SQL FEMA Workshop (South West Observatory - April 2010)

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

e. [email protected]

w. www.sqw.co.uk