LARGE CITIES UNDER STRESS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

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Three distinct groupings of large city regions

• A) National/Global Metropolises
• 1) The Greater Toronto/Oshawa Area 5.2 million
• 2) The Greater Montreal Region 3.6 million
• 3) Greater Vancouver the Fraser valley 2.3
  million
• B) Emerging National Centres
• 4) Ottawa-Gatineau (ON-PQ) 1.2 million
• 5) Calgary and environs 1.1 million
• 6) The Edmonton Region 1.05 million
• C) Mid-size Metropolitan Regions
• 7) Quebec City region 0.7 million
• 8) Winnipeg region 0.7 million
• 9) Hamilton region 0.7 million

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Data Sources

• Rankings exercises generated by private
  consultants, including magazine surveys
• Data gathered by regional authorities or large
  municipal governments for the purpose of direct
  comparison with competing cities
• Academic research on the nature of urbanization
  and globalization
• Government and NGO sustainability indicator
  projects

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EACCCs Four Pillars of Sustainability

• Economic
• - prosperity earnings, connectivity,
  innovation, business costs
• Social
• - quality of life measures, cost of living,
  education, health care
• Cultural
• - immigrant population, cultural infrastructure,
  cultural industries, city brand value
• Environmental
• - air quality, automobile dependence

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GDP Rankings for Selected North American Cities,
2003
Source CMM 2004
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Business Costs for Selected Global Cities, 2004
Source KPMG 2004
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Business Costs for Selected Global Cities, 2004
(contd)
Source KPMG 2004
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Quality of Life Rankingsfor Selected Global
Cities, 2005
Source Mercer HR EIU, 2005
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Quality Rankingsfor Selected Universities, 2005
Source Ince 2005 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2005
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Immigration Index Issuedfor Selected Global
Cities, 2004
Source Benton-Short et al. 2004
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Anholt-GMI City Brands Ranking,Selected Global
Cities, 2005
Source Anholt-GMI 2005
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Air Quality Rankings for Selected Global Cities,
2005
Source Baldasano et al. 2003
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Transport Infrastructure Investment, EIU
Top-Rated Cities, 1993-1997
Source Scheurer et al. 2005
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