moves will be analysed . It is hoped to develop
    eventually, a predictive econometric model of migration flows .
           2i±l£: Population Mobility in the Glasgow Area
                                               of To™ and Regional Planning ,
                J'unded by the Government ; in progress .
  MdSe          o^f?^ rhS ?niversity of Glasgow, with the additional
  Lowlit. I- S"°?X8a 33evel°Pmon't Department , aims to obtain a greater
 Sb-itfr- ?-%n^Ure f>d effects ^ population movement -within a large
  so^-l Jo                ^ relationships between migration and physical and
                        policies . Tne programme includes ( l ) analyses of the
  T-o, "              s°^es mailable , including IC71 Census information, Few
                         ^fCOwovorepill ana. Housing Department figures ;
  0l0^VW Jj* f^uat: 0n °f im,or^.ticn sources and study method-
 V- °f -sJ-1     i*x
                                       f: tn°se aspsot£ and 0 inclusions which may
                      app11caoilixy to the study of intraurban mobility elsewhere .
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                          FINANCIAL STATETÎENT
1 .0 BUDGET ITEM
     Chapter 33 , Item 3371#
2.0  TITLE OF HJDGET ITEM
     Concerted, actions ,
3.0  LEGAL BASIS
     Proposal submitted to the Council on
     based on Article 235 of ESC Treaty .
4.0  DESCRIPTION , AIM AND JUSTIFICATION OF TIIE ACTION
     4*1  Description
          Concerted research action on the growth of large urban
          concentrations .
     4.2  Persons Concerned
          Firstly , the research workers engaged xn the research
          projects included in the Community programme .
          Secondly , administrators , planners and academic experts
          concerned with the causes and consequences of urban
          cone ent rat i ons •
     4.3  Aim of the Action
          4«3,1    General Aim
                   The first and second programmes of action of the
                  European Communities on the Environment provide that
                  the environmental problems inherent in urban develop­
                  ment and in the geographical distribution of the
                  population and of its activities should be examined
                  at Community level ,
          4»3,2   Specific Aim
                   It is intended to make a comparative analysis of the
                  causes , dynamics and consequences of the growth of
                  large urban concentrations , within and across the
                  boundaries of the Member States of the Community ,
                  The proposed comparative analysis will contribute greatly
                  to a better understanding of the process of urban concen­
                  tration and its effects and thus to the achievement of
                  the general aim stated above .
                                                               •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak---                  Justification of the means chosen to achieve the aim
                 Member States are now faced with serious problems of
                urban planning caused by the growth of large urban
                 concentrations and are carrying out research on this
                 subject which is of general interest to the Community .
                A Community research programme in the form of a con­
                certed action , in which research in progress is coordi­
                nated at Community level , is therefore the appropriate
                method for sharing and intensifying research on the
                subject of large urban concentrations .
0     APPROPRIATIONS
      5    ' Total cost of action
  • '    .    200.000 SUA
      5.2 Schedule of expected payments
                     Commitments                 Payments
             1978 : 100.000 EUA       ■           70 .000 EUA
             1979 : 100.000 EUA                  130.000 ECJA
     5o      Incidence of payments
             Expected to fall evenly throughout the year .
    5 .4 Method of calculating the appropriations
            This concerted action will be carried out by contract 5
            the cost is as estimated a-t point 5.1 .
    SYSTEM OF' SUPERVISION
   The Member States will be obliged to exchange regularly all
   useful information concerning the progress of the research
    included in the programme and, when the work is finished , to
   send a final report on the results to the Commission .
   At the end of the action, the Commission will prepare and
   circulate a comprehensive report on the execution and the results
   or the research programme .
   Txie expenditure will be subject to the normal controls exercised
   by   tne Commission under the financial regulations currentlyJ
   in force .
   TOTAL COST OF THE ACTION
   Expenditure by the Community :            200,000 SUA
   ( Expenditure by the Member States on the
   research projects to be coordinated in
   ohis accion is approximately 1 PL EUA.'1.
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8.0 PERSQMEL A5D 0P5RATUTC- APPROPRIATIONS
    8.1  Total staff recruirement
         One official grade A4 (part-time ) paid from the operating
         budget •
    8.2  Supplément ary Btaff recfuired
         None •
9.0 FINANCING OF THE ACTION .
    By appropriations in the "budgets of 197^ and- 1979 *