CommandsInternational comparisons
Paris Region: Key Figures 2013 .
April 2013
Located at the crossroads of European and world exchanges, the Paris Region is France’s number one economic region and one of the top at European level. Made up of 8 departments and 1,281 towns, it has a population of 11.9 million (19% of the population of mainl...
World Cities Culture Report 2012 .
August 2012
A wide-ranging survey of 12 world cities World cities are usually thought of as leading centres of trade, commerce and political power. The World Cities Culture Report 2012 (WCCR) shows that their dynamism, scale and diversity create the conditions that make them...
Paris Region: Key Figures 2012 .
April 2012
Every year, the Paris Region Economic Development Agency (PREDA), the Paris -Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CRCI) and the Paris Region Urban Planning & Development Agency (IAU île-de-France) publish the latest key figures for Paris r...
Ground access to large European airports . Note rapide Mobilité, n° 570
September 2011
Thanks to extensive road transport connections, all major European airports provide public transport services that meet the demands of users to a greater or lesser extent. This is evident in the wide variations in public...
Paris Region: Key Figures 2011 .
April 2011
Every year, the Paris Region Economic Development Agency (PREDA), the Paris -Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CRCI) and the Paris Region Urban Planning & Development Agency (IAU île-de-France) publish the latest key figures for Paris r...
A new dimension to planning: sustainable development and metropolitan regions . International conference Metrex, 15th may 2009
July 2010
IAU île-de-France is a member of Metrex network, the Network of European Metrop...
Paris Region: Key Figures 2010 .
March 2010
In 2008, Paris Region had an estimated population of 11,599,000 inhabitants. It accounted for 18 per cent of the French population and was Europe’s most densely populated region. A young and cosmopolitan region Paris Region has 748,000 more inhabitants than in...
Paris Region: Key Figures 2009 .
January 2009
Every year, the Paris Region Economic Development Agency (PREDA), the Paris –Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CRCI) and the Paris Region Urban Planning & Development Agency (IAU Ile-de-France) publish the latest key figures for Paris ...
Paris Region: Key Figures 2008 .
January 2008
The IAU île-de-France, the CRCI Paris - Île-de-France and the INSEE carried out the edition of the document which presents, with tables, maps and graphs, the main economic and social characteristics of the Île-de-France region. Ile-de-France is the French name...
Large-scale urban development projects in Europe . Cahiers n° 146
June 2007
The large-scale urban development projects are one of the instruments of major cities to implement their planning and development strategies. These ambitious and innovative projects symbolise the cities' capacities to ad...
The challenge of urban cohesion in Europe : update and public policies . Note rapide n° 412
March 2006
How should we handle the social segregation which is dividing our most developed European cities ? In answer to this question, the IAU île-de-France conducted a comparativ...
Economic performance of the European regions . Cahiers n° 135
December 2002
The economic competitiveness of a region depends on two highly correlated factors: the performance levels of existing companies, and the features of the regions in which these companies are located. Public policies –at...
The Metropolises of North-West Europe in Figures .
October 2002
One of the aims of the GEMACA II project is to produce comparative data on the economic evolution of the metropolises of north-west Europe. A selection of the data gathered on 14 metropolises is presented in this document. It is original and innovative in that it ...
Managing the developing cities . New practices
December 2001
Since 1975, the number of cities with populations of over 10 million has grown from 4 to 25, essentially in developing countries. The fundamental issue of urban governance About forty major metropolises constitute majo...