The Metropole

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The Metropole

• Hamburg the Growing City.

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The Growing City
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Metropol Hamburg

• One thing is beyond discussion Hamburg counts
  among the most beautiful metropolis in Europe.
  But where will the city be tomorrow ? In order
  also in the future to be a competitor among the
  leading regions in the world, the City needs to
  keep on developing. Hamburg wants to be an
  international and attractive metropol exciting,
  green, safe, rich of people, companies and ideas.
  

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Hamburg grows

• Today it is no longer only nations who are
  competing. Also regions and metropols have to
  develop their strenghs and present themselves as
  attractive. This includes not only the business
  climate, but also soft factors, such as quality
  of life, beuaty, culture and nature. Hamburg
  wants to be competitive in all these areas.
• Our growth strategy aims at the following
  objectives
• To develop Hamburgs role as metropole and
  increase its international attractivity.
• To foster business- and job-growth above the
  average.
• To increase the number of citizens.
• To promote the quality of life and sustainability
  of the City.

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Companies

• A growing business environment ensures the
  future
• Coping with the future (developing the smes)
• Building clusters of competence (media,
  logistics, medico).
• Pivoting area of the Baltic Sea

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International attractivity

• Hamburg wants to be known as a dynamic city.
• Building on its metropol position (new building
  projects).
• Major events and city tourism.
• A major brand.

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Families

• Only a family-friendly City is a city with a
  future. Hamburg therefore have especially to meet
  the demands of the children. The task is to
  create attractive life- and work conditions for
  young families in Hamburg
• More rome for living and playing.
• Making family and work co-exist.
• Improving the children care.

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Strenghtening the Metropol Region

• Hamburg is centrum in a metropol region with 4
  million inhabitants. The globalised business
  structures and the ongoing European integration
  makes close cooperation with neighbouring
  counties and municipalities ever more important
• The metropol region must act as one.
• Cooperation with other metropol regions.

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Infrastructure

• Hamburg needs to be mobil in order to grow. The
  objective is a reliable and effective
  infrastructure, that ties a developed airport,
  the residential areas and the harbour to the
  overall road and rail system.
• Fast and safe through the city.
• Improve the public transport.
• Improve the European linkages.

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Education

• Well educated people is the key to sustainable
  growth. Knowledge creates innovation and
  progress. Hamburg will use the educational
  institutions as a vehicle for its ambition of
  developing the metropol
• Educational power house.
• Improve co-operation between knowldege and
  business.

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Room for growht

• Hamburg counts among the most densily populated
  cities in the world. However, the city has room
  for growyh for as well living as for companies. A
  city that wants to grow must have enough areas
  for new companies and people
• There is sufficient green-field.
• Instant programmes for housing.