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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454567303321

Autore

Meijers E. J (Evert J.)

Titolo

Synergy in polycentric urban regions [[electronic resource] ] : complementarity, organising capacity and critical mass / / E. Meijers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Delft, : Delft University Press, 2007

ISBN

6612298057

1-282-29805-4

9786612298059

1-4416-1672-1

1-60750-230-5

600-00-1426-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Collana

Sustainable urban areas ; ; 13

Disciplina

307.76094

Soggetti

Metropolitan areas - Europe

Urbanization - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Polycentric urban regions and the quest for synergy: Is a network of cities more than the sum of the parts?; Clones or complements? The division of labour between the main cities of the Randstad, the Flemish Diamond and the RheinRuhr Area; From central place to network model: Theory and evidence of a paradigm-change; Realising potential: Building regional organising capacity in polycentric urban regions; Summing small cities does not make a metropolis: Polycentric urban regions and the provision of cultural, leisure and sports amenities; Synthesis

IntervieweesSamenvatting: Synergie in polycentrische stedelijke regio's: complementariteit, organiserend vermogen en kritische massa; Curriculum Vitae

Sommario/riassunto

In understanding and explaining the functioning of cities, contemporary urban and regional studies attribute great significance to relationships between cities. This book focuses on relationships between cities in polycentric urban regions (PURs), which are regions



containing proximate but distinct cities that are rather similar in size.