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SWO/SQL FEMA Work looking towards Functional Economic Market Areas for the South West.
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Functional Economic Market Areas and Economic Linkages – Stakeholder Workshop
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Albemarle Centre, Taunton
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Introduction to workshop
Welcome by Lorna Gibbons, South West Observatory
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Purpose of day
To introduce study & its outputs
To discuss how the study can support you in developing LEAs/ Regional Strategy
To involve you in the specification of the outputs
To discuss FEMAs in the South West
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (11.50am)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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1a. Study objectives
Develop a shared evidence base on FEMAs will not arrive at a single set of FEMA boundaries provide consistent approach across region
To inform preparation of LEAs & Regional Strategy may have wider application, but this is not study’s main focus
Ultimate test = outputs are used in future analysis study outputs will be jointly owned very important that we build on your knowledge & expertise
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1b. Study outputs
Identification of requirements of policy makers
Assessment of spatial dynamics of the regional economy building on existing knowledge & resources how FEMAs have developed & may develop in future analysis at a finer grain than previous work
Analysis presented in Final Report & GIS tool tool will be made widely available
Final event – training on GIS & final presentation of findings
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1c. Study approach
Phase 1: Background &
Preparation
Phase 2: UnderstandingStakeholders’Requirements
Phase 3: Delivering a System
I: Induction Meeting
VII: Reporting & Delivery
VI: Analysis and GIS Tool
V: Data Book
IV: Defining the System
III: Understanding Local/ Regional Requirements
II: Literature & Data Review
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Questions
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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2a. Requirements in national guidance
Core objective for LEAs is to, “identify the economic linkages between the area assessed & the wider economy” (CLG guidance)
Economic linkages expressed in terms of FEMAs, “the area over which the local economy and its key markets operate” (CLG definition)
Analysis of economic geography also promoted to identify sub-regions for inclusion in Regional Strategy
Requires analysis of how local areas fit into wider markets & links between urban & rural areas
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2b. Why are FEMAs important to economic development?
Political geography is different to economic geography
Economic analysis is best undertaken at the spatial level at which the market operates supports better policy making e.g. internalising costs/ benefits supports joint working & overcoming coordination failures
Geography of economic activity is increasingly complicated people can live in one admin. area, work in a second & shop in a third there is a distinctive functional geography within admin. boundaries as
well as between links for business & people can be truly global development does not match administrative areas
FEMAs help to understand the roles of places & their economic activity
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2c. Approaches to assessing FEMAs
No universally agreed approach to defining FEMAs
FEMAs vary in size, depending on the issue under consideration (e.g. labour market, retail catchments) & the criteria used to define them
Long-list of analysis ‘themes’ adopted in study map against LEA themes may be shortened over course of study assessed through mapped data & other analysis
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2d. Long-list of FEMA analysis themes
Labour marketsDemography and social issuesHousing marketsSupply chains and economic linkagesService marketsCulture and identityAdministrative areasHistorical relationshipsRetail markets/ catchmentsResources and the natural environmentTransport catchment areas and infrastructureUrban and rural issues
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Questions
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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3a. Previous national work
Maud Commission on local government, 1966-69
Explored ‘the geographical form of modern socio-economic activity’
8 main spatial units in SW
Local Government Association analysis of sub-regions, 2007
Drawing on TTWAs & migration data, defined 9 sub-regions in SW
Some similarities between maps – FEMAs change slowly
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Travel to Work Areas in South West
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Functional economic zones (RES)
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Settlement hierarchy in South West (draft RSS)
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Sub-Regional Housing Markets (draft RSS)
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Environmental designations
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Questions
What do you think about the historic attempts to define functional areas?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches?
How do you want the outputs of this study to be different to previous approaches?
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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4a. Early specification of study outputs
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4b. Early specification of study outputs
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4c. Early specification of study outputs
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4d. GIS tool
Key output of study to show spatial analysis supported by narrative & advice on its use
Show ‘layers’ of data & information on FEMAs
Made widely available including data behind it
Simple to use & supported by guidance & a training session
Scope for further analysis by combining data layers & adding data sets/ layers in future
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4e. Emerging GIS tool
Presentation by c4g
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4f. ONS Area Classification
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Questions
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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6a. Discussion areas
How would you define the main FEMAs that influence economic development in your area? What factors influenced your selection? How did these FEMAs look 10 years ago? And how will they
look in 10-20 years time? Why?
Using the handout, what data or evidence is available for each of the FEMA themes? Which themes are a priority to influencing economic
development in your area?
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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8a. Feedback from break-out groups
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Contents of day
1. Introduction to study
2. FEMAs & economic development
3. FEMAs & economic linkages in the South West
Tea/ coffee break (12.00pm)
4. Early specification of study outputs
Lunch (12.45pm)
6. Introduction to afternoon
7. Break-out discussions
8. Feedback
Close (by 15.00pm)
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Contact
Matt Sales
Senior Consultant
SQW Consulting
t. 020 7307 7170
w. www.sqw.co.uk