Abstract
In recent years, the city of Munich has become more crowded due to its strong job market and its popularity as a tourist destination, resulting in a shortage of affordable housing and a strained transport network. It became evident that the city of Munich could not solve these problems alone, and would need close cooperation with neighboring municipalities that considered the various stakeholders. In 2007, this resulted in the formation of the Metropolitan Region of Munich, home to nearly six million people from 27 counties and 6 large cities, and includes 158 participating institutions. In 2009, the TUM Accessibility Atlas was developed for this newly formed region after numerous discussions with a variety of regional stakeholders who described their needs in assessing land-use and transport measures. The major task of this tool was to meet these needs and support this diverse region find a common regional identity.
Highlights
1.1 The Metropolitan Region of Munich and its ChallengesThe metropolitan region of Munich includes 6 urban districts and 27 rural districts with an area of 26,000 km2 and is home to six million inhabitants as of 2015
Munich’s exceptionally strong labor market and its appeal as a tourist destination has caused the city to consistently rise in popularity
It has become evident that the city of Munich will not be able to solve its problems all by itself, but will have to collaborate with partners in the region. This led to the formation of the Metropolitan Region of Munich (German: European Metropolitan Region of Munich (EMM) Europäische Metropolregion München) in 2007
Summary
The metropolitan region of Munich includes 6 urban districts (cities) and 27 rural districts (counties) with an area of 26,000 km and is home to six million inhabitants as of 2015. Munich’s exceptionally strong labor market and its appeal as a tourist destination has caused the city to consistently rise in popularity. The new residents and need for additional tourist accommodation has resulted in a shortage of affordable housing. It has become evident that the city of Munich will not be able to solve its problems all by itself, but will have to collaborate with partners in the region. This led to the formation of the Metropolitan Region of Munich (German: EMM Europäische Metropolregion München) in 2007. The EMM aims to enable closer cooperation, better dialogue, and a jointly developed vision for the future among its constituent cities and counties, as well as 158 partner institutions that range from economic organizations and NGOs to education and science partners (Reiss-Schmidt 2014)
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