Global ports and urban development: the case for collaboration

1. Global ports and urban development: the case for collaboration Olaf Merk (OECD) 11-13 March 2012, Ports and Cities Conference Newcastle, Australia

2. OECD and Port-Cities • Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), based in Paris • 34 members: developed market economies • Port-Cities Programme (2010-2013): network, case studies and synthesis report • www.oecd.org/regional/portcities • Cases include: Rotterdam, Hamburg, Singapore, LA/Long Beach etc.

3. Main messages • Port-cities: important but often ignored • Port and cities are strongly linked • Global trends disintegrate port and city • Successful port-cities find synergies between port and city functions • This requires planning and collaboration

4. Main messages • Port-cities: important but often ignored • Port and cities are strongly linked • Global trends disintegrate port and city • Successful port-cities find synergies between port and city functions • This requires planning and collaboration

5. 1. Port-cities: important….

6. 1. Port-cities: important….

7. Main messages • Port-cities: important but often ignored • Port and cities are strongly linked • Global trends disintegrate port and city • Successful port-cities find synergies between port and city functions • This requires planning and collaboration

8. 2. Ports and cities: strongly linked

9. 2. Ports and cities: strongly linked

10. 2. Ports and cities: strongly linked Cities can make or break ports: • Space • Hinterland access • Skilled labour • Clustering industries • Providing services

11. 2. Ports and cities: strongly linked Ports have large impacts on cities: • Jobs and value added • Economic trajectories of cities • Congestion • Social effects • Environmental impacts

12. CO2 emissions per capita

13. 2. Ports and cities: strongly linked

14. Main messages • Port-cities: important but often ignored • Port and cities are strongly linked • Global trends disintegrate port and city • Successful port-cities find synergies between port and city functions • This requires planning and collaboration

15. 3. Global trends disintegrate city/port

16. 3. Global trends disintegrate city/port

17. 3. Global trends disintegrate city/port

18. Main messages • Port-cities: important but often ignored • Port and cities are strongly linked • Global trends disintegrate port and city • Successful port-cities find synergies between port and city functions • This requires planning and collaboration

19. Maritime advanced services clusters

20. Maritime headquarters

21. Location for innovative businesses

22. Greening the port: on shore power

23. Greening the port: hinterland traffic

24. Greening the port: renewable energy

25. Port as cultural heritage

26. Opening up to the public

27. Main messages • Port-cities: important but often ignored • Port and cities are strongly linked • Global trends disintegrate port and city • Successful port-cities find synergies between port and city functions • This requires planning and collaboration

28. 5. Requiring planning and collaboration • Alignment of urban and port planning • Regional cooperation • Inter-regional, local-national • Partnerships with economic actors, research and development

29. Main cities in port research

30. Main messages • Port-cities: important but often ignored • Port and cities are strongly linked • Global trends disintegrate port and city • Successful port-cities find synergies between port and city functions • This requires planning and collaboration

31. Global ports and urban development: the case for collaboration Olaf Merk (OECD) olaf.merk@oecd.org