Regional Studies, Volume 56, Issue 1 (2022)

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Polycentric urban regions: identification, evolution and performance

Editorial

Editorial
Polycentric urban regions: conceptualization, identification and implications
Ben Derudder, Evert Meijers, John Harrison, Michael Hoyler & Xingjian Liu
Pages: 1-6
Published online: 14 Oct 2021
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Articles

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A prehistory of the polycentric urban region: excavating Dutch applied geography, 1930–60
Michiel van Meeteren
Pages: 7-20
Published online: 13 Aug 2020
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Breaking with the spatial-cycle model: the shift towards ‘syncurbanization’ in polycentric urban regions
Alois Humer, Rodrigo V. Cardoso & Evert Meijers
Pages: 21-35
Published online: 15 Sep 2021
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Urban structure in transition: evidence from Poland, 1983–2011
Bartosz Bartosiewicz & Szymon Marcinczak
Pages: 36-47
Published online: 17 Feb 2021
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Spatial structure and productivity in European regions
Wessel M. Ouwehand, Frank G. van Oort & Nicola Cortinovis
Pages: 48-62
Published online: 17 Aug 2021
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Do polycentric urban regions promote functional spillovers and economic performance? Evidence from China
Yixiao Wang, Bindong Sun & Tinglin Zhang
Pages: 63-74
Published online: 17 Dec 2020
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Spatial structure and subjective well-being in North-West Europe
Marloes M. Hoogerbrugge, Martijn J. Burger & Frank G. Van Oort
Pages: 75-86
Published online: 17 Feb 2021
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Defining ‘centres’ in analyses of polycentric urban regions: the case of the Yangtze River Delta
Weiyang Zhang, Ben Derudder, Xingjian Liu, Bindong Sun & Yu Wang
Pages: 87-98
Published online: 10 Jun 2021
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Understanding metropolitan growth in German polycentric urban regions
Kati Volgmann & Angelika Münter
Pages: 99-112
Published online: 08 Sep 2020
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Polycentric urban structure and innovation: evidence from a panel of Chinese cities
Yingcheng Li & Rui Du
Pages: 113-127
Published online: 02 Mar 2021
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Original Articles

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The financialization of real estate in Japan: the formation of a core–periphery structure
Yoshiyuki Kikuchi, Kenji Teshima & Kaoru Yoshino
Pages: 128-139
Published online: 21 Apr 2021
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Tourism and local growth in Italy
Raffaello Bronzini, Emanuele Ciani & Francesco Montaruli
Pages: 140-154
Published online: 21 Apr 2021
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Policy Debates

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Smart Specialisation Strategy in practice: have regions changed the allocation of Structural Funds?
Diego D’Adda, Donato Iacobucci & Francesco Perugini
Pages: 155-170
Published online: 18 Mar 2021
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Urban competitiveness in developing economies
edited by Peter Karl Kresl, Routledge, Abingdon, 2020. 208 pp., £29.59 (ebk), ISBN 9781138336001. https://www.routledge.com/Urban-Competitiveness-in-Developing-Economies/Kresl/p/book/9781138336001
Gabriel Camară
Pages: 171-172
Published online: 20 Dec 2021
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The infrastructured state: Territoriality and the national infrastructure system
by Colin Turner, Northampton, Edward Elgar, 2020. x + 208 pp., US$115.00 (hbk), ISBN 9781788970303. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the-infrastructured-state-9781788970303.html
Dayne Walling
Pages: 172-173
Published online: 06 Dec 2021
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