Containment and Connectivity in Dutch Urban Systems: A Network‐Analytical Operationalisation of the Three‐Systems Model

This paper discusses key methodological issues with nodalising interaction data of urban networks to produce a state‐of‐the‐art settlement geography of the Netherlands. We operationalise the three‐systems model that analyses functional settlement geographies through the interaction between the daily...

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Published in:Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 2021-09, Vol.112 (4), p.387-403
Main Authors: Poorthuis, Ate, Meeteren, Michiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Containment
Geography
Methodological problems
Netherlands
nodalisation
node‐inclusivity dilemma
spatial interaction
Three‐systems model
urban network analysis
Urbanization
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Summary:This paper discusses key methodological issues with nodalising interaction data of urban networks to produce a state‐of‐the‐art settlement geography of the Netherlands. We operationalise the three‐systems model that analyses functional settlement geographies through the interaction between the daily urban system, the central place system and the export base system. We utilise theoretically‐informed selections of spatial interactions derived from travel survey data at the finely‐grained postcode level. After examining the methodological challenge of the node‐inclusivity dilemma, we estimate the causal mechanisms that geographically structure each system and determine which spatial interactions should be assigned to nodes (containment) and edges (connectivity). The three systems produce different regionalisations that are neither mutually exclusive nor perfectly nested. Further analysis of the multiplexity of the three systems reveals the importance of the imbricated boundaries between the urban subsystems. We argue that these interplaces deserve more attention as they are particularly sensitive to changes in urbanisation trends.
ISSN:0040-747X
1467-9663
DOI:10.1111/tesg.12391