The performances of each region impinge on its specific natural assets and economic resources. Geographic location, land use, natural and cultural amenities, economic specialisation and demographic trends are among the main causes of the prosperity of a region. To classify regions according to their specific assets, three different territorial typologies have been developed.

 

OECD Regions at a Glance 2011

07-Jul-2011

This publication provides a multidimensional and dynamic snapshot of how life is lived - and can be improved – from region to region in OECD countries and emerging economies.

Mulitlevel Governance Factsheet

14-Apr-2011

Regional policy requires multi-level governance mechanisms within a coherent, forward looking, cross-sectoral,and
flexible framework.

OECD eXplorer: interactive maps for regional statistics

20-Mar-2009

OECD eXplorer is a leading edge tool for exploring and analysing regional statistics, using a very interactive interface that combines maps with other visual presentations for selecting the groups of regions of interest to the user.

Regional Statistics and Indicators

19-Mar-2009

The OECD has developed tools to answer the increasing demand for statistical information at the regional level: the OECD Regional Database; the Working Party on Territorial Indicators; and the series OECD Regions at a Glance.

Web-enabled tools for dissemination of OECD regional statistics

19-Jan-2009

OECD;

This paper reflects a challenging applied research task to stimulate, at global level, exchange of statistical measures and knowledge through innovative Geovisual Analytics techniques.