Perspectives on the city-region

Parr J. B. (2005) Perspectives on the city-region, Regional Studies 39 , 555-566. The significance of the city-region as a key feature of the space economy of a nation has been acknowledged for some time. Recently, however, there has been a spate of interest in the city-region, and the reasons for t...

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Published in:	Regional studies 2005-07, Vol.39 (5), p.555-566
Main Author:	Parr, John
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	alternative Auffassungen Alternative perceptions Area planning & development Autres perceptions Bgi / Prodig Capital flow Cite-region Cities City-region Cité-région Ciudad-region Ciudad-región Economic development Estructura zonal Human geography Interaccion zonal Interacción zonal Interaction des zones JEL classifications: R11 JEL classifications: R11, R12, R23, R38 Methodology Metropolitan areas Modelling Offenheit Openness Ouverture Percepciones alternativas R12 R23 R38 Regional economics Regional studies Space economics Stadtregion Structure en zones Trade United Kingdom Urban geography Urban theory Zonal interaction Zonal structure zonale Struktur zonale Wechselwirkung
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Summary:	Parr J. B. (2005) Perspectives on the city-region, Regional Studies 39 , 555-566. The significance of the city-region as a key feature of the space economy of a nation has been acknowledged for some time. Recently, however, there has been a spate of interest in the city-region, and the reasons for this are varied. The form of a typical city-region is discussed, with consideration given to its zonal structure and the accompanying inter-zonal interaction. Such interaction, which occurs with respect to trade, commuting, capital movements, etc., does not imply that the city-region represents a closed economy. The long-term evolution of the city-region is outlined, and a pattern of concentration followed by deconcentration is identified. Certain technical issues relating to the form of the city-region are then examined. Finally, there is a brief review of the different ways in which the city-region has been defined in the UK over recent years.
ISSN:	0034-3404 1360-0591