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DATA SOURCES

 

Indicator 1 – tenure types

 

The data are collected from:

  • Tax Office, Veliko Turnovo – Department of Analyses
  • Municipal Property Department, Veliko Turnovo Municipality.

Indicator 2 - evictions

 

This category cannot draw a trend since there is no statistics led by the Territorial Bureau of Statistics. The indicator data are from the reports of a court officer at the Regional Court of Justice, Veliko Turnovo.

 

Qualitative data 1: housing rights

Indicator 3: house price and rent-to-income ratios

  • Categories “Average prices of housing” and “Average yearly income per household” – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • “Average rents” – the used figures are for dwellings of 70 sq.m. floorage and are collected from real estate agent’s houses.

 

Indicator 4: land price-to-income ratios

  • Municipal Property Department – senior expert in agriculture

 

Indicator 5: Mortgage and non-mortgage

  • State Savings Bank giving the highest percent of credits. The reference concerning the number and amounts of consumer credits for 1993 is not available from the bank archives since this type of data is preserved only for 5 years.

 

Indicator 6: access to water

Indicator 7:household connections

  • Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • Water Supply and Sewerage “Yovkovtsi”plc, Veliko Turnovo
  • “Dalekosaobshteniya” Technological Region, Veliko Turnovo.

There are no data in the category “Informal Settlements” because there is no official statistics for that type of settlements. The existing information is not representative.

 

Indicator 8: under-five mortality

  • Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo

 

Indicator 9: reported crime rates

  • Regional Directorate of Inner Affairs, Veliko Turnovo

Qualitative data 2: urban violence

  • Regional Directorate of Inner Affairs, Veliko Turnovo

 

Indicator 10: poor households

  • Social Support Municipal Agency, Veliko Turnovo
  • Number of households – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo

The number of poor households inludes the supported households in compliance with articles 9 and 12 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Social Policy Law.

 

Indicator 11: female-male gaps

 

Number of males and females in:

  • Elementary school – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • Secondary school – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • Level of literacy – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • Born alive children of all born – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • Under-five mortality – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • Unemployment – Bureau of Labour, Veliko Turnovo
  • Number of elected councilors at local level per 10 000 residents – Minutes of the meeting of the Municipal council for electoral mandate 1992-1995 and mandate 1996-1999

 

Indicator 12: urban population growth

  • Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo

 

Indicator 13: consumption of water

Indicator 14: median price of water

  • Water supply and sewerage, “Yovkovtsi” plc, Veliko Turnovo

 

Indicator 15: air pollution

  • Regional Inspection for Environment and Waters Prevention, Veliko Turnovo – minutes from the laboratory

 

Indicator 16: wastewater treated

  • Water supply and sewerage, “Yovkovtsi” plc, Veliko Turnovo

 

Indicator 17: solid waste disposal

  • Ecology of Settlements Department, Veliko Turnovo Municipality

 

Qualitative data 3: disaster prevention and mitigation instruments

  • Territorial and Settlement Development Division, Veliko Turnovo Municipality
  • Civil Defence Department, Veliko Turnovo Municipality

 

Indicator 18: travel time

  • Transport Department , Veliko Turnovo Municipality

Indicator 19: transport modes

 

Collected data for the number of transportation modes but not the number of work trips – the data can be summarised only after a specific survey. For the improvement of the transportation system Veliko Turnovo Municipality has confided a special research for the development of a new “Transportation Scheme” of the town to an independent research company. The data for the number of the transportation modes are collected by the Road Police Sector of the Regional Directorate of Inner Affairs, Veliko Turnovo.

 

Qualitative data 4: local environmental plans

  • Ecology of Settlements Department, Veliko Turnovo Municipality

 

Indicator 20: informal employment

  • Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo – data for economically activ population and unemployment

 

Qualitative data 5: public-private partnerships

  • Municipal Economy Department, Veliko Turnovo Municipality

 

Indicator 21: city product

  • Gross Domestic Product – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • Number of households in town – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • Household average income – Territorial Bureau of Statistics, Veliko Turnovo
  • Gross National Income – National Institute of Statistics, Sofia

The city product is calculated using method B

 

Indicator 22: unemployment

  • Territorial Bureau of Statistics

 

Qualitative data 6: level of decentralization

Qualitative data 7: citizen involvement in major planning decisions

  • Public and International Relations Department, Veliko Turnovo Municipality

 

Qualitative data 8: transparency and accountability

  • Legal Services Department, Veliko Turnovo Municipality

Indicator 23: local government revenue and expenditures

  • Budget and Finance Department, Finance and Economy Division, Veliko Turnovo Municipality

Qualitative data 9: engagement in international cooperation

  • Public and International Relations Department, Veliko Turnovo Municipality

 

 

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