Potentials for polycentric development in Europe: The ESPON 1.1.1 project report

Dühr, Stefanie

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“…By demonstrating that, as the residence distance to Brașov Municipality increases, the population density and locality access to public utilities decrease, we reveal that the analyzed area is predominantly monocentric, as already highlighted by previous studies [48]. Nevertheless, the finding that the locality's access to public services increases in direct proportion with the residence distance to Brașov Municipality, which has a relatively high estimation accuracy (45%), could represent an argument in favor of the emergence of polycentric spatial structures, consistent with the international trends in urban evolution as described in literature [38,39].…”

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The Influence of Urbanism and Information Consumption on Political Dimensions of Social Capital: Exploratory Study of the Localities Adjacent to the Core City from Brașov Metropolitan Area, Romania

Rezeanu¹,

Briciu²,

Briciu³

et al. 2017

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BackgroundThe last two decades have seen a growing trend towards the research of voting behavior in post-communist countries. Urban sociology theorists state that not only space structures influence political participation, but also space structures are changing under the influence of global, local, and individual factors. The growing role played by information in the global- ised world has accelerated the paradigm shift in urban sociology: from central place model (based on urban-rural distinction and on monocentric metropolitan areas) to network soci- ety (based on space of flows and polycentric metropolitan areas). However, recent studies have mainly focused on countries with solid democracies, rather than on former communist countries. The present study aims to analyze the extent to which a new emerging spatial structure can be envisaged within a metropolitan area of Romania and its consequences for the political dimensions of social capital.MethodsThe Transilvania University Ethics Commission approved this study (S1 Aprouval). The research is based upon individual and aggregate empirical data, collected from the areas adjacent to the core city in Brașov metropolitan area. Individual data has been collected during October 2012, using the oral survey technique (S1 Survey), based on a standardised questionnaire (stratified simple random sample, N = 600). The National Institute of Statistics and the Electoral Register provided the aggregate data per locality. Unvaried and multivariate analyses (hierarchical regression method) were conducted based on these data.ResultsSome dimensions of urbanism, identified as predictors of the political dimensions of social capital, suggest that the area under analysis has a predominantly monocentric character, where the rural-urban distinction continues to remain relevant. There are also arguments favoring the dissolution of the rural-urban distinction and the emergence of polycentric spa- tial structures. The presence of some influences related to the information consumption on all six indicators of the political dimensions of social capital under analysis suggests the occurrence of emerging forms of a space of flows. The identified effects of social problems associated with transport infrastructure and of migration experience on the political dimen- sions of social capital, also support the emergence of space of flows.ConclusionsWe recommend that, in the urban studies in former communist countries, conceptualization of urbanism as predictor of the political dimensions of social capital should consider both the material dimensions of space, as well as the dimensions of information consumption and migration experience.

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The Influence of Urbanism and Information Consumption on Political Dimensions of Social Capital: Exploratory Study of the Localities Adjacent to the Core City from Brașov Metropolitan Area, Romania

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Briciu²,

Briciu³

et al. 2017

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“…By demonstrating that, as the residence distance to Brașov Municipality increases, the population density and locality access to public utilities decrease, we reveal that the analyzed area is predominantly monocentric, as already highlighted by previous studies [ 48 ]. Nevertheless, the finding that the locality's access to public services increases in direct proportion with the residence distance to Brașov Municipality, which has a relatively high estimation accuracy (45%), could represent an argument in favor of the emergence of polycentric spatial structures, consistent with the international trends in urban evolution as described in literature [ 38 , 39 ].…”

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“…Brașov metropolitan area unfolds over a land area of more than 1700 km 2 , with a population exceeding 400,000 inhabitants, and includes 17 localities (3 municipalities, 4 cities, and 10 villages). According to an Epson Report, in 2005, Brașov County was included under the category of monocentric spatial structures [ 48 ]. Yet, the study was conducted 10 years ago, and considering the imperative of change in the countries and regions in transition to the market economy, we could assume that some transformations might have happened since then.…”

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The Influence of Urbanism and Information Consumption on Political Dimensions of Social Capital: Exploratory Study of the Localities Adjacent to the Core City from Brașov Metropolitan Area, Romania

