Overview of categories

The candidate cities of the Green Thinker Award 2010 will be divided into the following categories. The winner of the award will be chosen out of the winners of these categories.

Established capital

Firmly positioned at the top of the national hierarchy with diverse economic base.
EXAMPLES: Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Monaco, Moscow, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Riga, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, Warsaw

Re-invented capital

Champions of transition, engines of economic activity.
EXAMPLES: Bratislava, Bucharest, Ljubjana, Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius, Warsaw

Knowledge hub

Key players in the global economy, at the forefront of international industry, business and financial services.
EXAMPLES: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Cologne, Dusseldörf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Lyon, Milan, Munich

Transformation pole

Strong industrial past, but on way to develop new economic activities.
EXAMPLES: Mälmo, Dresden, Metz, Enschede, Targu Mures, Rzeszowe, Pleven, Maribor

Visitor centre

Handling large flows of persons from national or international origin with a tourism service sector.
EXAMPLES: Bruge, Nice, Weimar, Iraklio, Florence, Valletta, Krakow

Modern industrial city

Platforms of multinational activities as well as local companies exporting abroad.
EXAMPLES: Aberdeen, Arad, Augsberg, Aveiro, Bielefeld, Bydgoszcz, Clermont-Ferrand, Cork, Cremona, Gorzow Wielkopolski, Graz, Leicester, Oradea, Pamplona/Iru?a, Poznan, Rennes, Szczecin, Tilburg, Valladolid, Wroclaw, Zaragoza

Regional centre

Fulfilling a central role in their region, particularly in personal, business and financial services.
EXAMPLES: Lefkosia, Aalborg, Odense, Dijon, Kalamata, Exeter

National service hub

Playing an essential role in national urban hierarchy, fulfilling key national functions in the (public) service sector.
EXAMPLES: Thessaloniki, Sevilla, Utrecht, Luxembourg

Research centre

Centres of research and higher education including science and technology-related corporate activities.
EXAMPLES: Grenoble, Cambridge, Bologna, Karlsruhe