OECD Territorial Reviews: Hamburg Metropolitan Region, Germany

Abbreviations and acronyms

 

Abbreviation	English	German orginal (if applicable)
BKSK	commission for a decrease in building costs	Baukostensenkungskommission
BMWi	Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy	Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
CMAP	Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
CNT	Center for Neighborhood Technology
DESY	German Electron Synchrotron
DGB	Federation of German Trade Unions	Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund
FUA	Functional Urban Area
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GEFEK	Industrial space concept of the HMR	Konzept zur Gewerbeflächenentwicklung
GEFIS	Commercial space information system of the HMR	Gewerbeflächeninformationssystem
HEIs	higher education institutes
HMR	Hamburg Metropolitan Region
HVV	Hamburg Public Transport Association	Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
IAB	Institute for Employment Research	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- Und Berufsforschung
IC/ ICE	Intercity/ Intercity-Express
ICT	Information and Communications Technology
IHK	Chamber for Commerce and Industry	Industrie- und Handelskammer
ITS	Intelligent Transport System
METREX	Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas
MR	Metropolitan region
NUTS	Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics
PRIs	public research institutions
R&D	Research and development	Forschung und Entwicklung
REK	Regional development plan	Regionaler Entwicklungsplan
SME	Small and medium-sized enterprise
SOEP	German Socio-Economic Panel
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UVNord	United Business Associations of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
VET	Vocational education and training
WoMo	Housing and mobility calculator	Wohn‑ und Mobilitätskostenrechner
XFEL	European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility
YEA	Hamburg Youth Employment Agency	Jugendberufsagentur Hamburg