Defining Functional Polycentricity From a Geographical Perspective

Despite the prevalence of polycentricity as a normative strategy in planning documents, a lengthy and inconclusive debate regarding its definition in academic research persists. The aim of this article is to eliminate the conceptual confusion surrounding functional polycentricity from a geographical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geographical analysis 2020-04, Vol.52 (2), p.169-189
Hauptverfasser: Shu, Xianfan, Han, Haoying, Huang, Chen, Li, Liyun
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Despite the prevalence of polycentricity as a normative strategy in planning documents, a lengthy and inconclusive debate regarding its definition in academic research persists. The aim of this article is to eliminate the conceptual confusion surrounding functional polycentricity from a geographical perspective. By classifying different approaches to polycentricity, we outline the properties that characterize all forms of functional polycentricity. Accordingly, we redefine functional polycentricity and propose a corresponding framework with which to measure it. The commuting and leisure functional polycentricity of Atlanta is used as an example to illustrate the application of this framework.
ISSN:0016-7363
1538-4632
DOI:10.1111/gean.12195