A multi-scalar analysis of European cities

Enrico Giovannetti () and Francesco Pagliacci ()

Center for the Analysis of Public Policies (CAPP) from Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di Economia "Marco Biagi"

Abstract: In this article, we observe existing links between sustainable development and cities’ structural features. First, we identify cluster of cities that are homogenous in structural terms. We then adopt a multiscalar perspective. We compare the results at different territorial scales (LAU-2 and NUTS-3 level). When the sustainable development of the clusters is observed, a clear ‘geography of resource exploitation’ emerges. Then, as a possible response to these problems, we suggest a tool adopted by planners: that is, polycentrism. We look upon it as a possible mode for the governance of networks of medium-sized cities. In particular, we analyse the structural drivers that explain potential for polycentric integration.

Keywords: Medium-sized cities; polycentrism; sustainable development; cluster analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C38 Q01 R10 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages 25
Date: 2010-12
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