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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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POLYCENTRICITY AND COMMUTING. AN APPLICATION TO METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE SOUTH OF POLAND [PDF]

open access: yesActa Geobalcanica, 2018
Commuting is an element of functional interrelations in metropolitan regions. They determine the nodes of a settlement system and portray economic attractions.
Elżbieta Zuzańska-Żyśko
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Securing the Commons in India: Mapping Polycentric Governance

open access: yesInternational Journal of the Commons, 2021
Common pool land and water resources in India play vital, but often overlooked, roles in livelihoods and ecosystem services. These resources are subject to the authority of various government departments and are often managed in ways that result in ...
Ruth Meinzen-Dick   +6 more
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Modeling the Polycentric Transition of Cities [PDF]

open access: yesPhysical Review Letters, 2013
11 pages, 12 ...
Louf, Rémi, Barthelemy, Marc
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The impact of urban polycentralization and scale expansion on economic efficiency: evidence from Chinese cities

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science
IntroductionThis study investigates the effects of urban polycentricity and city size on total factor productivity (TFP) in Chinese cities.MethodsUsing high-resolution population distribution data from Landscan and applying instrumental variable (IV ...
Xinyang Jiang   +5 more
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Urban Polycentricity and Architectural Heritage: A PROMETHEE-Based Multicriteria Approach

open access: yesBuildings
Polycentricity is a multiscalar concept referring to the interconnections of neighboring spatial areas in search of synergies. More specifically, urban polycentricity has lately gained increasing momentum in academic research and strategic planning as ...
Evina Sofianou   +2 more
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Germany’s Polycentric Metropolitan Regions in the World City Network

open access: yesRaumforschung und Raumordnung, 2011
On a regional scale, two types of polycentricity can be observed. The first involves polycentric metropolitan regions that have evolved in the course of post-suburban development around a previously monocentric city, whereas the second type involves ...
Angelika Münter
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The polycentricity of urban population will lead to improvements in urban heat island effect: Evidence from the Yangtze river delta in China

open access: yesSustainable Futures
Currently, major cities globally are universally and actively implementing strategies for the polycentric development of urban spatial structures. However, the impacts of this strategy on the ecological environment and residents' lives require further ...
Cheng Wang   +7 more
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Landscape planning and polycentricity: potentialities for regional integration in transboundary natural resources

open access: yesU.Porto Journal of Engineering
This article proposes a discussion on the potential application of polycentricity strategies in the management of strategic transboundary natural resources, such as shared water bodies and river basins with regional potential for water supply and energy ...
Franklin Gabriel Menezes Gaspar   +2 more
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Measuring the Urban Metropolitanization of Kedungsepur Based on Polycentricity and Spatial Transformation

open access: yesJurnal Pembangunan Wilayah dan Kota
Kedungsepur, situated in Central Java Province, Indonesia, encompasses the regions of Kendal, Demak, Ungaran, Semarang, Salatiga, and Purwodadi, making it a strategically significant area.
Ariyani Indrayati   +3 more
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