Target groups
Policy maker; civil servants / administration; planner; specific institutions

Area of application
SMESTO in the functional area of the nearby metropolis.

Time frame
The tool requires data between 1991 and 2007, but could/should be upgraded with new data.

Keywords
regional analysis, tool, benchmarking

Accessibility
Accessible on the project web site.

Transferability and re-usability
Can be used for other SMESTOs in the functional area of the metropolises; analysis would be useful if the same analyses would be made for other SMESTOs as well so to enable comparison/benchmarking.

Sector policies adressed
spatial planning, spatial development, economic analysis