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Synergy in Polycentric Urban Regions : Complementarity, Organising Capacity and Critical Mass.
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
IOS Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | Sustainable Urban Areas, v. 13.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.