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Clones or Complements? The Division of Labour between the Main Cities of the Randstad, the Flemish Diamond and the RheinRuhr Area

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Meijers E. (2007) Clones or complements? The division of labour between the main cities of the Randstad, the Flemish Diamond and the RheinRuhr Area, Regional Studies 41, 889-900. In the contemporary debate on the spatial organization of urban regions, much emphasis is placed on the development of polycentric urban patterns on a variety of spatial scales. Polycentric development at the intra-urban scale of the polycentric city implies an unfolding of a spatial division of labour between the centres. This paper analyses whether on the inter-urban scale of polycentric urban regions such a trend towards complementarity can also be found. Opposing trends occur, however, as the division of labour in service sector activities between the main cities of some prime examples of polycentric urban regions is diminishing. Meijers E. (2007) Une question de clonage ou de complementarite? La division du travail entre les principales grandes villes dans la Randstad, la Losange flamande et le Rhin-Ruhr, Regional Studies 41, 889-900. Dans le debat en cours sur l'organisation geographique des regions urbaines, on met l'accent notamment sur le developpement des reseaux urbains polycentriques a diverses echelles. A l'echelle intra-urbaine de la grande ville polycentrique, le developpement polycentrique laisse supposer la naissance d'une division du travail geographique entre les centres. Cet article cherche a analyser si, oui ou non, a l'echelle interurbaine des regions urbaines polycentriques, il pourrait s'averer une telle tendance a la complementarite. Cependant, il a lieu des tendances opposees au fur et a mesure que la division du travail du secteur tertiaire entre les grandes villes de certaines regions urbaines polycentriques phares diminue. Polycentrique Complementarite Secteur tertiaire Reseaux urbains Regions urbaines polycentriques Analyse des correspondances Meijers E. (2007) Klone oder Komplemente? Arbeitsteilung zwischen den wichtigsten Stadten des Randstad, des flamischen Diamanten und des Rhein-Ruhr-Gebiets, Regional Studies 41, 889-900. In der Debatte uber die raumliche Organisation urbaner Regionen wird heute der Entwicklung polyzentrischer Stadtstrukturen mit einer Vielzahl raumlicher Ebenen grosse Beachtung geschenkt. Eine polyzentrische Entwicklung auf der intraurbanen Ebene einer polyzentrischen Stadt geht mit der Umsetzung einer raumlichen Arbeitsteilung zwischen den Zentren einher. In diesem Artikel wird untersucht, ob sich ein solcher Trend zur Komplementaritat auch auf der interurbanen Ebene polyzentrischer urbaner Regionen feststellen lasst. Es treten jedoch auch kontrare Trends auf: In fuhrenden Beispielen polyzentrischer urbaner Regionen nimmt die Arbeitsteilung zwischen den wichtigsten Stadten im Dienstleistungssektor ab. Polyzentrizitat Komplementaritat Dienstleistungssektor Urbane Netzwerke Polyzentrische Stadtregionen Korrespondenzanalyse Meijers E. (2007) ¿Clones o complementos? La division del trabajo entre las principales ciudades en las regiones de Randstad, el Diamante Flamenco y RheinRuhr, Regional Studies 41, 889-900. En el debate contemporaneo sobre la organizacion espacial de las regiones urbanas se pone gran enfasis en el desarrollo de los modelos policentricos de tipo urbano en una variedad de las escalas espaciales. El desarrollo policentrico en la escala intraurbana de la ciudad policentrica implica la creacion de una division del trabajo espacial entre los centros. Este articulo analiza si tambien en la escala interurbana de las regiones urbanas policentricas se observa esta tendencia hacia la complementariedad. En esta escala, sin embargo, se dan tendencias opuestas, como la disminucion de la division del trabajo en el sector de servicios entre las principales ciudades observadas en algunos ejemplos principales de regiones urbanas policentricas. Policentralidad Complementariedad Sector de servicios Redes urbanas Regiones urbanas policentricas Analisis de correspondencia

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  • Evert Meijers, 2007. "Clones or Complements? The Division of Labour between the Main Cities of the Randstad, the Flemish Diamond and the RheinRuhr Area," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(7), pages 889-900.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:41:y:2007:i:7:p:889-900
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400601120239
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    1. Antti Vasanen, 2013. "Spatial Integration and Functional Balance in Polycentric Urban Systems: A Multi-Scalar Approach," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 104(4), pages 410-425, September.
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    8. Burgalassi, David, 2010. "Defining and measuring polycentric regions: the case of Tuscany," MPRA Paper 25880, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Volgmann, Kati, 2012. "Neue Kerne in metropolitanen Räumen: Polyzentrische Strukturen und Funktionen im Metropolraum Rhein-Ruhr," Arbeitsberichte der ARL: Aufsätze, in: Growe, Anna & Heider, Katharina & Lamker, Christian & Paßlick, Sandra & Terfrüchte, Thomas (ed.), Polyzentrale Stadtregionen - Die Region als planerischer Handlungsraum, volume 3, pages 203-216, ARL – Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft.

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