Breuer, ChristopheHalleux, Jean-Marie2016-12-122016-12-122016Quaestiones Geographicae vol. 35 (2), 2016, pp. 39-580137-477Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10593/16447Local 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.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessurban governancelocal authoritiesgovernance indicatorsgeography of governanceEuropean intermediate citiesArtykuł