Table 1. Data, temporal scale and sources.
| Data | Calculated variable/period | Data source and temporal scale |
| Administrative boundaries | – | Urban Audit database1 2004 |
| Demography: Population number, number ofhousehold, number of one-person households | Annual growth rate 1990–2000 and 2000–2006 | Urban Audit database11991, 2001, 20042 |
| Urban land area: aggregation of CORINE classes 111 (continuous urban fabric) and 112 (discontinuousurban fabric) | Annual growth rate 1990–2000 and 2000–2006 | Corine Land Cover EEA31990, 2000, 2006 |
| Per capita living space (m2/inhabitant) | Annual growth rate 1990–2000 and 2000–2006 | Urban Audit database11991, 2001, 20042 |
2
The urban audit data collection period started in 2004 but for some cities data refer to 2005 or 2006. This was considered in the calculation of the growth rates.
3
European Environmental Agency, CORINE Land Cover Programme http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/landuse/clc-download, last visited 06 January 2010.