Smart City Dispatch · Glossary
Functional Urban Area (FUA)
A city plus its economically connected commuting zone. The OECD/EU concept is designed to capture the practical labor-market footprint of an urban region rather than only its legal boundary.
Functional Urban Area (FUA)
A city plus its economically connected commuting zone. The OECD/EU concept is designed to capture the practical labor-market footprint of an urban region rather than only its legal boundary.
Smart-city relevance: Transport, housing, regional planning, and emissions frequently need to be analyzed at the FUA scale.
Related: Metropolitan area; commuting zone