CROSSCROSS--BORDER BORDER INTERWEAVEMENTINTERWEAVEMENT

ANALYSING DATA AVAILABILITY DESCRIBING CROSS-BORDER INTERWEAVING OF SAXONYS BORDER REGIONS

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diploma-thesis - result of a project at the western border of Germany

◦ goals of this project: supporting cross-border networking

pushing interconnected cross-border regions to be part ofthe land use planning of Germany

developing common fields of action for a coherentregional cross-border development

◦ how to reach: a group of scientists made one of the first steps by

exploring the data availability discribing cross-borderinterweaving

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Interconnected cross-border regions in Saxony?

the diploma-thesis made the first step replying the issue by working out the data availability discribing cross-border interweaving at the border regions of saxony

further backround information are provided with the abstract as well as with the summary

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Which indicators were used?

IndicatorsIndicators

Which indicators were used?

seven indicator groups

1. structural disparities2. labour market, education, universities3. economy, services sector, health care4. traffic5. residential population6. culture, leisure behaviour, recreation7. regional development, land use

all in all 25 indicators

IndicatorsIndicators

structural disparities

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price level

◦ Consumer price index for Saxony NUTS level: 1 Year of publication: 2008 Transnational : no

◦ Special consumer price index euroregion Neisse-Nisa-Nysa Special index for food products, commodities, services No comprehensive data coverage for Saxony NUTS level: 3 Year of publication: 2009 Transnational: CZ-DE-PL

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labour market,

education,

universities

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cooperation between universities

◦ incomplete data acquisition

Atlas Euroregion Elbe/Labe as one example

◦ STHI (Saxon-Czech university initiative)

strengthening intercultural competence

knowledge transfer

research suppporting

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economy,services sector,health care

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customers flow in the retail-sector

◦ a study by the chamber of commerce and industry

also no comprehensive data coverage

NUTS Level: 4

year of publication: 2009

transnational: CZ-DE

evidence of spatial interweaving

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traffic

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cross-border public transport

◦ each connection was determined

◦ almost all connections can be substantiated by passenger numbers

◦ no detailed spatial interweavment because departure and destination are unknown

RE 100 Dresden – Wroclaw : 40.293 passengers used this connection in 2009

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in addition: cross-border public transport

◦ the questioning of the airport dresden delivered following results:

NUTS Level: 3

year of publication: 2009

transnational: CZ-DE-PL

evidence of spatial interweaving

◦ e.g.: 2.800 passengers of Ustecky kraj used the airport in dresden

summarysummary ofof thethe global global resultsresults

extract of the result matrix

summarysummary ofof thethe global global resultsresults

all in all low data availability

◦ differences between the indicator groups◦ „traffic“, „residential population“ and „regional development, land use“ are

satisfying◦ the other groups are much more complicated

poor data quality

◦ most of the datas are not able to give any evidence for cross-borderinterweavment

◦ 30% of the datas have a good starting position for a future presentation of cross-border interweavment (NUTS-3)

three ways of result interpretation

◦ procedure of data research has faild◦ lack of cross-border interweavment caused low data availability◦ cross-border interweavment are generally left unrecorded

recommendationsrecommendations forfor actionaction

1. further development of the statistic offers

2. development of analytical methods

3. setup and maintenance of an statistic platform

4. setup of an cross-border statistic hub

5. partnership with a „MORO“-Region

6. learning from history

recommendationsrecommendations forfor actionaction

initiating a trilateral research project (ESPON 2013)

priority 2: targetgroup-oriented analysis

What are the advantages for the border area?

incorporated studies & thematic examinations

scientific support from experimental approaches

bundling other structural fonds

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Which conditions must be fulfilled?

The reaserch project must fit into the european context and pick up a spatial theme.

a reproduceable and simply transfarable approach

the research results should include proposals to implement the outcomes in other areas

demonstrative character

contactcontact detailsdetails

Thank you for your attention.

Frank BendelDipl.-Geogr.

0177 974 1557bendel.frank@yahoo.de