Cities in Europe - The new OECD-EC definition

Regional Focus

Date: 01 mar 2012

Period: 2007-2013

Theme: Urban development

Languages: en

This regional focus explains the new OECD-EC definition of a city and its commuting zone. It is the first internationally harmonised definition for which data will be collected in so many countries. The revised Urban Audit has taken this new definition on board and will publish data for all these cities in 2013.