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Planning for Polycentricity in European Metropolitan Areas-Challenges, Expectations and Practices

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This paper discusses current challenges, expectations and practices related to an increasingly applied normative concept, namely that of planning to become (or to maintain) a 'polycentric' metropolitan area. Based on findings provided by a group of spatial planners from 12 metropolitan areas across Europe, the concept of polycentricity is explored along three thematic strands. The paper draws particular attention to the major rationales articulated by practitioners; efforts to set in motion an in-depth debate within an international group; and planners' experiences with regard to the concept's applicability.

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  • Peter Schmitt, 2013. "Planning for Polycentricity in European Metropolitan Areas-Challenges, Expectations and Practices," Planning Practice & Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(4), pages 400-419, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cpprxx:v:28:y:2013:i:4:p:400-419
    DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2013.780570
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    1. Lanfredi, Maria & Egidi, Gianluca & Bianchini, Leonardo & Salvati, Luca, 2022. "One size does not fit all: A tale of polycentric development and land degradation in Italy," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 192(C).
    2. Jiří Malý & Marek Lichter & Tomáš Krejčí, 2024. "The elusive role of urban form, centrality and scale in the absence of a metropolitan planning agenda: Central European perspective," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(1), March.
    3. Gianluca Egidi & Sirio Cividino & Sabato Vinci & Adele Sateriano & Rosanna Salvia, 2020. "Towards Local Forms of Sprawl: A Brief Reflection on Mediterranean Urbanization," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-16, January.
    4. Gianluca Egidi & Rares Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir & Sirio Cividino & Giovanni Quaranta & Luca Salvati & Andrea Colantoni, 2020. "Rural in Town: Traditional Agriculture, Population Trends, and Long-Term Urban Expansion in Metropolitan Rome," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-15, February.
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