Rural Urban Classification of Cambridgeshire

<p>The 2011 rural-urban classification was released in August 2013. It is a revised version of the classification produced after the 2001 Census, but with additional detail in the urban domain. The product was sponsored by a cross-Government working group comprising Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of the Communities and Local Government, Office for National Statistics and the Welsh Government.</p>
<p>The data is available at three geographical levels:</p>
<p>Output Area</p>
<p>Output areas are treated as ‘urban’ if they were allocated to a 2011 built-up area with a population of 10,000 or more. The urban domain is then further sub-divided into three broad morphological types based on the predominant settlement component. As with the previous version of the classification, the remaining ‘rural’ output areas are grouped into three broad morphological types based on the predominant settlement component.<br />
The classification also categorises output areas based on context – i.e. whether the wider surrounding area of a given output area is sparsely populated or less sparsely populated.</p>
<p>Urban: Major Conurbation (A1)<br />
Urban: Minor Conurbation (B1)<br />
Urban: City and Town (C1)<br />
Urban: City and Town in a Sparse Setting (C2)<br />
Rural: Town and Fringe (D1)<br />
Rural: Town and Fringe in a Sparse Setting (D2)<br />
Rural: Village (E1)<br />
Rural: Village in a Sparse Setting (E2)<br />
Rural: Hamlets and Isolated Dwellings (F1)<br />
Rural: Hamlets and Isolated Dwellings in a Sparse Setting (F2)</p>
<p>Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA)</p>
<p>The 2011 rural-urban classification of lower layer super output areas was released in August 2013. It is a revised version of the classification produced after the 2001 Census, but with additional detail in the urban domain. This product was sponsored by a cross-Government working group comprising Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of the Communities and Local Government, Office for National Statistics and the Welsh Government.<br />
The classification at LSOA level is built from the RUC at OA level (the most detailed version of the classification). Assignments of LSOA to urban or rural categories are made by reference to the category to which the majority of their constituent OA are assigned.<br />
In the RUC at OA level, output areas are treated as ‘urban’ if they were allocated to a 2011 built-up area with a population of 10,000 or more. The urban domain is then further sub-divided into three broad morphological types based on the predominant settlement component. As with the previous version of the classification, the remaining ‘rural’ output areas are grouped into three broad morphological types based on the predominant settlement component. At the LSOA scale settlement form is less homogenous than at OA level and so there are just two rural settlement types.<br />
The classification also categorises output areas based on context – i.e. whether the wider surrounding area of a given output area is sparsely populated or less sparsely populated.</p>
<p>Urban: Major Conurbation (A1)<br />
Urban: Minor Conurbation (B1)<br />
Urban: City and Town (C1)<br />
Urban: City and Town in a Sparse Setting (C2)<br />
Rural Town and Fringe (D1)<br />
Rural Town and Fringe in a Sparse Setting (D2)<br />
Rural Village and Dispersed (E1)<br />
Rural Village and Dispersed in a Sparse Setting (E2)<br />
Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA)</p>
<p>The 2011 rural-urban classification of middle layer super output areas was released in August 2013. It is a revised version of the classification produced after the 2001 Census, but with additional detail in the urban domain. This product was sponsored by a cross-Government working group comprising Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of the Communities and Local Government, Office for National Statistics and the Welsh Government.<br />
The classification at MSOA level is built from the RUC at OA level (the most detailed version of the classification). Assignments of MSOA to urban or rural categories are made by reference to the category to which the majority of their constituent OA are assigned.<br />
In the RUC at OA level, output areas are treated as ‘urban’ if they were allocated to a 2011 built-up area with a population of 10,000 or more. The urban domain is then further sub-divided into three broad morphological types based on the predominant settlement component. As with the previous version of the classification, the remaining ‘rural’ output areas are grouped into three broad morphological types based on the predominant settlement component. At the MSOA scale settlement form is less homogenous than at OA level and so there are just two rural settlement types.<br />
The classification also categorises output areas based on context – i.e. whether the wider surrounding area of a given output area is sparsely populated or less sparsely populated.</p>
<p>Urban: Major Conurbation (A1)<br />
Urban: Minor Conurbation (B1)<br />
Urban: City and Town (C1)<br />
Urban: City and Town in a Sparse Setting (C2)<br />
Rural Town and Fringe (D1)<br />
Rural Town and Fringe in a Sparse Setting (D2)<br />
Rural Village and Dispersed (E1)<br />
Rural Village and Dispersed in a Sparse Setting (E2)</p>

