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Defining ‘centres’ in analyses of polycentric urban regions: the case of the Yangtze River Delta

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  • Weiyang Zhang
  • Ben Derudder
  • Xingjian Liu
  • Bindong Sun
  • Yu Wang

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The analysis of ‘polycentric urban regions’ (PURs) crucially depends on the operational definition of their constituent centres. We extend an insight into this issue by exploring how analyses of the level of intra- and inter-city polycentricity in the Yangtze River Delta, China, are contingent upon the identification and territorial delineation of its centres. The results help to specify more clearly PUR measurement procedures, and provide further evidence for the conceptual, analytical and empirical importance of consistent city definitions for regional studies in general and for research into urban and regional China in particular.

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  • Weiyang Zhang & Ben Derudder & Xingjian Liu & Bindong Sun & Yu Wang, 2022. "Defining ‘centres’ in analyses of polycentric urban regions: the case of the Yangtze River Delta," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(1), pages 87-98, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:56:y:2022:i:1:p:87-98
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1912725
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    1. 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.
    2. D. Kh. Krasnoselskaya & V. M. Timiryanova, 2024. "Assessment of Regional Polycentricity of the Settlement Pattern: Analysis of Modern Methods Based on Russian Data," Regional Research of Russia, Springer, vol. 14(2), pages 194-212, June.
    3. Jiawei Wu & Wei Sun, 2023. "Regional Integration and Sustainable Development in the Yangtze River Delta, China: Towards a Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-20, February.

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