This Statistics Explained online publication has been archived on 3-4 December 2020.

Urban Europe — statistics on cities, towns and suburbs is an online Eurostat publication presenting recent statistics on urban life in the European Union (EU); it is also available in paper format and as a downloadable PDF file — Urban Europe — Statistics on cities, towns and suburbs (ISBN: 978-92-79-60139-2; doi: 10.2785/91120; Cat. No: KS-01-16-691-EN-N).


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Executive summary

1. Introduction


PART A. CITY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENTS

2. The urban paradox

3. Patterns of urban and city developments

4. The dominance of capital cities

5. Smart cities

6. Green cities

7. Tourism and culture in cities


PART B. PEOPLE AND LIFE IN CITIES

8. Living in cities

9. Working in cities

10. Housing in cities

11. Foreign-born persons in cities

12. Poverty and social exclusion in cities

13. Satisfaction and quality of life in cities