Presentation for the workshop "Against Divided Cities in Europe" of URBACT Annual Conference 2012.

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Variety Meetings Possibilities
Photo: City of Malmö

2. 2
The Öresund region – one of the most
expansive regions in Europe
• The Öresund region is comprised of Skåne, Själland, Lolland-Falster,
Mön and Bornholm, an area of 21,203 km²
• 3.7 million inhabitants, 1.2 million on the Swedish side and 2.5 million on
the Danish side
Source: www.oresundsregionen.org

3. 3
General information
Photo: X-RAY PHOTO/Leif Johansson
• Malmö is the region's growth centre
• 305,000 inhabitants
• Increased population for the twenty-sixth consecutive
year
• 41% of the city's inhabitants were born abroad (30%)
or both parents born abroad (11%)
• Malmö residents from 175 different countries
• Young population: 48% are younger than 35

4. 4
Malmö's ten sections
The City District Administrations have responsibility for schools,
culture, recreation, social services and health and social care.
S Innerstaden POPULATION
January 1, 2011
Rosengård
City centre 44 657
Rosengård
V Innerstaden Kirseberg
Fosie 42 989
City centre Limhamn-Bunkeflo 40 759
S. Innerstaden 34 542
V. Innerstaden 32 592
Hyllie Hyllie 32 416
Husie
Rosengård 23 174
Hyllie
Husie 19 536
Fosie Kirseberg 14 808
Oxie 12 078
Limhamn Oxie
Bunkeflo

5. The hub in southern Sweden
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A well-developed infrastructure
Photo: Kasper Dudzik
• 59,100 working commuters Airport with national connections,
into Malmö and 26,700 out both only 30 minutes away
from Malmö every day • City tunnel with three stations
• The Öresund Bridge, which within Malmö
strengthens Malmö's • Copenhagen Malmö Port
position in the Öresund – logistics park
region
• Copenhagen Airport with
international flight
connections and Malmö

6. General information on urban
developments
Trends of social development
• Area programs
• Commission for a Socially
Sustainable Malmö

8. Commission for a Socially
Sustainable Malmö

11. Photo: City of Malmö
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Main factors behind
growing segregation ?
• Socio-economic
• health inequalities
• Low employment rate
• Unskilled
• Mismatch
• Structural discrimination
• 18 month parental leave for
each child
• Language gap
• School – parents no
connections
• Bad grades
• No roll models
• Zero support from home

12. Monitoring and evaluation
housing sick leaves
residents Tense work situation
estimated average life accidents/casualty
turnout safety
social participation dental health
turnout vaccination
participation and use of contraception’s
influence sex and coexistence
economy education in school
employment rate Teenage abortions
level of education venereal diseases
financial assistance physical activities,
mental health leisure
qualified to high school obesity
national tests in school fruit
completion rate in school juice
truancy smoking
quality in pre school snuff
ability to swim Consumption of alcohol
overcrowding Abuse, use of drugs
homelessness

13. Photo: Colourbox
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Thank you for your attention
Pia.hellberg-
lannerheim@malmo.se