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Metropolitan governance reforms in the OECDThe case of the MRDH
Rolf Alter Director of Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD
Metropolis Conference: Launch of the MRDH Metropolitan Region | 19 March 2015
How does the OECD view cities in the Netherlands?
Cities in the Netherlands
Functional urban areas in the Netherlands
Metro governance reforms in the OECD have accelerated in recent decades
Turkey: creation of metropolitan provinces
Australia: regional-led initiatives to create metro governance bodies
France: new governance structures for the 14 biggest urban areas
United Kingdom: “city deals” incentivise cities to improve metro cooperation
Italy: 10 provinces become metropolitan cities (città metropolitane)
Type of governance arrangement for those metropolitan areas with a governance body
Most metro governance bodies are based on informal co-ordination
While common, metro governance arrangements differ in their approach
• Around 2/3 of metro areas in the OECD have a metro governance body
• May be bottom-up or top-down, public sector- or private sector-driven
• Bodies range from “soft” co-ordination to formal metropolitan arrangements
• Most lack legislative powers• Different arrangements may co-
exist within a single country
Share of metropolitan areas with and without a governance body by type of power
Most metro bodies lack legislative powers (just 18% have them)
Governance bodies typically make economic sense and improve quality of life in cities
Urban sprawl Satisfaction with public transport
MRDH: Opportunities and challenges for an integrated metro region
The Hague
Rotterdam
MRDH
The Netherlands MRDH
Directions for success
• How to ensure democratic legitimacy and accountability?
• How to develop continuity beyond political cycles?
• How to ensure that (sm)all voices can be heard?
• How to develop strategies that take into account multiple territorial scales?
• What role for the province? For the national government?