The Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg

Over the last fifteen years, promoters of the European spatial planning policy have presented polycentrism as the most promising strategy for answering the challenge of a more even spatial development. However, there is still no empirical evidence proving that this conceptual tool is adaptable to al...

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Autores principales:	Antoine Decoville, Olivier Klein
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Publicado:	Politecnico di Torino 2014
Materias:	polycentrism potential accessibility centrality spatial development amenities Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0d1d088020eb42bb9995c7fa9eb9899c2021-12-02T01:13:21ZThe Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg1650-95441650-9544https://doaj.org/article/0d1d088020eb42bb9995c7fa9eb9899c2014-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.nordregio.se/Global/EJSD/Refereed%20articles/Refereed54.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1650-9544https://doaj.org/toc/1650-9544Over the last fifteen years, promoters of the European spatial planning policy have presented polycentrism as the most promising strategy for answering the challenge of a more even spatial development. However, there is still no empirical evidence proving that this conceptual tool is adaptable to all scales. In this paper, we propose two different approaches of urban hierarchy with regards to its capacity to structure spatial development at a city-regional scale: the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The first one depicts a classical urban hierarchy based on the location of urban amenities. The second one, which takes into account the accessibility to these amenities, shows the polycentric model in a more nuanced manner. Our results underline the differences between these two models and call for caution with respect to the adoption of the polycentric model at this spatial scale, since it could potentially lead to an increase in urban sprawl.Antoine DecovilleOlivier KleinPolitecnico di Torinoarticlepolycentrismpotential accessibilitycentralityspatial developmentamenitiesUrban groups. The city. Urban sociologyHT101-395ENEuropean Journal of Spatial Development, Iss 54 (2014)
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spellingShingle	polycentrism potential accessibility centrality spatial development amenities Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 Antoine Decoville Olivier Klein The Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg
description	Over the last fifteen years, promoters of the European spatial planning policy have presented polycentrism as the most promising strategy for answering the challenge of a more even spatial development. However, there is still no empirical evidence proving that this conceptual tool is adaptable to all scales. In this paper, we propose two different approaches of urban hierarchy with regards to its capacity to structure spatial development at a city-regional scale: the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The first one depicts a classical urban hierarchy based on the location of urban amenities. The second one, which takes into account the accessibility to these amenities, shows the polycentric model in a more nuanced manner. Our results underline the differences between these two models and call for caution with respect to the adoption of the polycentric model at this spatial scale, since it could potentially lead to an increase in urban sprawl.
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title	The Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg
title_short	The Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg
title_full	The Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg
title_fullStr	The Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg
title_full_unstemmed	The Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg
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The Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg

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