Spatiality of Local Governments in European Intermediate Urban Regions: A Methodological Approach

Breuer Christophe () and Halleux Jean-Marie
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Breuer Christophe: Department of Geography, University of Liège, Clos Mercator 3 (B11), 4000 Liège, Belgium
Halleux Jean-Marie: Department of Geography, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Quaestiones Geographicae, 2016, vol. 35, issue 2, 39-58

Abstract: Local authorities are central actors in the governance of European intermediate urban regions. In this paper, we propose a methodology to analyse the fragmentation of local authorities within 119 urban regions. We tested several European databases to create indicators of fragmentation and to develop a typology of fragmentation within cities. Our results show that the Eurostat Cities programme gives a consistent spatial definition of urban regions and that their fragmentation is mainly influenced by national contexts. The developed methodology is a contribution to the debate on territorial reforms and urban governance transformations.

Keywords: urban governance; local authorities; governance indicators; geography of governance; European intermediate cities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1515/quageo-2016-0014

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