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A comparison of two methods for the definition of Regional Metropolitan Areas through an application in the North of Portugal

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  • Rui António Ramos

  • Antônio Nélson Silva

  • Vasco Miranda

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The objective of this paper is to present a comparison of two methods for the definition of regional metropolitan areas, in a perspective of identification of urban territories with similar characteristics. In this study it is assumed that population density is, in the absence of another measure that describe daily or weekly individual movements, a variable that can be used to evaluate, although indirectly, the activity level and dynamics of the territory. The first method explored here uses ESDA (Exploratory Spatial Data Analyses) techniques for the definition of regional metropolitan areas. The second method is based on an index value that results from a rank of the variable under analysis in a spatial context, both at the local and national (or regional) levels. The methods are implemented in a case study in the north of Portugal, where this is a very opportune issue.

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  • Rui António Ramos & Antônio Nélson Silva & Vasco Miranda, 2004. "A comparison of two methods for the definition of Regional Metropolitan Areas through an application in the North of Portugal," ERSA conference papers ersa04p488, European Regional Science Association.
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    1. Rodrigues da Silva, Antônio Nélson & Manzato, Gustavo Garcia & Pereira, Heber Tiago Santos, 2014. "Defining functional urban regions in Bahia, Brazil, using roadway coverage and population density variables," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 79-88.
    2. Rui António Rodrigues Ramos & Antônio Nélson Rodrigues da Silva, 2007. "A Spatial Analysis Approach for the Definition of Metropolitan Regions—The Case of Portugal," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 34(1), pages 171-185, February.
    3. Aguiar, Larissa Limongi & Manzato, Gustavo Garcia & Rodrigues da Silva, Antônio Nélson, 2020. "Combining travel and population data through a bivariate spatial analysis to define Functional Urban Regions," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).

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