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Form Follows Function? Linking Morphological and Functional Polycentricity:
Martijn Burger,Evert Meijers +1 more
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It is demonstrated that most regions tend to be more morphologically polycentric than functionally polycentric, which is largely explained by the size, external connectivity and degree of self-sufficiency of a region’s principal centre.Abstract:
Empirical research establishing the costs and benefits that can be associated with polycentric urban systems is often called for but rather thin on the ground. In part, this is due to the persistence of what appear to be two analytically distinct approaches in understanding and measuring polycentricity: a morphological approach centring on nodal features and a functional approach focused on the relations between centres. Informed by the oft-overlooked but rich heritage of urban systems research, this paper presents a general theoretical framework that links both approaches and discusses the way both can be measured and compared in a coherent manner. Using the Netherlands as a test case, it is demonstrated that most regions tend to be more morphologically polycentric than functionally polycentric. The difference is largely explained by the size, external connectivity and degree of self-sufficiency of a region’s principal centre.read more
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How polycentric is urban China and why? A case study of 318 cities
Xingjian Liu,Mingshu Wang +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the spatial structure of urbanized area within individual cities and identifies population centers within cities that are at the prefectural level and above were examined, and it was shown that higher degrees of polycentricity are associated with cities in fragmented landscapes.
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Measuring Polycentric Urban Development in China: An Intercity Transportation Network Perspective
TL;DR: Liu et al. as discussed by the authors measured polycentric urban development in 22 urban regions in China by analysing intercity transportation networks and identified a typology of Chinese urban regions based on individual regions' functionally and morphologically polycentricity.
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Functional Polycentricity: Examining Metropolitan Spatial Structure through the Connectivity of Urban Sub-centres
TL;DR: A shift from monocentric cities to increasingly polycentric urban regions has been widely recognized in recent research literature as discussed by the authors, which refers to the existence of polycentricity in general.
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Stretching the concept of ‘borrowed size’
Evert Meijers,Martijn Burger +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors scrutinise the concept of borrowed size, focusing on its conceptualisation and reviewing its empirical justification thus far, and show that the concept must be stretched in terms of scale and scope to enhance its policy value.
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Polycentricity and the Multiplexity of Urban Networks
TL;DR: Focusing on one PUR (Randstad Holland), the geographical scope and spatial structure of different functional networks within it are compared and indicate that the spatial organization of the urban network depends on the lens through which it is assessed.
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