03013nam 2200661 a 450 991045456730332120200520144314.066122980571-282-29805-497866122980591-4416-1672-11-60750-230-5600-00-1426-0(CKB)1000000000766370(EBL)448783(OCoLC)491261771(SSID)ssj0000254758(PQKBManifestationID)11221629(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000254758(PQKBWorkID)10209031(PQKB)10972545(MiAaPQ)EBC448783(Au-PeEL)EBL448783(CaPaEBR)ebr10316002(CaONFJC)MIL229805(OCoLC)781290600(EXLCZ)99100000000076637020070613d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSynergy in polycentric urban regions[electronic resource] complementarity, organising capacity and critical mass /E. MeijersDelft Delft University Press20071 online resource (194 p.)Sustainable urban areas ;13Description based upon print version of record.1-58603-724-2 Includes bibliographical references.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; SynthesisIntervieweesSamenvatting: Synergie in polycentrische stedelijke regio's: complementariteit, organiserend vermogen en kritische massa; Curriculum VitaeIn 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.Sustainable urban areas ;13.Metropolitan areasEuropeUrbanizationEuropeElectronic books.Metropolitan areasUrbanization307.76094Meijers E. J(Evert J.)916387MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454567303321Synergy in polycentric urban regions2054373UNINA