Beyond Polycentricity: Does Stronger Integration Between Cities in Polycentric Urban Regions Improve Performance?

A quarter of the European population lives in ‘polycentric urban regions’ (PURs): clusters of historically and administratively distinct but proximate and well‐connected cities of relatively similar size. This paper explores whether tighter integration can increase agglomeration benefits at the PUR‐...

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Published in:Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 2018-02, Vol.109 (1), p.1-21
Main Authors: Meijers, Evert, Hoogerbrugge, Marloes, Cardoso, Rodrigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-sectional studies
Europe
Immediate
metropolitan governance
Proximity
Regions
Social integration
transportation
Urban areas
Urban population
urban systems
urbanisation economies
Urbanization
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