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Analysis of the socio-economic profiles in Europe
1. Geo-analysis for implementing policy
Analysis of the socio-economic profiles
in Europe
Mike Thacker, Porism Limited (UK)
Kortrijk – 20 November 2013
2. To discuss
1. Evidence-led policy
2. Metrics structures
3. Example data analysis by area
4. Socio-economic profiles
5. Profiling by area across Europe
6. Small area profiles
7. Natural neighbourhoods
8. Further information
How open data applied to geography can
influence and be used to implement
policy
3. Evidence-led policy
Policy
Metrics
Services
Increase healthiness /
quality of life
Obesity
Psychiatric illness
Cardiac illness
Dietary advice, School meals
Green spaces,
Recreational facilities
Increase economic activity
Employment
Street crime
Educational attainment
Careers advice
Policing, CCTV
Schooling, Adult education
Safer roads
Road accidents
Traffic control, Signage
ce
en
u
infl
Policies
Policy
Metrics
determine
cha
nge
Services
4. Metrics structure
Metric
type
has
Metric
value
has
Date/
Time
At a point 2012
or
Over a period 2010-12
2011/12
has
Dimensions
Examples
•Age
•Gender
•Severity
has
Organis
ation
has
Example
•Norfolk County
Council
£75.3M
governs
Examples
•Miles of roads
•Road accidents
•Spending on roads
Σ EoE £573.2M
Σ England £208.8M
Area
Example 6,142.5 353
•Norfolk administrative area
•East of England 24,027.8 2,473
•England
183,003.4 21,534
6. Socio-economic profiles
• Use statistical clustering techniques to see
which groups have similar metrics values
• Label these groups and describe their
characteristics
• Identify services and message which modify
outcomes for each