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Socioeconomic Development of Cities & Towns in Latvia (Riga, 2010)
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The evaluation of socioeconomic The evaluation of socioeconomic development of Latvian cities anddevelopment of Latvian cities and towns towns
using development level-rate matrixusing development level-rate matrix
Alise VītolaRiga Technical University
Zintis HermansonsMinistry of Regional Development
and Local Government
Riga, September 2010
• High degree of urbanisation – 70% of inhabitants live in cities and towns• Wide network of 76 small and medium sized towns• Monocentric development - dominancy of capital city Riga and it’s
surroundings• Alternative growth poles - Liepaja, Ventspils, Jelgava, Daugavpils,
Rezekne, Valmiera
Cities and towns in LatviaCities and towns in Latvia
The evaluation of socioeconomic development of Latvian towns and citiesusing development level-rate matrix
Incomes of inhabitants (2009) Changes in number of inhabitants (2005-2010)
Source: SRDA Source: SRDA
Promotion of polycentric development by strengthening:• competitiveness of growth poles• functional networking of cities and towns• urban-rural partnership
Preconditions for polycentric development:• specialisation• cooperation• concentration of resources
Spatial perspective of “Latvia 2030” stipulates• levels of growth poles• functional networks of growth poles
Regional policy in Latvia*Regional policy in Latvia*
* Sustainable Development Strategy for Latvia till 2030 (2010) National Development Plan 2007-2013 (2006)
The evaluation of socioeconomic development of Latvian towns and citiesusing development level-rate matrix
Source: Latvia 2030
The studyThe study• Purpose: to analyse socioeconomic development of major cities
and towns in Latvia in 10 years period (1999-2008)
• Object:– 10 major cities – Riga (capital city), Daugavpils, Liepaja,
Jelgava, Jurmala, Ventspils, Rezekne, Valmiera, Jekabpils and Ogre
– 12 towns with more than 10 000 inhabitants, four of them – amalgamated municipalities
• Methodology: calculation of indexes and graphical analysis using development level-rate matrix
• Data: local level statistics - income of inhabitants, unemployment level and density of inhabitants
The evaluation of socioeconomic development of Latvian towns and citiesusing development level-rate matrix
Indexes and matrixIndexes and matrix
Matrix:• x axis represents development
level and y axis – development rate• horizontal axis crosses vertical axis
at 0,5• “bubbles” represent the number of
inhabitants in cities and towns
The evaluation of socioeconomic development of Latvian towns and citiesusing development level-rate matrix
Indexes :• covering 10 year period • separate development level and
rate indexes for each indicator (1)• aggregated indicator for the
overall socioeconomic development rate and level (2)
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The evaluation of socioeconomic development of Latvian towns and citiesusing development level-rate matrix
Results: incomeResults: income
• Leader positions are taken by Riga and cities and towns in 50 km radius around it, as well as Valmiera, Cēsis and Talsi
• Also some cities and towns with lower income level have high income increase rates – Saldus, Jēkabpils
• Special attention should be paid to Kuldiga where the income increase rate is lower than average, but the income lewel is rather low
The evaluation of socioeconomic development of Latvian towns and citiesusing development level-rate matrix
Results: unemploymentResults: unemployment
• Higher unemplyment decrease rates are in the largest cities, except Riga (with the lowest unemployment level), and in Kraslava (with the highest unemployment level)
• Higher unemplyment decrease rates are in cities and towns with higher unemployment level and vice versa
• Exeptions – Dobele, Bauska and Kuldiga with moderate level of unemployment and lower unemployment decrease rates
The evaluation of socioeconomic development of Latvian towns and citiesusing development level-rate matrix
Results: density of inhabitantsResults: density of inhabitants
• Higher density increase rates - in cities and towns in 70 km radius around Riga, as well as Tukums, Saldus and Cēsis
• N.B.! The number of inhabitants increased only in Tukums, Sigulda and Jelgava. In Jurmala, Ogre and Salaspils it remained unchanged
• Special attention should be paid to Ventspils which is rapidly loosing it’s inhabitants while it’s density of inhabitants is very low
Results: overal developmentResults: overal development
• Leaders - cities and towns located in 70 km radius around capital city Riga, as well as Valmiera, Dobele, Cesis and Saldus
• Special attention should be paid to:– further exploration of growth potential of Jekabpils, Liepaja, Daugavpils and Kraslava (low
development level, high development rate)– strengthening of growth potential of Kuldiga (low development rate and level) – effective usage of existing resources in Ventspils (high development level, but the lowest
development rate)
The evaluation of socioeconomic development of Latvian towns and citiesusing development level-rate matrix