Spatiality of local governments in European intermediate urban regions: A methodological approach
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2016
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WydziaĆ Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
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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.
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urban governance, local authorities, governance indicators, geography of governance, European intermediate cities
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Quaestiones Geographicae vol. 35 (2), 2016, pp. 39-58