Application of the interlocking network model to mega-city-regions: Measuring polycentricity within and beyond city-regions

作者：Taylor P J^*; Evans D M; Pain K

来源：Regional Studies, 2008, 42(8): 1079-1093.

DOI：10.1080/00343400701874214

• multinodal regions
• network connectivity

The interlocking network model, devised to study worldwide inter-city relations, relations, is adapted to measure relations between cities within and beyond polycentric urban regions. The network makers are advanced producer service firms and their office networks are used to estimate positions of cities in networks. Data are collected covering nearly 2000 office networks across 200 cities in eight mega-city-regions. From these data, four estimates of the connectivities of cities (within their city-regions, nationally, at the European scale, and globally) enable unique comparisons of polycentricity at different geographical scales. The results are discussed for their policy implications.

• 出版日期2008