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Evaluation of Polycentric Spatial Structure in the Urban Agglomeration of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) Based on Multi-Source Big Data Fusion

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
The rapid development of the urban city has led to great changes in the urban spatial structure. Thus, analyses of polycentric urban spatial structures are important for understanding these kinds of structures.
Xiong He, Yongwang Cao, Chunshan Zhou
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Exploring the Polycentric Structure and Driving Mechanism of Urban Regions From the Perspective of Innovation Network

open access: yesFrontiers in Physics, 2022
Polycentric city-regional development has become a buzzword for urban scholars and planners around the world. Inspired by the two critical characteristics of the polycentric urban region (PUR) as incubators and hinges of knowledge production, this study ...
Chenghui Tang, Jianmin Dou
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Measuring polycentric urban development: The importance of accurately determining the ‘balance’ between ‘centers’ [PDF]

open access: yesCities, 2021
In recent years, much research has been devoted to developing appropriate analytical frameworks to capture polycentric urban development (PUD). In a recent contribution to this journal, Bartosiewicz and Marcińczak (2020) present what is arguably the most comprehensive, comparative review to date of the degree to which different analytical frameworks ...
Derudder, Ben   +5 more
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Does Polycentric Development Improve Green Utilization Efficiency of Urban Land? An Empirical Study Based on Panel Threshold Model Approach

open access: yesLand, 2022
In the context of increasing resource and environmental constraints, measurement and determinants of green utilization efficiency of urban land (GUEUL) is currently the subject of a rapidly expanding literature.
Siqi Yan, Jian Wang
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Who's in charge here anyway? Polycentric governance configurations and the development of policy on invasive alien species in the semisovereign Caribbean

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2017
We address the development of policy by polycentric governance configurations, taking Caribbean overseas territories and their advancements on invasive alien species (IAS) policy as an example.
Jetske Vaas   +4 more
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A hypothesis on a comprehensive approach to managing the urban polycentralization of post-socialist metropolitan areas [PDF]

open access: yesSpatium, 2020
Managing the polycentralization of metropolitan areas can contribute to a more even pace of development of builtup areas; it can also increase the economic and temporary accessibility of urban centers. This study, attempts to synthesize the main
Zhukovsky Roman
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The Impact of Polycentric Structure on CO2 Emissions: Evidence from China

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Driven by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the importance of sustainable urbanization has taken center stage. In this study, we investigate the impact of polycentric structures on CO2 emissions using data from 279 Chinese cities and employing
Jing Wen   +4 more
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Concept of polycentricity-the differences between development policies and spatial reality

open access: yesJournal of the Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijic, SASA, 2021
Contemporary scientific literature and strategic documents suggest the concept of polycentricity as a key factor and the aim of regional development policies. One of the aims of this study is to analyze spatial relations between the nodal regions and to determine (calculate) the level of polycentricity in the region of Vojvodina (Northern ...
Vedran Zivanovic   +4 more
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Democratic Hopes in the Polycentric City [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The polycentric model of municipal governance suggests that multiple jurisdictions may approximate an efficient market for local public services: citizens move to jurisdictions offering services they value at tax rates they are willing and able to pay ...
King, Loren
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Polycentric urban development and urban amenities: Evidence from Chinese cities [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 2020
The recent literature on the “consumer city” and the “love of variety” argues that the provision of urban amenities makes a city more attractive. Meanwhile, polycentric urban development has been highlighted by academics and policymakers as a sustainable urban development regime, although its purported benefits need to be further investigated. Against
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