TWICE THE SIZE - DIT Update - Dublin Institute of Technology
TWICE THE SIZE - DIT Update - Dublin Institute of Technology
TWICE THE SIZE - DIT Update - Dublin Institute of Technology
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Gateway FUR Population Size Ranking Share <strong>of</strong> National Pop. (%)<br />
<strong>Dublin</strong> 1,642,000 1 42.0<br />
Cork 382,000 2 9.8<br />
Limerick-Shannon* 261,000 3 6.7<br />
Galway 184,000 4 4.7<br />
Midlands (ATM) 135,000 5 3.4<br />
Waterford 111,000 6 2.8<br />
Sligo 68,000 7 1.7<br />
Dundalk 63,000 8 1.6<br />
Letterkenny 5 60,000 9 1.5<br />
Total Gateways 2,906,000 N/a 74.2<br />
National 3,917,000 N/a 100<br />
Rest <strong>of</strong> Ireland 1,011,000 N/a 25.8<br />
Table 5: Population estimates <strong>of</strong> gateway functional urban regions in 2002. Source: Analysis<br />
based on data presented by Walsh et al (2005). Note: Comparable estimates for 2006 are not<br />
yet available. *Limerick-Shannon FUR includes the adjacent hub settlement <strong>of</strong> Ennis.<br />
3.2.3 Values and society<br />
Global values change<br />
Value systems play an important role in any society. One does not <strong>of</strong>ten talk about how values<br />
influence and drive the change, as people tend to focus on the results <strong>of</strong> the shift in values<br />
rather than the evolution <strong>of</strong> those values themselves. In the context <strong>of</strong> Ireland undergoing a<br />
rapid period <strong>of</strong> cultural modernisation, it is important to consider how values change, and what<br />
that may mean for the future <strong>of</strong> Ireland. After all, values do provide the cultural basis for<br />
commitment to given political and economic systems. In addition, value systems interact with<br />
external economic and political factors in shaping social change. One cannot understand social<br />
change without taking these value systems into account (Inglehart, 1997).<br />
5 Letterkenny is part <strong>of</strong> the Letterkenny-Derry Gateway. Because Derry is located in another jurisdiction<br />
with a separate means <strong>of</strong> collecting Census data, it was not possible to precisely estimate the combined<br />
catchments <strong>of</strong> the two settlements within the gateway.<br />
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