Polycentrism in the Spanish metropolitan system: an analysis for 7 metro areas

Carlos Marmolejo Duarte (carlos.marmolejo@upc.edu), Carlos Aguirre Nuñez, Eduardo Chica Mejia, Claudia Perez Prieto and Jaume Masip Tresserra (jaume.masip@upc.edu)

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Abstract: Polycentrism is becoming one of the dominant structures in contemporary metropolises. Concentrated decentralization and the integration of formerly independent cities by the reduction of travel time are behind of such a process. In this paper, the spatial structure of the seven biggest metro areas in Spain is depicted. By analyzing employment density and travel-to-work data the polycentric structure of them is detected at the time that the functional borders are delimited. Results suggest a very heterogeneous image where Barcelona and Bilbao emerge as the most polycentric areas at the time that Madrid, Seville and Zaragoza have a structure more orientated towards monocentrism. Clearly polycentric structure seems to be influenced by the orographic nature in which each metropolitan area lays in.

Date: 2011-09
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