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Imagining the evolving spatiality of metropolitan regions

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posted on 2019-06-04, 10:43 authored by John HarrisonJohn Harrison, Valeria Fedeli, Patricia Feiertag
There is no simple or single definition of what a metropolitan region is, nor a threshold by which a region becomes a metropolitan region. Like all spatial concepts metropolitan regions are imagined, with different actors having their own vision of what metropolitan regions are and are for. In this chapter we trace the evolving spatiality of metropolitan regions before a series of illustrative cases highlight the importance of understanding nationally and regionally specific forms of metropolitan imaginary. Our aim is to illuminate the importance of understanding how metropolitan regions are imagined and mobilised as one central pillar for uncovering the dynamics of, and scope for influencing, metropolitan development.

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  • Social Sciences

Department

  • Geography and Environment

Published in

Metropolitan Regions, Planning and Governance

Pages

135 - 154

Citation

HARRISON, J., FEDELI, V. and FEIERTAG, P., 2020. Imagining the evolving spatiality of metropolitan regions. IN: Zimmermann, K., Galland, D. and Harrison, J. (eds.) Metropolitan Regions, Planning and Governance. New York: Springer, pp.135-154.

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Springer

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Publication date

2019-10-25

Copyright date

2020

ISBN

9783030256319; 9783030256326

Language

  • en

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