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Do the urban polycentricity and dispersion affect multisectoral carbon dioxide emissions? A case study of 95 cities in southeast China based on nighttime light data

open access: yesInternational Journal of Digital Earth, 2023
Effectively exploring the impacts of urban spatial structures on carbon dioxide emissions is important for achieving low-carbon goals. However, most previous studies have examined the impact of urban spatial structure on total carbon emissions based only
Zuoqi Chen, Qianyu Li, Hua Su
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The Typology of Urban Polycentricity: A Comparative Study of Firm Distribution in 35 Chinese Cities

open access: yesUrban Science
Prevailing theories and empirical studies have suggested that the internal spatial structures of large cities have transformed from monocentric to polycentric.
Zhihui Wu, Yanyan Peng, Bo Qin
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Inferring urban polycentricity from the variability in human mobility patterns. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep, 2023
The polycentric city model has gained popularity in spatial planning policy, since it is believed to overcome some of the problems often present in monocentric metropolises, ranging from congestion to difficult accessibility to jobs and services. However,
Cabrera-Arnau C   +4 more
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Does urban polycentricity contribute to regional economic growth? Empirical evidence from a panel of Chinese urban regions

open access: yesRegional studies, 2023
Research examining the economic effects of urban polycentricity remains inconclusive. We contribute to this debate by developing a longitudinal framework in which changes in polycentricity in Chinese urban regions are linked with changes in total factor ...
Yuting Yang, Freke Caset, B. Derudder
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The productivity effects of polycentricity: A systematic analysis of urban regions in Europe

open access: yesPapers in Regional Science, 2023
We focus on the extent to which polycentric urban regions can substitute for the agglomeration economies provided by large cities. Building on an open‐source software tool that helps identifying polycentric developments in urban regions, we analyze the ...
Freke Caset   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KYIV METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT: THE DIMENSIONS OF POLYCENTRICITY

open access: yesUkrainian geographical journal, 2023
This study is aimed to develop a methodology for assessing the polycentricity of socio-economic development and diversification of the metropolitan region functions and identification of developed and prospective centers.
G. Pidgrushnyi, N. Provotar, V. Dudin
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Rethinking polycentricity: on the North–South imbalances in transnational climate change governance

open access: yesInternational Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 2022
The transnational climate change governance (TCCG) landscape, led by sub- and non-state actors including businesses, municipalities, and NGOs, holds legitimate potential for tackling persisting climate injustices, in part by virtue of its polycentric ...
Cille Kaiser
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Polycentricity and Regional Ocean Governance: Implications for the Emerging UN Agreement on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2021
The governance of the two-thirds of the world’s ocean in areas beyond national jurisdiction (the high seas and deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction or ABNJ) is currently fragmented into diverse institutions addressing specific activities, issues or ...
K. Gjerde, Siddharth Yadav
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Polycentricity and accessibility in mountain areas: the Alpine case

open access: yesEuropean Planning Studies, 2022
The concept of centrality focuses on fair accessibility to services of general interest. This is a considerable challenge in mountain regions due to low population density and morphological context.
Dominik Bertram, T. Chilla
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enforcing the climate change act [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper examines the enforceability of the duties in the Climate Change Act 2008 which require the UK’s GHG emissions to be reduced over time. Section B highlights how the Act’s other provisions must be interpreted so as to give proper support to ...
Church, Jonathan
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