Polycentricity – one concept or many?

Rauhut, Daniel

doi:10.1080/09654313.2016.1276157

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“…His argumentation is based on the fact that the contemporary economy is not purely divided into agglomerations (place) and networks (space) but consists also of enclaves of export processing zones and arenas of trade fairs – which are labelled interplaces. Other concepts about polycentrism (Burger & Meijers ; van Meeteren et al ; Rauhut ), Edge Cities (Garreau ) or New economic sub‐centres (Krehl ; Kane et al ) see urban regions as economic and social entities in which processes of concentration and deconcentration take place.…”

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The Geography of Borrowing Size: Exploring Spatial Distributions for German Urban Regions

Volgmann

Rusche

2019

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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This paper contributes to the discussion on borrowing size effects. According to this concept, smaller cities that are part of larger functional urban regions can utilise metropolitan functions and economic externalities, thereby boosting their regional performance. This is conceptualised in the four-dimension scheme of Meijers and Burger. Consequently, this paper analytically explores and operationalises the borrowed size concept and reveals insights into the relation and spatial distribution of four types of effects: borrowed size, borrowed performance, borrowed function and agglomeration shadow. Research on these spatial effects is applied on a small-scale spatial level and integrates all municipalities in German urban regions. We find different geographies of effects among the four-dimensions of borrowed size. City size and centrality degree show a significant influence on positioning in the four borrowed size effect types.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Geography of Borrowing Size: Exploring Spatial Distributions for German Urban Regions

Volgmann

Rusche

2019

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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“…Many argue that polycentric governance arrangements are more effective at addressing complex challenges in environmental and natural resource governance (Andersson & Ostrom, ; McGinnis & Walker, ; Nagendra & Ostrom, ; Ostrom, ; Sovacool, ). However, the supremacy of polycentric governance in terms of effectiveness has also been questioned (Rauhut, ).…”

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Actor perceptions of polycentricity in wind power governance

2018

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Wind power development as an alternative to fossil fuels or nuclear energy is currently a challenge for many countries. Wind power development often leads to conflicts between different actors. This case study examines conflict about wind power projects in forested landscapes in Rhineland‐Palatinate, Germany, and Maine, USA. Specifically, actor perspectives on polycentric governance and its legitimacy to manage such complex conflicts were evaluated based on 40 qualitative, semistructured interviews with actors engaged in wind power decisions from various sectors. Polycentric governance has been advocated by many to alleviate conflicts and arrive at sustainable solutions in complex resource management settings. Polycentric governance systems of wind power issues were regarded positively and considered as having high legitimacy by interview participants. Even though individuals had varied perceptions, the combined perceptions of the two polycentric systems in Rhineland‐Palatinate and Maine and the factors that constitute legitimacy in wind power governance were similar in both cases.

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“…In this framework, the progressive transition from compact to dispersed cities was considered appropriate to the new economic positioning of competitive cities [42]. In a closely geo-economic context, these dynamics have led to the formation and consolidation of so-called "city-regions," seen as a reference model of present (and future) urban growth [5]. Since economic scale is the necessary requisite for international competition [37], this model identifies cities consisting of urban clusters with interconnected and specialized economic nodes, leading to an extensive definition of functional polycentrism [7].…”

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“…On the one hand, sprawl is associated with well-known notions such as economic competitiveness, demographic trends, social segregation or filtering, and polycentric development [1][2][3][4]. On the other hand, sprawl is undoubtedly a complex notion requiring an in-depth reflection on both drivers and consequences [4][5][6]. Conceptualization is particularly relevant for socially complex processes such as sprawl [7][8][9].…”

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Towards Local Forms of Sprawl: A Brief Reflection on Mediterranean Urbanization

Egidi

Cividino

Vinci³

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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Urban sprawl is a complex phenomenon that requires a comprehensive reflection on the most significant patterns and underlying processes. While the “sprawl” notion parallels hegemonic concepts such as economic competitiveness, social cohesion, and polycentric development, an integrated analysis of sprawl patterns and processes in paradigmatic socioeconomic contexts is increasingly required to reconcile different disciplinary visions, contributing to a holistic interpretation of metropolitan change. At the same time, sprawl is an increasingly evident product of local socioeconomic contexts all over the world. A comprehensive investigation of multifaceted, form–function relationships underlying sprawl—based on a quali-quantitative analysis of representative cases—is a crucial pre-requisite of both monitoring and policy actions at multiple spatial scales, from urban/regional to national/continental levels. The present contribution proposes a contextualization of the sprawl notion in Southern Europe—a socioeconomic context characterized by compact and continuous urbanization for a long time. An integrated approach based on a visual analysis of urban and peri-urban landscapes—integrated with an extended literature survey—allows for a definition of a specific sprawl model in Southern Europe, sharing some features with the United States ideal type of sprawl and showing peculiarities with respect to common models of urban dispersion typical of Northern and Western Europe. Policies aimed at containing urban dispersion may definitely benefit from a local-based definition of sprawl, considering the specificity of form–function relationships and the underlying socioeconomic context.

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Polycentricity – one concept or many?

Cited by 70 publications

References 33 publications

The Geography of Borrowing Size: Exploring Spatial Distributions for German Urban Regions

The Geography of Borrowing Size: Exploring Spatial Distributions for German Urban Regions

Actor perceptions of polycentricity in wind power governance

Towards Local Forms of Sprawl: A Brief Reflection on Mediterranean Urbanization

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