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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 137-147 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Built Environment |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Concepts of polycentricity and networks take a central place in current thinking about the restructuring of urban regions. This academic discourse will be sketched in view of the search for synergies within the polycentric urban region RhineRuhr. The notion of synergy, which makes the whole network of cities more than the sum of its parts, will be discussed in the light of a fuzzy strategic concept that qualifies RhineRuhr as a 'metropolitan region' constituting a critical mass for international competitiveness on the one hand, but hardly any steps to implement this option on the other. In the final section, therefore, some ideas will be put forward to make regional strategic policies more compatible with both the problems of the specific polycentric structure of RhineRuhr as well as the latent synergetic potentials within this region.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Social Sciences(all)
- Urban Studies
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In: Built Environment, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2006, p. 137-147.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - RhineRuhr
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AU - Knapp, Wolfgang
AU - Schmitt, Peter
AU - Danielzyk, Rainer
PY - 2006
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N2 - Concepts of polycentricity and networks take a central place in current thinking about the restructuring of urban regions. This academic discourse will be sketched in view of the search for synergies within the polycentric urban region RhineRuhr. The notion of synergy, which makes the whole network of cities more than the sum of its parts, will be discussed in the light of a fuzzy strategic concept that qualifies RhineRuhr as a 'metropolitan region' constituting a critical mass for international competitiveness on the one hand, but hardly any steps to implement this option on the other. In the final section, therefore, some ideas will be put forward to make regional strategic policies more compatible with both the problems of the specific polycentric structure of RhineRuhr as well as the latent synergetic potentials within this region.
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