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Big in the neighbourhood: Identifying local and regional centres through their network position

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  • Chris Jacobs‐Crisioni
  • Mert Kompil
  • Lewis Dijkstra

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National city ranks do not describe a settlement's local and regional relevance adequately. We introduce a method to rank settlements' centrality based on travel time and settlement size. We investigate the relationship between a settlement's size, whether it is a local or regional centre, and its service endowment. The approach explains per capita service endowments in Europe well, adding nuances that national rankings do not fully capture. In addition, it establishes a characterization of service types by empirically discernible preferences in spatial scale. Finally, results suggest that service endowment in settlements can be reshuffled because of faster road connections, with services spatially concentrating in better connected areas. Las clasificaciones nacionales de ciudades no describen adecuadamente la relevancia local y regional de una población. Este estudio introduce un método para clasificar la importancia de las poblaciones en función del tiempo de viaje y el tamaño de la población. Se investigó la relación entre el tamaño de una población, si es un centro local o regional, y su dotación de servicios. El enfoque explica adecuadamente las dotaciones de servicios per cápita en Europa y añade matices que las clasificaciones nacionales no captan plenamente. Además, establece una caracterización de los tipos de servicio por preferencias discernibles empíricamente en la escala espacial. Por último, los resultados sugieren que la dotación de servicios en las poblaciones puede reorganizarse debido a la mayor rapidez de las conexiones por carretera, con servicios que se concentran espacialmente en las zonas mejor conectadas. 国の都市ランキングは、集落の地域的な重要性を適切に説明するものではない。移動時間と集落の規模に基づいて集落の中心性をランク付けする手法を導入した。地域の中心であるか否かにかかわらず、集落の規模とサービスエンダウメントとの関係を調査する。このアプローチは、ヨーロッパの一人当たりのサービスエンダウメントをうまく説明するもので、国別ランキングでは完全には捉えきれていない微妙な部分が示される。さらに、空間スケールで経験的に認識できる選好性によってサービスタイプの特性評価を確立する。結論として、結果からに集落のサービスエンダウメントはより速い道路接続によって刷新されることが可能であり、サービスはより良い道路接続の地域に空間的に集中することが示唆される。

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  • Chris Jacobs‐Crisioni & Mert Kompil & Lewis Dijkstra, 2023. "Big in the neighbourhood: Identifying local and regional centres through their network position," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 102(2), pages 421-457, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:102:y:2023:i:2:p:421-457
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12727
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