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BackgroundThe last two decades have seen a growing trend towards the research of voting behavior in post-communist countries. Urban sociology theorists state that not only space structures influence political participation, but also space structures are changing under the influence of global, local, and individual factors. The growing role played by information in the globalised world has accelerated the paradigm shift in urban sociology: from central place model (based on urban-rural distinction and on monocentric metropolitan areas) to network society (based on space of flows and polycentric metropolitan areas). However, recent studies have mainly focused on countries with solid democracies, rather than on former communist countries. The present study aims to analyze the extent to which a new emerging spatial structure can be envisaged within a metropolitan area of Romania and its consequences for the political dimensions of social capital.MethodsThe Transilvania University Ethics Commission approved this study (S1 Aprouval). The research is based upon individual and aggregate empirical data, collected from the areas adjacent to the core city in Brașov metropolitan area. Individual data has been collected during October 2012, using the oral survey technique (S1 Survey), based on a standardized questionnaire (stratified simple random sample, N = 600). The National Institute of Statistics and the Electoral Register provided the aggregate data per locality. Unvaried and multivariate analyses (hierarchical regression method) were conducted based on these data.ResultsSome dimensions of urbanism, identified as predictors of the political dimensions of social capital, suggest that the area under analysis has a predominantly monocentric character, where the rural-urban distinction continues to remain relevant. There are also arguments favoring the dissolution of the rural-urban distinction and the emergence of polycentric spatial structures. The presence of some influences related to the information consumption on all six indicators of the political dimensions of social capital under analysis suggests the occurrence of emerging forms of a space of flows. The identified effects of social problems associated with transport infrastructure and of migration experience on the political dimensions of social capital, also support the emergence of space of flows.ConclusionsWe recommend that, in the urban studies in former communist countries, conceptualization of urbanism as predictor of the political dimensions of social capital should consider both the material dimensions of space, as well as the dimensions of information consumption and migration experience.

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“…The dummy variables for the border region, the access to sea or capital region are the result of own elaboration. In order to account for the metropolitan status of a region, we took the ESPON study (Dühr, 2005) on metropolitan areas in the European Union and constructed a dummy variable for metropolitan regions (metro), and in addition we took into account the MEGA classification thus creating dummy variables for MEGA 1, 2, 3 & 4 regions (mega1, mega2, mega3 & mega4). In the case of the Spanish or Polish regions, MEGA 2 does not occur.…”

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The Investigation into Determinants of Regional Exports Base: Panel Analysis for Spanish and Polish Regions

Brodzicki

Márquez‐Ramos²,

Umiński

2018

EBER

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We use the small open economy concept to identify the determinants of region's exports at a NUTS-2 level for Poland and Spain over the period 2005-2015. Research Design & Methods: We apply the Prais-Winsten method for Panel Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE) on a data panel allowing for heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation estimating a model of regional exports for a joint sample of Polish and Spanish NUTS-2 regions. Findings: We identify a number of factors which statistically significantly determine exports arising from Polish and Spanish regions. These factors are classified into the following main groups: factor conditions, FDI, infrastructure, market conditions, remoteness and geography, spatial agglomeration and technological knowledge base. Implications & Recommendations: By going beyond national trade statistics, we provide evidence which can be used at the regional level to increase participation of regions in the world economy. Political decisions which are taken at the regional level seem to matter. Contribution & Value Added: This paper combines scientific knowledge from several perspectives: international economics and international business, as well as regional science. We believe that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to increase the knowledge which goes beyond nations, while not focusing on firms, as units of analysis.

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Potentials for polycentric development in Europe: The ESPON 1.1.1 project report

Cited by 39 publications

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The Influence of Urbanism and Information Consumption on Political Dimensions of Social Capital: Exploratory Study of the Localities Adjacent to the Core City from Brașov Metropolitan Area, Romania

The Influence of Urbanism and Information Consumption on Political Dimensions of Social Capital: Exploratory Study of the Localities Adjacent to the Core City from Brașov Metropolitan Area, Romania

The Influence of Urbanism and Information Consumption on Political Dimensions of Social Capital: Exploratory Study of the Localities Adjacent to the Core City from Brașov Metropolitan Area, Romania

The Investigation into Determinants of Regional Exports Base: Panel Analysis for Spanish and Polish Regions

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