LEADER 03013nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910454567303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a6612298057 010 $a1-282-29805-4 010 $a9786612298059 010 $a1-4416-1672-1 010 $a1-60750-230-5 010 $a600-00-1426-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000766370 035 $a(EBL)448783 035 $a(OCoLC)491261771 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000254758 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11221629 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000254758 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10209031 035 $a(PQKB)10972545 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC448783 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL448783 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10316002 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL229805 035 $a(OCoLC)781290600 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000766370 100 $a20070613d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSynergy in polycentric urban regions$b[electronic resource] $ecomplementarity, organising capacity and critical mass /$fE. Meijers 210 $aDelft $cDelft University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (194 p.) 225 1 $aSustainable urban areas ;$v13 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58603-724-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aTitle 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 327 $aIntervieweesSamenvatting: Synergie in polycentrische stedelijke regio's: complementariteit, organiserend vermogen en kritische massa; Curriculum Vitae 330 $aIn understanding and explaining the functioning of cities, contemporary urban and regional studies attribute great significance to relationships between cities. This book focuses on relationships between cities in polycentric urban regions (PURs), which are regions containing proximate but distinct cities that are rather similar in size. 410 0$aSustainable urban areas ;$v13. 606 $aMetropolitan areas$zEurope 606 $aUrbanization$zEurope 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMetropolitan areas 615 0$aUrbanization 676 $a307.76094 700 $aMeijers$b E. J$g(Evert J.)$0916387 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454567303321 996 $aSynergy in polycentric urban regions$92054373 997 $aUNINA