How is life in your region? North of the Netherlands from an international perspective. Resilience of regions. Well-being in the region

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1 RUG2 How is life in your region? North of the Netherlands from an international perspective Jouke van Dijk Professor of Regional Labour Market Analysis, University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Department Economic Geography Chair Board Waddenacademie Website: Presentatie Rotary Groningen, Engelse Zaal Academiegebouw, Groningen, 15 oktober 2014 Well-being in the region The problem of definition Many terms for more or less the same thing (how well one s life is going): - Quality of life - Welfare - Health - Happiness Which spatial scale? short term: emotional feelings of happiness long term: life satisfaction selection from a whole range of objective and subjective indicators composite index Translation to policy Environmental resilience Resilience of regions Social resilience Bearable Equitable Sustainable Viable Economic resilience (Noord-) Nederland in internationaal perspectief 6 th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion - Investment for jobs and growth: Promoting development and good governance in EU regions and cities OECD Better policies for better life: How is life in your region OECD LEED Programme (Local Economic and Employment Development) Local scenarios of demographic change Perception survey on quality of life in 79 European Cities Hotspotmonitor RUG: which natural places are highly appreciated, why and by which people Regional Competitivenes Index (RCI), 2013 Source: EU-Commission (July 2014) Investment for jobs and growth, 6-th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion 1

2 7 8 Bruto Regionaal Product per persoon, 2011 Provincie of Groningen erg hoog Source: EU-Commission (July 2014) Investment for jobs and growth, 6-th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion 10 Natural gas extraction causes soil subsidence earthquakes Earthquakes Source: KNMI Werkgelegenheidsgraad (banen per 1000 van de bevolking 20-64): Nederland doet het erg goed, iets minder: * Groningen * Rotterdam Source: EU-Commission (July 2014) Investment for jobs and growth, 6-th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion Werkloosheid %, Jeugdwerkloosheid jaar, Source: EU-Commission (July 2014) Investment for jobs and growth, 6-th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion Source: EU-Commision EU-Commission (July (July 2014) Investing Investment in for Europe s jobs and future, growth, 6-th Report on on Economic, Social Social and Territorial and Territorial Cohesion Cohesion 2

3 Verschil in werkloosheid % tussen vrouwen en mannen, Risico op armoede of social exclusion, Rood: werkloosheids vrouwen lager Source: EU-Commision (July 2014) Investing in Europe s future, 6-th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion Source: EU-Commision EU-Commission (July (July 2014) Investing Investment in for Europe s jobs and future, growth, 6-th Report on on Economic, Social Social and Territorial and Territorial Cohesion Cohesion Source: EU-Commission (July 2014) Investment for jobs and growth, 6-th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion Households with Broadband Access: overall the Netherlands does very well! But: in some villages in peripheral lagging municipalities hardly access! Zie ook RUG rapport Breedband op het platteland van Koen Salemink en Dirk Strijker ( /final_breedband.pdf ) en Nieuwsuur-uitzending Platteland digitaal achterlijk gehouden ( platteland-digitaalachterlijk-gehouden.html ) Spatial scale of measuring is important! 3

4 19 Levensverwachting t.o.v. EU-28 gemiddelde 20 Source: EU-Commission (July 2014) Investment for jobs and growth, 6-th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion Source: EU-Commission (July 2014) Investment for jobs and growth, 6-th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion 21 OECD: Wellbeing outcomes North NL vs Netherlands, OECD (OECD, 2014) * Better life index * How is life in your region? * Regional well-being measurement cycle: a possible sequencing of steps: How does the North of the Netherlands rank? (OECD, 2014) Evolution of score Rank among Rank among Score relative to OECD 4 Netherlands 362 OECD Indicator used (out of 10) regions between regions regions 2000 and 2010 Household disposable Income Bottom 41%.. income Employment rate Jobs Top 24% Declined Unemployment rate Number of rooms per Housing Top 28%.. person Mortality rate Health Top 43%.. Life expectancy (break in time Labour force with at least Education Bottom 38% series) secondary education Environment Bottom 41% Stagnated Air quality (PM2.5) Access to Households broadband Top 8% Declined services access Safety Top 1% Stagnated Murder rate Civic Top 31% Declined Voter turnout engagement Safety: cars and bicycle thefts per 100 inhabitants (OECD, 2014) Left panel: cars thefts Right panel: bicycle thefts North of the Netherlands: very safe area 4

5 Interaction between vehicles theft and unemployment rates at COROP level, 2012 Positive relation for the Netherlands, but not for the North Netherland North of the Netherlands Blue dots denote COROP in Noord-Nederland; green dots are for Oost-Nederland; red dots are for West-Nederland; navy dots are for Zuid-Nederland. Data on unemployment rate in Delfzijl en omgeving in North Netherland refer to Quality of governance + and level of trust - Quality Trust EU quality EU (selected) trust North Netherlands East Netherlands West Netherlands South Netherlands North of the Netherlands: high score on quality of governance, low on trust other people Regional quality of life Index (Source, PBL, 2014) 29 Trilateral Waddensea area UNESCO-Worldheritage site since 2009 Denmark Germany Netherlands World Delta Summit 2011 Yantai 12 September

6 The hotspotmonitor: monitoring attractivity ( The Wadden Sea is the world s largest coherent intertidal flats with a unique ecosystem characterized by a rich benthic fauna supporting millions of coastal birds FOTO: Martin Stock S. de Vries, A. Buijs, F. Langers, H. Farjon, A. van Hinsberg, F.J. Sijtsma (2013). Measuring the attractiveness of Dutch landscapes: identifying national hotspots using Google Maps. Applied Geography. Volume 45, December 2013, Pages F.J. Sijtsma, H. Farjon, S. van Tol, A. van Hinsberg, P. van Kampen and Arjen Buijs (2013). Evaluation of landscape changes - Enriching the economist's toolbox with the Hotspotindex. In: W. Heijman, & C. M. J. v. d. Heide (Eds.), The Economic Value of Landscapes. Chapter 8, pp London: Routledge. Many places that play no role in the economics of agglomeration (~basic and every day needs) are highly valued (~higher order needs). Mark the lack of relation. Mark the importance of urban well-being in rural regions Highly attractive places for tourists in wadden municipalities in 2013 Value locations in the Hotspotmonitore Highly attractive natural places in the Netherlands (from hotspotmonitor survey) Address density in the Netherlands Sources: Sijtsma et al. (2014) WaLTER rapportage (in druk) Origin of the people who find the Wadden an attractive location: distance decay, but less in Germany 6

7 Press Release European Union, October 8, 2013: Groningen one of the cities with the highest quality of life I am satisfied to live in: Public spaces such as markets, squares and pedestrian areas Health care services, docters and hospitals Schools and other educational facilities 7

8 Voor meer analyses, kaarten en grafieken zie: 6 th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion - Investment for jobs and growth: Promoting development and good governance in EU regions and cities OECD Better policies for better life: How is life in your region OECD LEED Programme (Local Economic and Employment Development) Local scenarios of demographic change Perception survey on quality of life in 79 European Cities Hotspotmonitor RUG: which natural places are highly appreciated, why and by which people Dank voor uw aandacht! 8