The Fact Note is a series of graphics, based on data, concerning the infrastructural-spatial system in the Rhine Meuse Schelde Region*. Thematically the focus lays on the transport corridors for freight and the adjacent urban conglomerations. The goal of this Fact Corridor Conference Alsdorf 2018 Note is to provide a first shared picture of important structures and developments in this cross-border region and should serve as a basis for discussion. The graphics are based on a quick scan of data. This short research made clear, for a coherent image of the Rhine Meuse Schelde Region, there is still a lot of room for improvement in synchronizing and filling the gaps in data between the three countries. Therefor, this Fact Note is not an atlas or a statistical pocket book with a superb level of accuracy. Instead, it should be understood as a first working draf of a cross border image of the infrastructural-spatial system and developments in this cross-border region. * The Rhine Meuse Schelde Region is a generic term covering the areas of the Vlaams Gewest and the Brussels Gewest (Flanders), the provinces of Noord Holland, Zuid Hol- land, Flevoland, Gelderland, Zeeland, Noord Brabant and Limburg (The Netherlands) and the Rhineland and western part of Westphalia (North Rhine Westphalia). 1. Current System Amsterdam Top 4 Regions in Europe 17.196 Population and GDP (2017) 72.702 40,1 Million Utrecht 1.318,8 € Rotterdam Arnhem Rhine Meuse Schelde Region Nijmegen 3 .76 395 Moerdijk 28,1 Million Tilburg 874,4 € Vlissingen Dortmund Eindhoven Duisburg Essen 0 0 0 Northern Italy Zeebrugge 3 6. 3. 7 069 Venlo 8 87 Düsseldorf Oostende 33. Antwerpen Wuppertal Mönchengladbach 1 12 6 .0 23,68 Million 3 . 60 6 1 Gent 2 Sittard-Geleen 797,2 € Köln Maastricht Bavaria - Baden Würtenberg Brussel Bonn Liège Aachen 11,8 Million 588,9 € Ile-de-France SOURCES: Population: NL (CBS; 2018.10.02) / Legend waterway rail: mixed use pipeline terminal main freight route Flanders (Statbel; 2018.01.01) / NRW(Landesbe- trieb IT.NRW; 2017.12.31) // Gross Domestic Product overseas rail: freight only highway trimodal hub transhipment 2017 (GDP): NL (CBS; 2018.10.02) / Flanders (HER- MREG) / NRW (Statista) / Eurostat 2017 rail: passenger HSL city 76.000 (thousand ton) FACT NOTE / Corridor Conference Alsdorf 2018 / Sheet 1 1. Current System Export between the three Regions (2016) Together, the urbanized areas in The urbanized conglomerations Germany the Rhine Meuse Schelde Region are connected by mature infra- 61 € Billion form the largest and strongest structure networks of different region in Europe in terms of pop- modalities: road networks, rail net- UK ulation (41 million inhabitants) and works, waterways and pipelines. 19,4 € Billion 20 € Billion UK 13,4 € Billion economy (€ 1.318,8 billion GDP). The infrastructure networks are 38 € Billion The metropolitan conglomerations part of three main European Ten-T around Antwerp, Brussels and corridors. They connect this region Gent, the Randstad (Amsterdam, to the rest of Europe. The ZARA 35 € Billion Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht), harbours of Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Arnhem-Nijmegen and Brabant- Rotterdam and Amsterdam are NRW 32 € Billion stad (Eindhoven, Tilburg, Breda), important gateways that connect Netherlands 17 € Billion France 15,7 € Billion the Metropolregion Rheinland Europe to the world. Duisburg (Düsseldorf, Cologne, Bonn) and Hafen is the main multi modal in- 11 € Billion the Metropolregion Ruhr (Duis- land turntable for the distribution burg, Essen, Dortmund) form the of goods to and from the rest of Flanders Germany economic powerhouses of this Europe and Asia. France 35 Billion € region. Each metropolitan con- 39 € Billion glomeration has a rich cultural Export Goods per Region (2016) history, a broad variety of regional landscapes and offers attractive living environments. 5% 9% 7% 2% 16% 22% 3% 22% 18% The strong economic interde- SOURCES: 4% De Lage Landen 2020-2100. Een toekomstverk- 13% 5% 4% pendence between the urbanized enning 16% 6% 4% Metropolregion Rheinland, Datenatlas, Ausgabe 13% areas within the Rhine Meuse 5% 2016, Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf und Bezirksre- 14% 21% 7% Schelde Region, show the ex- gierung Köln 6% 10% Factsheet - Internationale handel - Uitvoer CBS 9% 11% 6% port figures of goods. The export 18% 9% 6% 9% Report Aussenwirtschaft; Daten. Fakten. Trends; Flanders volumes between these areas IHK NRW - Die Industrie- und Handelskammer in Nordrhein-Westfahlen e.V. NRW Machines and Electronics is often more important than to RVO Rijskdienst voor ondernemend Nederland Netherlands Other Branches Machines other regions in Europe. Together, Chemical and Pharma Products Other Branches DISCLAIMER: Rijkswaterstaat (Ministerie van In- Foods and Drinks