This Brookings list of metropolitan economies in the United Kingdom was compiled by the
Brookings Institution
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in
Washington, D.C. and based upon the
UK metropolitan areas as defined by the
ESPON
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project of the
European Union
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, which in turn is based on the
2001 Census. The ESPON database is the most consistent with United States definitions of metropolitan areas.
A
metropolitan economy
A metropolitan economy refers to the cohesive, naturally evolving concentration of industries, commerce, markets, firms, housing, human capital, infrastructure and other economic elements that are comprised in a particular metropolitan area. Rat ...
is the economy of a
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually ...
, made up of one or more cities and the surrounding suburban and rural areas to which they are closely economically tied through
commuting
Commuting is periodically recurring travel between one's place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler, referred to as a commuter, leaves the boundary of their home community. By extension, it can sometimes be any regu ...
. These areas therefore reflect a city's actual economic footprint, unconstrained by the artificial political barriers of city boundaries.
List of metropolitan economies by size
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List of metropolitan economies by industry sector
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Industry sectors
* Commodities: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining, Quarrying, Oil and Gas Extraction
* Manufacturing: Manufacturing
* Utilities: Utilities
* Construction: Construction
* Trade and tourism: Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, Accommodation and Food Services
* Business and Finance: Finance and Insurance; Real Estate; Rental and Leasing; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises
* Local/non-market services: Administrative, Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; Government; Information
See also
*
List of metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom
*
Local enterprise partnerships
References
Bibliography
* {{Citation, last1=Istrate, first1=Emilia, last2=Nadeau, first2=Carey Anne, title=Global MetroMonitor 2012: Slowdown, Recovery, and Interdependence, publisher=The Brookings Institution, year=2012, url=http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2012/11/30-global-metro-monitor/30-global-monitor.pdf, accessdate=2013-12-24
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...
Metropolitan areas of the United Kingdom
Metropolitan economies
United Kingdom lists by population