Redefining urban: a new way to measure metropolitan areas

Report published by the OECD, 2012, 148 p. This report compares urbanisation trends in OECD countries on the basis of a newly defined OECD methodology which helps cross-country comparison of the socio-economic and environmental performance of metropolitan areas in OECD countries. The methodology is presented and results from its application to 28 OECD countries are discussed together with policy implication both on national growth and governance of cities. The report also includes three origi...