Multi-City Regions: Insights, Understandings and Case Studies

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Background

Australia’s largest multi-city region is being developed in New South Wales. Also known as a mega-region, a multi-city region establishes an integrated network of globally and locally connected cities.

An integrated network of globally and locally connected cities that harness scale and diversity can create an inclusive, resilient and globally competitive economy and region.

The project

An examination of the growing phenomenon of multi-city regions around the world, the Greater Cities: The Global Experience of Planning, Preparing and Promoting the Multi-City Region report is a collaborative research effort between the Greater Cities Commission and the Business of Cities. The report explores the social, environmental and economic benefits of a well-planned multi-city region.

Outcomes

Case studies from 10 global mega-regions, including Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, Seoul Capital Region (Seoul-Incheon), Singapore, the Kuala-Lumpur Corridor, and the Tokyo-Osaka Belt.
Data led insights into transport, coastal development, economic diversification and complementarity, and large-to-small city dynamics in the regions.
Collation of research findings to support development of the Multi-City Plan.

Priority research areas

Powering Local Jobs and Economies

Find out more about our priority research areas.

Program partners

Business of Cities

Download the full Business of Cities report

Read about the research in The Conversation “Cities, just not as we know them – get ready for NSW’s Six Cities Region”

Download the Greater Cities: The Global Experience of Planning, Preparing and Promoting the Multi-City Region report to understand what we can learn from other multi-city regions.

Download the report (PDF, 11MB)