European Planning and the Polycentric Consensus: Wishful Thinking?

Vandermotten, Christian; Halbert, Ludovic; Roelandts, Marcel; Cornut, Pierre

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“…Concerning polycentricity, as pointed out by several authors (Davoudi, 2003;Vandermotten, Halbert, Roelandts, & Cornut, 2008), there is a general lack of empirical assessment about its actual role, particularly in terms of environmental sustainability. Some authors stressed the role of mass transit connecting centres (Cervero, 1995;Newman & Kenworthy, 1999).…”

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Urban spatial structure and environmental emissions: A survey of the literature and some empirical evidence for Italian NUTS 3 regions

Burgalassi¹,

Luzzati

2015

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Section: Transportmentioning

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Urban spatial structure and environmental emissions: A survey of the literature and some empirical evidence for Italian NUTS 3 regions

Burgalassi¹,

Luzzati

2015

Cities

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“…However, one study has shown that the higher the household income, the less the commuting time [27]. Most research pertaining to the relationship between polycentric urban development and patterns of commuting among various socio-demographic groups refers to cities in developed countries of Europe and North America [8,[28][29][30]. However, there has been comparatively little research in cities of China.…”

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Exploring Differences in Commuting Behaviour among Various Income Groups during Polycentric Urban Development in China: New Evidence and Its Implications

2016

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Abstract:Income status is an important variable that is strongly associated with certain commuting behaviours of workers. This paper presents new evidence on how polycentric development impacts on workers' commuting behaviour among various income groups in Beijing, China. This study suggests that three key influencing factors-the public transport network, the location of affordable housing projects and the process of employment decentralisation-have played significant roles in affecting workers' commuting behaviour. The results of regression analysis indicate that subway and bus transport significantly and negatively influenced the commuting times of low-and middle-income workers, but the two transport modes did not have a significant influence on the commuting times of high-income workers. The findings from this research suggest that policies for promoting employment decentralisation during polycentric development have the potential to reduce workers' commuting times through promoting jobs-housing balance in the sub-centres. The results of this study indicate that a balanced jobs-housing relationship can be achieved through adjustment of affordable housing locations, and this can be effective in shortening low-income workers' commuting times in the sub-centres of Beijing.

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“…London and Paris) and inter-urban (e.g. Randstad) (Klosterman & Musterd 2001), while polycentrism is a normative and prescriptive political concept (Vandermotten et al 2008). Polycentricity is often perceived as "a self-explanatory concept, characterising something that is opposite to monocentric on the one hand and dispersal and sprawl on the other" (ESPON 1.1.1 2005:51), but it should not be confused with territorial networking at multiple scales.…”

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Making ESPON knowledge more tangible for detecting regional potentials and challenges: five territorial approaches

Smas¹,

Schmitt²

2014

Eur. XXI

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PostprintThis is the accepted version of a paper published in Europa XXI. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination.Citation for the original published paper (version of record): Abstract:The ESPON DeTeC (Detecting Territorial Potential and Challenges) project has developed five territorial approaches that can support regional stakeholders in revealing and detecting challenges and potential within a wider territorial context from a European perspective. The objective of this article is to present these approaches, which can be used to make ESPON knowledge more tangible and which can help in navigating through the inherent tensions, associated with the policy concept of territorial cohesion. In doing so, the article provides at first a brief introduction to the concept of territorial cohesion, a presentation and discussion of the territorial approaches with a particular focus on how they address exogenous challenges and endogenous potentials, conceptualize regional territories within relational spaces, and finally, how they direct attention towards territorial governance and the fluidity of scales and places. It is a practice oriented article that in conclusion discusses how territorial approaches can provide guidance for strategic local and regional policy making and how they help to open up new perspectives in local and regional development through the application of ESPON knowledge.

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European Planning and the Polycentric Consensus: Wishful Thinking?

Cited by 63 publications

References 13 publications

Urban spatial structure and environmental emissions: A survey of the literature and some empirical evidence for Italian NUTS 3 regions

Urban spatial structure and environmental emissions: A survey of the literature and some empirical evidence for Italian NUTS 3 regions

Exploring Differences in Commuting Behaviour among Various Income Groups during Polycentric Urban Development in China: New Evidence and Its Implications

Making ESPON knowledge more tangible for detecting regional potentials and challenges: five territorial approaches

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