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

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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)

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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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  • Breuer Christophe & Halleux Jean-Marie, 2016. "Spatiality of Local Governments in European Intermediate Urban Regions: A Methodological Approach," Quaestiones Geographicae, Sciendo, vol. 35(2), pages 39-58, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:quageo:v:35:y:2016:i:2:p:39-58:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/quageo-2016-0014
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