<p>2011年农村-城市分类于2013年8月发布。该分类是对2001年人口普查后所产分类的修订版，但进一步丰富了城市领域的细节。该产品由包括环境、食品及农村事务部、社区和地方政府部、国家统计局及威尔士政府在内的跨政府工作组资助。</p>

<p>数据可在三个地理层面上获取：</p>

<p>输出区域</p>

<p>输出区域如被分配至2011年人口达到10,000人或以上的建成区，则被视为‘城市’。随后，城市领域进一步细分为基于主要居住组成部分的三大形态类型。与分类的先前版本一样，剩余的‘农村’输出区域根据主要居住组成部分被划分为三大形态类型。此外，分类还根据环境对输出区域进行分类，即给定输出区域的更广泛周边区域是稀疏人口还是较少稀疏人口。</p>

<p>城市：主要城市群（A1）

城市：次要城市群（B1）

城市：城市和城镇（C1）

城市：稀疏环境中的城市和城镇（C2）

农村：城镇和边缘地区（D1）

农村：稀疏环境中的城镇和边缘地区（D2）

农村：村庄（E1）

农村：稀疏环境中的村庄（E2）

农村：村落和孤立住宅（F1）

农村：稀疏环境中的村落和孤立住宅（F2）</p>

<p>下层超级输出区域（LSOA）</p>

2011年农村-城市分类的下层超级输出区域版本于2013年8月发布。该分类是对2001年人口普查后所产分类的修订版，但进一步丰富了城市领域的细节。该产品由包括环境、食品及农村事务部、社区和地方政府部、国家统计局及威尔士政府在内的跨政府工作组资助。

在LSOA层面的分类是由OA层面的RUC（该分类的最详细版本）构建而成。将LSOA分配至城市或农村类别的任务是根据其构成OA大多数所属类别进行的。在OA层面的RUC中，输出区域如被分配至2011年人口达到10,000人或以上的建成区，则被视为‘城市’。随后，城市领域进一步细分为基于主要居住组成部分的三大形态类型。与分类的先前版本一样，剩余的‘农村’输出区域根据主要居住组成部分被划分为三大形态类型。在LSOA尺度上，居住形态的异质性低于OA层面，因此只有两种农村居住类型。

该分类还根据环境对输出区域进行分类，即给定输出区域的更广泛周边区域是稀疏人口还是较少稀疏人口。</p>

<p>城市：主要城市群（A1）

城市：次要城市群（B1）

城市：城市和城镇（C1）

城市：稀疏环境中的城市和城镇（C2）

农村：城镇和边缘地区（D1）

农村：稀疏环境中的城镇和边缘地区（D2）

农村：散居的村庄和散落住宅（E1）

农村：稀疏环境中的散居的村庄和散落住宅（E2）</p>

<p>中层超级输出区域（MSOA）</p>

2011年农村-城市分类的中层超级输出区域版本于2013年8月发布。该分类是对2001年人口普查后所产分类的修订版，但进一步丰富了城市领域的细节。该产品由包括环境、食品及农村事务部、社区和地方政府部、国家统计局及威尔士政府在内的跨政府工作组资助。

在MSOA层面的分类是由OA层面的RUC（该分类的最详细版本）构建而成。将MSOA分配至城市或农村类别的任务是根据其构成OA大多数所属类别进行的。在OA层面的RUC中，输出区域如被分配至2011年人口达到10,000人或以上的建成区，则被视为‘城市’。随后，城市领域进一步细分为基于主要居住组成部分的三大形态类型。与分类的先前版本一样，剩余的‘农村’输出区域根据主要居住组成部分被划分为三大形态类型。在MSOA尺度上，居住形态的异质性低于OA层面，因此只有两种农村居住类型。

该分类还根据环境对输出区域进行分类，即给定输出区域的更广泛周边区域是稀疏人口还是较少稀疏人口。</p>

<p>城市：主要城市群（A1）

城市：次要城市群（B1）

城市：城市和城镇（C1）

城市：稀疏环境中的城市和城镇（C2）

农村：城镇和边缘地区（D1）

农村：稀疏环境中的城镇和边缘地区（D2）

农村：散居的村庄和散落住宅（E1）

农村：稀疏环境中的散居的村庄和散落住宅（E2）</p>