Defining Functional Polycentricity From a Geographical Perspective |
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| Authors: | Xianfan Shu Haoying Han Chen Huang Liyun Li |
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| Institution: | 1. Economic and Management School, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310058 China;2. College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;3. School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China |
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| Abstract: | Despite the prevalence of polycentricity as a normative strategy in planning documents, a lengthy and inconclusive debate regarding its definition in academic research persists. The aim of this article is to eliminate the conceptual confusion surrounding functional polycentricity from a geographical perspective. By classifying different approaches to polycentricity, we outline the properties that characterize all forms of functional polycentricity. Accordingly, we redefine functional polycentricity and propose a corresponding framework with which to measure it. The commuting and leisure functional polycentricity of Atlanta is used as an example to illustrate the application of this framework. |
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