Impact of Polycentric Urban Systems on Intra-regional Disparities: A Microregional Approach

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2015.1054792" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2015.1054792</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2015.1054792" target="_blank" >10.1080/09654313.2015.1054792</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Impact of Polycentric Urban Systems on Intra-regional Disparities: A Microregional Approach

Original language description

From the normative perspective of EU regional policy, polycentric spatial development has been seen as an effective tool to overcome regional disparities since the adoption of the European Spatial Development Perspective. However, the impact of a polycentric spatial structure on equal spatial development is ambiguous and still waits for its clarification. This paper examines the relationship by focusing on the local scale, where medium-sized towns play a crucial role as local centres in everyday human lives. Using functional regions of the Czech Republic, this paper defines polycentric urban systems at the micro-regional scale. Subsequently, the level of mono/polycentricity is compared with intra-regional disparities. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be argued that the connection of polycentricity with balanced spatial development is strongly determined by selected indicators. However, the findings do not provide evidence about the strictly positive impact of polycentricity

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Planning Studies

ISSN

0965-4313

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

24

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

23

Pages from-to

116-138

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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