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Assessing the Functional Polycentricity of the Mega-City-Region of Central Belgium Based on Advanced Producer Service Transaction Links
Hanssens H., Derudder B., van Aelst S. and Witlox F. Assessing the functional polycentricity of the mega-city-region of Central Belgium based on advanced producer service transaction links, Regional Studies. This paper comments on three aspects of POLYNET's implementation of the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) model to measure functional polycentricity at the local scale. These aspects are: (1) the use of advanced producer services (APS) office locations as a proxy for inter-city relations, (2) the problematic calculation of the functional polycentricity index, and (3) the narrow conceptualization of functional polycentricity. Alternative methodologies based on transaction link data are introduced to examine whether Central Belgium displays features of a functionally polycentric mega-city-region. The results suggest that this is not the case: Central Belgium displays more features of a hierarchical urban system with Brussels as the dominant service city. However, some indications are found for a preliminary urban network formation.
Assessing the Functional Polycentricity of the Mega-City-Region of Central Belgium Based on Advanced Producer Service Transaction Links
Hanssens H., Derudder B., van Aelst S. and Witlox F. Assessing the functional polycentricity of the mega-city-region of Central Belgium based on advanced producer service transaction links, Regional Studies. This paper comments on three aspects of POLYNET's implementation of the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) model to measure functional polycentricity at the local scale. These aspects are: (1) the use of advanced producer services (APS) office locations as a proxy for inter-city relations, (2) the problematic calculation of the functional polycentricity index, and (3) the narrow conceptualization of functional polycentricity. Alternative methodologies based on transaction link data are introduced to examine whether Central Belgium displays features of a functionally polycentric mega-city-region. The results suggest that this is not the case: Central Belgium displays more features of a hierarchical urban system with Brussels as the dominant service city. However, some indications are found for a preliminary urban network formation.
Assessing the Functional Polycentricity of the Mega-City-Region of Central Belgium Based on Advanced Producer Service Transaction Links
Hanssens, Heidi (Autor:in) / Derudder, Ben (Autor:in) / Van Aelst, Stefan (Autor:in) / Witlox, Frank (Autor:in)
Regional Studies ; 48 ; 1939-1953
02.12.2014
15 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Central Belgium , Mega-city-region , Functional polycentricity , Transaction links , Gravity model , 比利时中部 , 钜型城市区域 , 功能多中心 , 交易链 , 引力模型 , Belgique centrale , Mégalapole , Polycentricité fonctionnelle , Liens de transaction , Modèle de gravité , Mittelbelgien , Megastadtregion , Funktionale Polyzentrizität , Transaktionsverknüpfungen , Schwerkraftmodell , Bélgica central , Región mega-ciudad , Policentralidad funcional , Enlaces de transacción , Modelo de gravedad , C21
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