Borrowing size in networks of cities: City size, network connectivity and metropolitan functions in Europe

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作者
Meijers, Evert J. [1 ]
Burger, Martijn J. [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Hoogerbrugge, Marloes M. [3 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Delft Univ Technol, Fac Architecture & Built Environm, Julianalaan 134, NL-2628 BL Delft, Netherlands
[2] Erasmus Univ, Dept Appl Econ, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[3] Erasmus Univ, Erasmus Happiness Econ Res Org, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[4] Tinbergen Inst, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[5] Delft Univ Technol, Fac Architecture & Built Environm, NL-2600 AA Delft, Netherlands
关键词
Urbanization economies; network externalities; borrowed size; agglomeration shadow; connectivity; AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES; URBAN; LOCATION; GROWTH; GLOBALIZATION; MULTIPLEXITY; REGRESSION; KNOWLEDGE; GEOGRAPHY; REGIONS;
D O I
10.1111/pirs.12181
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F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The current dynamics in the Western European urban system are in marked contrast with the bourgeoning literature stressing the importance of agglomeration for economic growth. This paper explores whether this is due to the rise of city network economies', leading to processes of borrowed size as well as the rise of agglomeration shadows in networks of cities. The spread of metropolitan functions over Western European cities is analysed. It is found that network connectivity positively enhances the presence of metropolitan functions, but local size remains the most significant determinant for most types of functions. The importance of size and network connectivity differs across metropolitan functions and across cities. Resumen Las dinamicas actuales en el sistema urbano de Europa occidental aparecen en marcado contraste con la literatura emergente que hace hincapie en la importancia de la aglomeracion en el crecimiento economico. Este articulo examina si esto se debe al aumento de las economias de redes de ciudades', que dan lugar a procesos de tamano prestado, asi como al aumento de las manchas de aglomeracion en redes de ciudades. Se analiza la propagacion de las funciones metropolitanas en las ciudades de Europa occidental. Se ha encontrado que la conectividad de las redes mejora de manera positiva la presencia de las funciones metropolitanas, pero el tamano local sigue siendo el factor determinante mas significativo para la mayoria de tipos de funciones. La importancia del tamano y la conectividad de la red varian entre las funciones metropolitanas y entre ciudades.
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