Chemical Products the urbanized areas in the Rhine frastructuur en Waterstaat, The Netherlands) and Mineral Products Foods and Drinks the Ministerium für Verkehr Nordrhein Westfalen Machines Plant Products Pharma Products Meuse Schelde Region form a have commissioned MUST to produce a series of infographics for the Corridor Conference 2018. Manufactured Goods Transport Material Motor Vehicles and -Parts high-quality innovative region Chemical Products Synthetic Materials Rubber and Plastics The sources for the data were supplied by both Foods and Drinks Base Metals Metals with a broad range of knowledge commissioners and the Vlaamse Overheid. The final responsibility for the selection of data and the Fossil Fuel Noble Metals and stone Metal Products institutes, highly skilled labour, and Natural Resources Textile Electronics way they are being represented in the infographics lays with MUST. Transport Material Optics and Precision Machinery Optics, Electronics and Data Tools high-quality production facilities. FACT NOTE / Corridor Conference Alsdorf 2018 / Sheet 2 2. Population and Economy 2030 Population and GDP (2030) 18 Amsterdam 851.223 1,03 13 21 Den Haag Utrecht 17.881.000 532.561 347.483 10 10 Arnhem Rotterdam 156.600 638.712 1,2-2,2 15 Nijmegen 175.948 5 Essen Duisburg Dortmund 10 589.145 502.634 586.600 1,06 Eindhoven 229.126 5 8.202.989 Venlo 1 6 101.192 13 Wuppertal Antwerpen 3 353.590 523.248 Düsseldorf 2,0 635.704 6 Gent 5 19 260.341 Maastricht Köln 0,03 122.723 1.080.394 7 1 Brussel 4 Aachen 17.432.134 12 1.198.726 Liege 246.272 197.355 Bonn 325.490 1,4 increase > 10% decrease -1% - -10% SOURCES: NL (CBS; PBL; 2018.10.02) Legend Flanders (statistiek Vlaanderen; 2018.01.01) % increase X increase 1% - 10% decrease -10% - -20% NRW (Metropolregion Rheinland, Datenatlas, Ausgabe 2016, City Name % decrease X Bezirksregierungen Düsseldorf und Köln / Eurostat) Inhabitants (2018) no change / no info decrease > -20% FACT NOTE / Corridor Conference Alsdorf 2018 / Sheet 3 2. Population And Economy 2030 NRW: contribution to the GDP for different NRW: development of households (2030) Overall, the population and econ- Data observations regions (2030) omy in the Rhine Meuse Schel- For data on economic and pop- de Region will slightly increase ulation development, different Change in % per year Change in % per year ≥ 0,8% -2 - 2% until 2030. However, within the sources are available, for example ≥ 0,9% 2 - 4% region there are strong differenc- Eurostat data, national data cen- ≥ 1,0% 4 - 6% es. Almost all the metropolitan tres and regional data centres. De- ≥ 1,1% 6 - 8% conglomerations will enforce pending on the source, the figures ≥ 1,3% 8 - 10% their position as economic can differ strongly. For a realistic > 10 % powerhouses. This will result in comparison of developments in a growth of the population and the fields of economy and popu- their contribution to the GDP. lation Flanders, The Netherlands Bielefeld The consequence will be that the and North Rhine Westphalia, a Bielefeld Münster pressure on the land for hous- harmonization of data is desirable. Münster ing and other spatial needs will Paderborn Hamm increase. An exception is the Ruhr Paderborn Weeze Weeze Hamm Dortmund area. Here, a decrease of the pop- Dortmund Duisburg Essen Duisburg Essen ulation is being expected in most Wuppertal cities. Within the metropolitan Wuppertal Düsseldorf Winterberg Düsseldorf Winterberg areas, there are clear differences Leverkusen between different cities. See as Leverkusen Köln Siegen an example the zoom-in for North Köln Siegen Aachen Bonn Rhine Westphalia. Aachen Bonn Striking are as well the differ- ences between Flanders, The Netherlands and North Rhein Westphalia. Flanders appears to grow as a whole. In the Neth- erlands there are some areas SOURCES: https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws/2016/37/pbl-cbs-prognose-groei-steden-zet- of stagnation in between the door (01.10.2018) metropolitan agglomerations. In http://www.statistiekvlaanderen.be/nieuwe-bevolkings-en-huishoud- DISCLAIMER: Rijkswaterstaat (Ministerie van In- ensvooruitzichten-voor-de-vlaamse-steden-en-gemeenten-2018-2035 North Rhine-Westphalia many big frastructuur en Waterstaat, The Netherlands) and (01.10.2018) the Ministerium für Verkehr Nordrhein Westfalen https://www.bezreg-arnsberg.nrw.de/themen/s/strukturdaten/bev- cities and their surrounding areas have commissioned MUST to produce a series of oelkerungsvorausberechnung/bev_progn_2040.pdf (01.10.2018) appear to grow. For the rural areas infographics for the Corridor Conference 2018. Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR); PPT The sources for the data were supplied by both „BBSR-Wohnungsmarktprognose 2030 Ergebnisse für NRW und vorläufige the picture is not schematic: some commissioners and the Vlaamse Overheid.